The BEST episodes of Life Below Zero: Next Generation season 2

Every episode of Life Below Zero: Next Generation season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Life Below Zero: Next Generation season 2!

The series features all-new tough Alaskans who have tried contemporary life and rejected it in favor of a life of freedom in the brutal Alaskan wilderness. They speak to the growing dissatisfaction the current generation has with technology, which is ubiquitous in modern life. The brave crew follows these less experienced individuals as they transition from modern-day society to forge a new life for themselves in the vastness of Alaska's wild frontier. This next generation of Alaskans are playing by their own rules, rebelling against societal norms and learning how to survive in the harsh Arctic climate.

Last Updated: 5/2/2025Network: National GeographicStatus: Continuing

7.87

52 votes

#1 - Too Young to Die

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/2/2021

As days grow short, the next generation of Alaskans must race Mother Nature before darkness and ice cover the Arctic in order to survive.

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7.77

48 votes

#2 - Hard Luck

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/26/2021

As winter’s frost takes grip across the Alaskan landscape, its residents must endeavor any challenges that lay ahead or else.

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7.76

29 votes

#3 - Hungry Winter

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/13/2021

As temperatures drop to record lows, the next generation of Alaskans must adapt and overcome to secure necessary resources just to live another day.

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7.75

52 votes

#4 - In the Blood

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/2021

As fall wanes across the Arctic, the next generation of Alaskans prepare for dark winter.

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7.73

49 votes

#5 - Living Wild

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/2/2021

In an unforgiving land where the best-case scenario is a quick death and worst is starving to death, Alaskans fight the odds to merely survive.

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7.70

27 votes

#6 - Change Of Plans

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/20/2021

In extreme subzero temperatures, the next generation of Alaskans seeks out new hunting grounds to catch the nutrition they need to survive.

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7.70

46 votes

#7 - Trial by Fire

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/16/2021

As winter contines to show no mercy, it is vital that residents of remote Alaska be entirely self-reliant if they wish to survive

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7.65

40 votes

#8 - New Chances

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/9/2021

Harsh Arctic conditions have claimed countless lives in Alaska, and for the next generation, it’s a daily battle to stay alive.

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7.58

31 votes

#9 - The Challenge

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/30/2021

Alaska's unforgiving winter shows no letting up as Alaskans of all ages must survive its harsh elements.

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7.56

32 votes

#10 - Primal Ways

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/6/2021

Alaskans must work with Mother Nature and not against it if they wish to endure the harsh Arctic elements

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7.55

51 votes

#11 - Ghost in the Woods

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/9/2021

As winter arrives across the Arctic landscape, Alaskans must protect themselves and prepare for anything in order to survive.

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7.46

50 votes

#12 - Predator Proof

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/23/2021

Determined to survive, the next generation of Alaskans fight back against the deep freeze.

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7.39

28 votes

#13 - Unfinished Business

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/27/2021

Alaskan residents must test their physical limits during the dark and freezing cold winter months in search for sustenance.

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7.39

59 votes

#14 - The Hard Way

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/16/2021

As resources run out, a subsistence living becomes life-or-death as the Next Generation of Alaskans invent new ways to survive.

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