Back to the Frontier (2025)

Game-Show · Reality-TV

Follow three American families as they reimagine their lives as 1880s homesteaders, challenged to forgo the comforts of the present day for a more analog life on the frontier.

IMDb rating: 6.3 (861 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 +1.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

William Hope Self - Narrator (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2025)

8.03 avg 8 episodes 7.0 → 7.9 45 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Back To The 1880's	7.0	73
2	No Place Like Homestead	7.9	39
3	A Whole "Lot" of Trouble	8.1	34
4	A Harrowing Tale	8.4	28
5	New Arrivals on the Homestead	8.3	30
6	Little Schoolhouse, Big Lessons	8.6	30
7	Bringing Home the Bacon	8.0	20
8	Prove It or Lose It	7.9	20