‘Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail’ Gets Second Season at Discovery Channel (Exclusive)

The new season of the show follows gold miner Parker Schnabel and his crew as they head into the treacherous jungles of Guyana, South America, to chase a 21st century gold rush at the site of the legendary El Dorado.

The show, a spinoff of the network’s long-running Gold Rush series, returns at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Friday, March 30. In its first season, the series ranked as the most-watched new unscripted series on cable among men 25-54 for 2017.

The show follows gold miner Parker Schnabel, 23, and his crew of friends as they head deep into the treacherous jungles of Guyana, South America, to chase a 21st century gold rush at the site of the legendary El Dorado. Last year alone, Guyana produced more than $750 million worth of gold. But this is one treasure hunt that could cost them everything as even the most seasoned miners have failed, including fellow Gold Rush-er Todd Hoffman.

The first season followed Schnabel and his crew as they attempted a perilous journey into the frozen north on the legendary Klondike Gold Rush Trail.

This time, Schnabel will leave his heavy mining equipment behind and tap the local population to teach him how to find gold by hand and using only basic tools. Far from his home in Haines, Alaska, he’ll have a chance to mine like the old-timers during the original Klondike gold rush of 1898, before machines took the place of gritty manual labor.