Think the days of bootleggers, backwoods stills and "white lightning" are over? Not a chance! It's a multi-million dollar industry. But perhaps more importantly to the moonshiners, it's a tradition dating back hundreds of years, passed down to them from their forefathers. It's part of their history and culture. While this practice is surprisingly alive and well, it's not always legal. Moonshiners tells the story of those who brew their shine - often in the woods near their homes using camouflaged equipment - and the local authorities who try to keep them honest. Viewers will witness practices rarely, if ever, seen on television including the sacred rite of passage for a moonshiner - firing up the still for the first time. They will also meet legends, including notorious moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton.
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Jan 6, 2026 · 42m
In the season premiere, Tim rejoins Tickle on the outlaw side as Canadian tariffs open a new market. With police on their trail, Mark and Digger revive old-time tactics. Josh heads to the Carolina hills to reinvent his family recipe with a new ingredient.
Jan 13, 2026 · 44m
Tim and Tickle bottle their first illegal run together in 14 years. Mark and Digger reintroduce their infamous hand-made corn liquor to the outlaw market, only to find their price undercut by a mysterious competitor. Josh gets a wakeup call about the law.
Jan 20, 2026 · 44m
Mark and Digger reverse-engineer a counterfeit jar of shine that is flooding the outlaw market. When Josh discovers footprints near his still site, he reopens the underground bunker site he built a decade ago. Jerry helps Mike design a giant waterwheel.
Jan 27, 2026 · 44m
Poised to bootleg their first tariff-free liquor to Canada, Tim and Tickle encounter armed opposition hellbent on torching their plans. Mark and Digger call on Amanda to confirm their suspicions, while Mark and Huck make the first dead drop of the season.
Feb 3, 2026 · 44m
When Mark and Huck's shine stash vanishes, the hunt for culprits sparks explosive plans for revenge. Tickle and Henry create a snorkel kit to drive through floodwaters to their still site. Soaring prices for aged whiskey tempt Mike and Jerry to defy time.
Feb 10, 2026 · 44m
When Josh finally completes his decade-long bunker project, he fires up the still for a first-ever run of gold flake cinnamon shine. Mark and Digger deliver some backwoods justice to an unscrupulous man selling industrial alcohol as pot still liquor.
Feb 17, 2026 · 44m
After rivals destroy Tim's Canada-bound moonshine, he relocates his tariff-dodging operation to Kentucky, where neighbors follow their own unwritten code. Tickle and Henry target the lake house crowd, while Amanda crafts a new Manhattan-style corn liquor.
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Moonshiners Season 15 premiered on January 6, 2026.
Moonshiners Season 15 has 7 episodes.
The season opens with Season 15 Episode 1, "Born Tax-Free". It aired on January 6, 2026.
Go to Season 15 Episode 1