#FIRSTLOOK: “DEATH COAST” ARRIVES APRIL 9, 2025 ON CRAVE

Nova Scotia’s infamous “Death Coast” is the most treacherous stretch of the North Atlantic, with a staggering estimate of 25,000 shipwrecks—the highest concentration in North and South America. THE DEATH COAST (8×60) is a gripping new Canadian docuseries following Cape Breton’s Captain Jeff MacKinnon, a third-generation shipwreck salvager, and his elite team of ex-FBI, military, and police divers who risk everything to uncover lost artifacts and hidden treasure beneath the rough waters of the North Atlantic. The series premieres on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET on USA Network, with new episodes streaming next day on Crave, beginning Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

With access to 5,000 recorded wrecks in the Marine Heritage Database, in the premiere episode, Jeff and his team set their sights on Le Chameau, an 18th-century French cargo ship rumored to have sunk with a fortune in rare coins. Armed with a 300-year-old map, they race against time—and the ocean’s unforgiving elements—to uncover its long-lost treasure before another storm buries it forever.

Captain Jeff MacKinnon is a third-generation shipwreck recoverist and owns the only license to dive on thousands of shipwrecks which now rest on the seafloor of Cape Breton’s perilous coast. At 14, Jeff started working with his father, Robert Mackinnon, one of the most famed and successful shipwreck salvagers on the Atlantic coast. Robert has discovered several of Cape Breton’s most profitable treasure shipwrecks and recovered from them coins as valuable as $200,000 USD each, as well as artifacts which can be seen in museums across the world. Jeff joined his father’s team and assisted him in the lab, conserving recovered artifacts and working with the foremost expert archeologists, geologists, and survey technicians in the field. During this time, Jeff learned his father’s methods of recovery and developed his own highly specialized technique of preserving artifacts, which lead to the formation of his own salvaging team.

All artifacts recovered during the filming of THE DEATH COAST are returned to the Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage, Special Places Protection.

THE DEATH COAST is produced by Forté Entertainment with Andrea Gabourie and Mitch Gabourie serving as Executive Producers. Showrunner/Executive Producer is Pete DeLasho. THE DEATH COAST is produced in association with The HISTORY Channel™, Executive Producer for The HISTORY Channel is Max Micallef. US Sales Agents are Sugar23 (Michael Sugar, David Hillman, Bobby Saloman) and Picture Farm (Ben Freedman, Matt Goldman, Dion Sapp). For Bell Media, Rachel Goldstein-Couto is Head of Development, Original Programming; Heather Williamson is Senior Development Executive, Original Programming; Kelsey-Ann Maria is Production Executive, Original Programming; Sarah Fowlie is Head of Production, Original Programming; Carlyn Klebuc is General Manager, Original Programming; Justin Stockman is Vice President, Content Development & Programming, as well as Executive Producer; and Stewart Johnston is Senior Vice-President, Content & Sales, Bell Media.

THE DEATH COAST is produced with the assistance of the Government of Nova Scotia through the Nova Scotia Film and Television Production Incentive Fund and the Screen Nova Scotia Content Creator Fund, with the assistance of the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit and with the assistance of the Government of Canada through the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit.

ABOUT FORTÉ ENTERTAINMENT

FORTÉ Entertainment is an International Emmy Award-winning production company, led by executive producers Andrea Gabourie and Mitch Gabourie. Renowned for their commitment to innovative, thoughtful storytelling, FORTÉ produces top-rated content across documentary, lifestyle, scripted, and children’s programming. With over a decade of captivating global audiences, FORTÉ is proud to have produced internationally acclaimed series including HELLO GOODBYE, THE QUEST, SNAPSHOTS, and HOW I GOT HERE. Collaborating with leading networks and streaming platforms—including Disney+, Netflix, AppleTV, Prime Video, History Channel, A&E, CBC, DISCOVERY and Magnolia—FORTÉ continues to deliver inspiring and engaging formats to the global market, solidifying its reputation as one of Canada’s foremost producers of high-quality entertainment.