<p id=”par-1_39″>Cameras were rolling on <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/deadliest-catch-cast-tribute-to-nick-mavar.html/”><em>Deadliest Catch</em></a><em> </em>when cast member Todd Meadows died in a tragic accident earlier this year. But the incident will not be shown in the show’s upcoming season 22, which premieres May 8 on Discovery Channel. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-deadliest-catch-tragedy-will-be-addressed-in-season-22″>‘Deadliest Catch’ tragedy will be addressed in season 22 </h2>
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<p id=”par-2_52″>Meadows, 25, was killed February 20 while working aboard the Aleutian Lady. The deckhand had crawled inside a crab pot, which then fell overboard. It took just a few minutes for a rescue swimmer to reach Meadows, but it was already too late, his bunkmate Trey John Green III told Page Six. </p>
<p id=”par-3_18″>“It’s one of those things that none of us really understand,” he said. “I don’t know what happened.”</p>
<p id=”par-4_35″>Green added that the crew filming captured “everything” involving Meadows’ accident and the attempted rescue. But a <em>Deadliest Catch</em> insider told <a href=”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/deadliest-catch-season-22-premiere-todd-meadows-death-1236572488/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Hollywood Reporter</a> that none of that footage will appear in the upcoming episodes. </p>
<p id=”par-5_26″>Instead, the season 22 premiere will feature a tribute to Meadows. In subsequent episodes, he will appear in footage that was filmed prior to his death. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-new-season-of-deadliest-catch-features-return-of-captain-wild-bill-and-the-f-v-cornelia-marie”>New season of ‘Deadliest Catch’ features return of Captain Wild Bill and the F/V Cornelia Marie </h2>
<p id=”par-6_30″>In addition to paying tribute to Meadows, the new season of <em>Deadliest Catch </em>will see the show’s captains enduring even more extreme conditions in their quest for valuable king crab. </p>
<p id=”par-7_46″>On the hunt for a rare breed of Red King Crab, the fleet moves 225 miles to the remote outpost of St. George’s Island, where the weather is colder and the seas rougher. The change tests everyone’s skill and resolve, but the rewards could be huge.</p>
<p id=”par-8_17″>“These northern crab could be $60 million for the fleet,” Captain Sig Hansen says in the teaser. </p>
<p id=”par-9_68″>The move also leads to some new moves from long-time fisherman. Hansen decides to deploy an underwater drone in an effort to gain an edge while fishing in unfamiliar waters. Meanwhile, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/deadliest-catch-captain-season-21-wild-bill-wichrowski.html/”>Captain Wild Bill Wichrowski</a> returns to <em>Deadliest Catch </em>after missing last season. He journeys to St. George Island to share his hard-earned knowledge with Hansen as he pursues the bigger, richer crab that could define his season. </p>
<p id=”par-10_69″>Captain Jake Anderson also returns, and his journey this season is all about the comeback. Having lost both his marriage and his boat, he’s back working as a deckhand for the first time in 11 years. Then, an unexpected opportunity emerges to restore the legendary F/V Cornelia Maria, landing Anderson back in the captain’s chair as he risks his future and his reputation in one last shot at redemption. </p>
<p id=”par-11_15″><em>Deadliest Catch </em>Season 22 premieres Friday, May 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Discovery Channel. </p>
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