Boomtowners (2015)

"Boomtowners" plunges into a modern-day "gold rush" that's attracting thousands of people from all over the country to the Bakken, a region of North Dakota. An oil boom has turned the area into the epicenter of a white-hot industrial revolution, but a rise in jobs has also led to a surge in population and living costs. Experience this phenomenon first-hand through the eyes of newcomers and longtime residents trying to make a living there in this groundbreaking new docu-series about tapping into the American dream.

• First Air Date: 2015-04-26
• Last Air Date: 2015-05-31
• Total Seasons: 1
• Total Episodes: 6
• Episode Runtime: 50 min.
• Network: Smithsonian Channel