‘Gold Rush: White Water’ season 9 premiere: How to watch, where to stream free

A brand new season of the hit reality docuseries Gold Rush: White Water premieres on the Discovery Channel Friday, April 25 at 8/7c.

For those unfamiliar with the long-running Gold Rush spinoff series, Gold Rush: White Water follows Dakota Fred Hurt and his son Dustin as they head deep beneath the water’s surface. The father-son duo enlists a team of intrepid divers, mountaineers and bush mechanics to search for gold deep in the underbelly of Alaska.

On the season nine premiere episode, Dustin makes his return with his loyal crew to head deep into the remote Alaskan wilderness on their most ambitious, difficult and dangerous season ever. Fans of the show can expect to witness the crew risking their lives in the raging creeks of Alaska, continuing their search for a life-changing pile of gold nuggets.

Where can I watch Gold Rush: White Water?

Those interested in catching the most exhilarating season yet of Gold Rush: White Water can stream the season premiere and other upcoming episodes for free through Philo or DirecTV Stream. Both offer free trials to new subscribers, but Philo is the better deal at just $28 a month after its free trial concludes.

You can also catch the upcoming season available for streaming on Sling. Although no free trial is available through this service, those who do commit to a paid subscription receive half off their first month and one month free of AMC+.

What is Philo?

Philo is known for being one of the top entertainment-focused streaming platforms in the space. Subscribers can access over 70 top TV channels such as MTV, TLC, BET, A&E, AMC, CMT, Investigation Discovery and more at just $28 a month after its 7-day free trial concludes.

Explore Philo’s extensive library of hit TV shows and movies and customize your flow of content even more by including add-ons in your subscription.

Along with thousands of hours of content available for streaming, Philo users can take advantage of key features such as the unlimited DVR feature, which allows subscribers to record favorite content easily.

What is DirecTV Stream?

DirecTV Stream is a top streaming service that offers subscribers with a plethora of live TV channels and helpful features. The Entertainment package, also known as DirecTV Stream’s base package, starts at just $86.99 a month after its 5-day free trial and includes popular TV channels such as HGTV, ESPN, Bravo, CMT, CNBC, BET, CNN and more.

Two other DirecTV Stream packages are the Choice package (original price $114.99) and the Ultimate package (original price $129.99), both of which are part of an ongoing promotion that offers new subscribers $10 off the original price for the first three months of their subscription.

DirecTV Stream has also recently introduced a lineup of genre packs, which allows subscribers to choose their favorite viewing options based on what genre they watch the most. With genre packs, users can get the channels and content they want without filler channel overload. Packs start at just $34.99 a month.

Those interested in comparing all DirecTV Stream’s channel packages and genre packs can check them out here.

What is Sling?

Sling is another basic cable alternative to consider if you’re looking to ditch the hassle of traditional cable. Sling users can stream on-demand movies, live TV shows and live sports instantly on all favorite devices.

Though there is no free trial through Sling, there is an ongoing promotion offering half off your first month with any Sling plan. Both the Sling Orange plan and the Sling Blue plan are normally $45.99 a month but start streaming with Sling for just $23 your first month.

For those who wish to access channels from both the Sling Blue and Sling Orange plans can do so by signing up for the Orange + Blue plan, which combines the best of both plans for just $60.99 a month ($30.50 for the first month).