Alaska State Troopers (TV series)
Alaska State Troopers is an American documentary television series that airs on National Geographic Channel and premiered on October 14, 2009. It is narrated by Marc Graue. The show follows the daily beats of various bureaus within the Alaska State Troopers. In addition, the show features segments that follow village public safety officers from small rural villages as well as officers from other cities such as Wasilla, Palmer, Anchorage, and Soldotna.
| Alaska State Troopers | |
|---|---|
| Narrated by | Marc Graue |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 95 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Michael Welsh |
| Producer | Brian Jones |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company | PSG Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | National Geographic Channel |
| Release | October 14, 2009 – April 15, 2015 |
The show follows the exploits of a number of officers from all regions of the state. Troopers who are seen on the show include James and Anne Sears, Howie Peterson, Jon Simeon and Brent Johnson, Scott Quist, Odean Hall, Lonny Piscoya, Luis Nieves, Dan Dahl, Rick Roberts, Abraham Garcia, Dan Cox, Gabe Rich, Michael Munson, Jonathan Stroebele, Joshua Varys, JJ Hennessey, Melvin Colley, Ken Van Spronsen, Daron Cooper, Lance Ewers, Jared Noll, Terrence Shanigan, Blake Calhoun, Brandon Viator, Tony Wegrzyn, William Connors, Jimmy Buttrey, Kamau Leigh, and Garrett Frost.
Although the show is aired in many countries, the National Geographic Channel has so far not released DVDs of the series outside of the United States.
The fifth season premiered on September 15, 2013. The sixth season premiered on April 10, 2014. After a total of 8 seasons the series was not continued, because "It was just time to focus on the job of providing public safety without any added outside distractions".