Boomtowners - Season 1 - Eps 5: Shootin' Blanks
There's no such thing as "routine" when you live in the Bakken, where the work, the towns, and the people are constantly changing and not always for the better. Sidney police officer Alex and his drug-sniffing dog go on their round. The population explosion has also created a crime wave, one that has greatly affected him, Judge Mohr, and the entire town. Production specialist Scott struggles to keep the crude flowing.
About Boomtowners
Title: Boomtowners
First Air Date: 2015-04-26
Last Air Date: 2015-05-31
Status: Ended
Rating: 0/10 (from 0 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 6
Network: Smithsonian Channel
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
"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.
