The new season is set to premiere coming year, 2022. With only six episodes, there are a lot of questions about what the show will be like and how it will compare to previous seasons. The stakes are high as this could be the last time we see FORGED IN FIRE on TV!
ABOUT FORGED IN FIRE :
FORGED IN FIRE is an American reality series that airs on History Channel. It chronicles the forging process of modern knives from start to finish. Regular episodes are one hour long and consist mostly of footage taken over a two-day period, with occasional updates following up after the initial filming date. The first eight seasons focused on bladesmiths creating custom knives, while the ninth season expanded scope to include survival equipment.
PRODUCTION:
The film crew for FORGED IN FIRE SEASON NINE will be returning to the Horseshoe Bend Ranch in Arizona, where they filmed previous seasons of their show. Filming is expected to begin next month, but there may not be a release date until summer 2022 at this point.
THE PLOT:
The show follows the first six bladesmiths in a competition to create one of four iconic edged weapons: sword, dagger, bayonet, or tomahawk. The final three contestants will forge these items from raw materials and then judged on their workmanship and creativity. In Season Nine, they’ll meet their judges, Scott Sloane and J. Neilson Hall from the North American Bladesmith Society (NABS), who will be joined by a third judge to be announced at a later date.
In its ninth season, FORGED IN FIRE expands the series’ focus to include gear for outdoor adventures and builds of all sorts of tools that could be used in everyday life. The goal is not only making a blade but also the skill and knowledge to use it.
THE STARRING CAST:
- The cast for Season Nine features six bladesmiths with extensive knowledge of metalwork, including swords, daggers, bayonets, and tomahawks.
- David Baker: a student of the late bladesmith Rick Fisher
- Jessie Clark: an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he conducted explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operations
- Doug Marcaida: armed with 30 years experience as a bladesmith, this contestant became a household name on the first season of Forged in Fire when he was crowned champion (he later also won Season Two)
- David Schmidt: an expert bladesmith, designer, and teacher with over 30 years of experience working in precision metal fabrication industries. He specializes in hand forging and heat-treating knives, swords, axes, and other edged weapons.
EXPECTATIONS:
The Forged in Fire finale is a battle between two of the world’s most skilled bladesmiths. Doug Marcaida, who has won Season One and Season Two, returns to compete against David Schmidt, winner of Season Three and Season Four.
The judges are looking for “superior skill in forging, heat-treating and finishing a blade.” In other words, they’ll be judging which contestant can create the best knife from scratch with just a hammer and anvil by hand.
RATINGS:
Fans are already signing petitions in hopes of getting Season Nine picked up, but for now, they’ll have to wait and see if there will be a Season Nine.” The Forged in Fire finale is more like watching an episode of Chopped than it is American Idol,” says The Wall Street Journal. It seems that this show has found its place on the TV landscape.
