Animal Planet Premieres New Season of Hit Series TREEHOUSE MASTERS, Today

By: BWW News Desk Jan. 06, 2017

Animal Planet's TREEHOUSE MASTERS returns Friday, January 6 at 10PM (ET/PT) as tree whisperer and visionary Pete Nelson leads his team of craftsmen to build even bigger and better nature headquarters and homes high in the treetops.

In a special international premiere episode, Pete journeys to the pine-forested splendor of Scandinavia to experience the culture and treehouses of the historic land. He first explores Norway's magical TreeTop Hotel before crossing the border into Sweden, home to the floating Treehotel where he tours some of the property's "treehomes" suspended by cables and accessed only by retractable ladders. What began as a naturalistic adventure into the Scandinavian wilds closes with a truly cosmic experience under the awe-inspiring glow of the Northern Lights.

Throughout the season, Pete and his crew construct masterpieces for the masses. From an owl-inspired treehouse for Omni Montessori School in Charlotte, North Carolina, to an elevated "glass box" in the trees featuring walls of reclaimed windows from the Catskills in New York, to an environmental superhero headquarters for The Preservers at the For-Mar Nature Preserve near Flint, Michigan. Then, a TREEHOUSE MASTERS first: SURPRISE TREEHOUSE MAKEOVERS! Pete makes his way to two cities with a tall order to surprise different families with complete, top to bottom renovations to their existing treehouses.

For those who can't wait for the new season, a pre-season holiday-themed special will air Friday, December 23, at 10 PM (ET/PT). Pete and his merry men trek deep INTO THE BLUE Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to build a treehouse for one of their own - Mike Reynolds, who only joined Nelson Treehouse and Supply as a builder a little over a year ago. Mike has become close friends with Pete so the team sets off to build Mike a treehouse on his Appalachian property.