TORONTO and EDMONTON — CBC/Radio-Canada and Super Channel announced today they are partnering with the BBC to bring Arctic nautical adventure The North Water to Canadian viewers later this year.
The five-part series was commissioned by the BBC and CBC/Radio-Canada in association with Super Channel, and is a co-production between Canada’s Rhombus Media and the UK’s See-Saw Films.
Based on the best-selling novel by Ian McGuire, The North Water stars Colin Farrell (pictured above; In Bruges, True Detective), Jack O’Connell (Unbroken, Godless), Stephen Graham (Line of Duty, Boardwalk Empire) along with an ensemble cast that includes renowned Inuit actor Natar Ungalaaq (Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner).
“Set in the UK and the ice floes of the Arctic in the late 1850s, the series tells the story of Patrick Sumner (O’Connell), a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as the ship’s doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic. But the ferocity of the elements is matched by the violence of his crew mates, including Drax (Farrell), a harpooner and distinctly brutal force of nature. As the true purpose of the expedition becomes clear, confrontation between the two men erupts, taking them on a journey far from solid ground and way beyond the safe moorings of civilization,” reads the series description in a press release.
The North Water will premiere on Super Channel Fuse on Sunday, September 19 at 9 p.m. ET, followed by wide release in fall 2022 on CBC TV, CBC Gem, ICI Télé and ICI Tou.tv.
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Photo courtesy of Touchwood PR/Super Channel.
