CBC and Super Channel to air UK/Canada co-production The North Water

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...