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The North Water

2021 · Miniseries · TV-MA · 50 min · ★ 7.4

DramaMystery

Henry Drax is a harpooner and brutish killer whose amorality has been shaped to fit the harshness of his world, who will set sail on a whaling expedition to the Arctic with Patrick Sumner, a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as the ship’s doctor. Hoping to escape the horrors of his past, Sumner finds himself on an ill-fated journey with a murderous psychopath. In search of redemption, his story becomes a harsh struggle for survival in the Arctic wasteland.

Based on The North Water

Also known as Dans les eaux du Grand Nord

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Streaming on AMC+.

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Details
Years
2021
Release date
2021-07-14
Language
English
Rated
TV-MA
Runtime
50 min
TMDB rating
7.4/10 (173 votes)

Themes

  • based on novel or book
  • opium
  • drug addiction
  • psychopath
  • murder
  • marooned
  • whaling
  • north pole
  • irishman
  • ex soldier
  • 19th century
  • ship's doctor
  • +6 more

Cast & crew

Directed by Andrew Haigh

Episodes1 season · 5 episodes

Season 15 episodes
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  • S1E3Homo Homini Lupus45m
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  • S1E4The Devils of the Earth50m
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  • S1E5To Live Is to Suffer92m
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