The five part miniseries 'The North Water' premieres on Thursday, July 15 on AMC+. A co-production with BBC Studios, the series will air later this fall in the UK. The series was filmed primarily in Hungary, but filmed their ice pack sequences on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. They traveled 81 degrees north to shoot in what was the furthest point north a drama has ever been filmed before.
Trailer
Based on the acclaimed novel by Ian McGuire, the five-part series tells the story of Patrick Sumner, a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as ship's doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic. The ferocity of the elements, however, is matched by the violence of his crew mates, with Drax, a harpooner and a 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 beyond the safe moorings of civilization.
Andrew Haigh (Weekend, 45 Years) directed the series.
Cast
Colin Farrell as Henry Drax
Jack O'Connell as Patrick Sumner
Stephen Graham as Captain Brownlee
Tom Courtenay as Baxter
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