The North Water

7.4
202150m

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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.

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: The North Water | Trailer - BBC Trailers

The North Water | Trailer - BBC Trailers

Thumbnail for video: The North Water Official Trailer | Premieres July 15 on AMC+

The North Water Official Trailer | Premieres July 15 on AMC+

Seasons

5 Episodes • Premiered 2021

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1. Behold the Man

6.6

Patrick Sumner, hoping to escape the horrors of his past, finds himself on an ill-fated journey to the arctic that throws him into the path of brutish harpooner Henry Drax.

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2. We Men Are Wretched Things

6.3

Sumner's adventure turns into a nightmare when one of the crew is murdered. There's no proof, but Sumner can't escape a feeling that Henry Drax is the true culprit.

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3. Homo Homini Lupus

5.8

A discovery by Sumner sends Drax into a murderous rage. Cavendish proves crucial in Baxter and Brownlee's plan. An arctic storm rages and threatens the safety of the ship's crew.

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4. The Devils of the Earth

6.1

Drax has a daring opportunity to escape, but must convince Cavendish to help him. Otto's vision coming to life, Sumner hunts a bear, but strays too far into icy oblivion.

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5. To Live Is to Suffer

6.7

After healing in a missionary cabin, Sumner returns to Hull to demand money from Baxter to start a new life. Can he outrun his demons, and has he really seen the last of Henry Drax?

Cast

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Colin Farrell

Henry Drax

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Jack O'Connell

Patrick Sumner

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Reviews

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Timefox881

9/10

I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered this and was instantly drawn into the world. For a few days after watching it, I kept thinking of that terrible boat and how paranoid and claustrophobic it was.

Colin Farrell is great. Unrecognizable as an animalistic brute terrorizing first the streets of Hull, then the corridors and deck of a creaky whaling ship. But is everything as it seems?

Jack O'Connell plays Patrick Sumner, a doctor with a past battling a morphine addiction.

Impending doom looms as large and inevitable as morphine withdrawals.

You've reached the end.