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The North Water
RELEASED·SERIES·EN

The North Water

Wed, Jul 14, 2021
  • Drama
  • Mystery
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

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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Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Colin Farrell
    Colin Farrell
    as Henry Drax
  • Jack O'Connell
    Jack O'Connell
    as Patrick Sumner
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Episodes

1 season · 5 episodes

Ended · 5 aired
Season 1
5 episodes · 5 aired
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  • E1
    Behold The Man
    Aired · Fri, Sep 10, 2021 · 60m

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

  • E2
    We Men Are Wretched Things
    Aired · Fri, Sep 10, 2021 · 60m

    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.

  • E3
    Homo Homini Lupus
    Aired · Fri, Sep 10, 2021 · 59m

    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.

  • E4
    The Devils of the Earth
    Aired · Fri, Sep 10, 2021 · 60m

    Drax has a plan. Sumner seeks salvation, but strays too far into the ice.

  • E5
    To Live Is to Suffer
    Aired · Fri, Sep 10, 2021 · 57m

    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?