The North Water (2021)

Adventure · Drama · Mystery

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.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (19,977 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 ↑ +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

7.84 avg 5 episodes 7.6 → 7.7 57 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Behold the Man	7.6	904
2	We Men Are Wretched Things	7.9	765
3	Homo Homini Lupus	8.1	724
4	The Devils of the Earth	7.9	708
5	To Live Is to Suffer	7.7	656