The Polar Sea (2014)

Name: The Polar Sea
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Gordon Pinsent

Documentary

The Polar Sea is a 10 part television series that follows an incredible amateur expedition through the fabled Northwest Passage during a summer of revolutionary change in the Arctic.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (88 votes)
Episode average: 6.8 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Gordon Pinsent

Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

6.78 avg 4 episodes 6.4 → 7.8

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The New Everest	6.4	13
2	Sailing Ice	7.2	9
3	Legends of Food	5.7	10
10	Passage to the Future	7.8	8