Miniseries · AMC+
The North Water
Those who journey here will find only themselves.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Colin Farrell
Henry Drax
5 eps
Jack O'Connell
Patrick Sumner
5 eps
Kieran Urquhart
Jones
3 eps
Roland Møller
Otto
4 eps
Philip Hill-Pearson
McKendrick
4 eps
Gary Lamont
Webster
4 eps
Gerry Lynch
Cook
4 eps
Kris Hitchen
Barraclough
1 eps
Mark Rowley
Bain
1 eps
Tony Pitts
Geoffrey Turner
1 eps
Eliza Butterworth
Hester
1 eps
Chicho Tche
Albert Stubbs
1 eps
Stephen McMillan
Joseph Hannah
2 eps
Rishi Kuppa
Gaurav
2 eps
David Prosho
William Harper
1 eps
Benjámin Takács-Abaffy
Young Sumner
1 eps
Paul Brennen
Captain Morwood
1 eps
Simon Rubaudo
Bannon
3 eps
Jonathan Aris
Corbyn
1 eps
Jamie Maclachlan
Frederick Ward
1 eps
Greg Dennis
Cooper
3 eps
Daniel Weyman
Man
1 eps
Magnus Constable
Whaler
3 eps
Guillaume Cotre-Roux
Whaler
3 eps
Andrés Durán
Whaler
3 eps
Andrea Glattfelber
Whaler
3 eps
Martin Rasmussen
Whaler
3 eps
Kristoffer Ronning
Whaler
3 eps
Lars Ronning
Whaler
3 eps
Jack Wren
Whaler
3 eps
Natar Ungalaaq
Elder Inuk
1 eps
Jerry Laisa
Younger Inuk
1 eps
Tom Courtenay
Baxter
1 eps
Peter Mullan
Priest
2 eps
Nive Nielsen
Anna
2 eps
Ipeelie Ootoova
Urgang
1 eps
Keenan Carpenter
Merok
1 eps
Sam Spruell
Cavendish
4 eps
Stephen Graham
Captain Brownlee
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The North Water actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The North Water reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E05
To Live Is to Suffer
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?
- Directed by Andrew Haigh
- Written by Andrew Haigh
S01E01
Behold the Man
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.
- Directed by Andrew Haigh
- Written by Andrew Haigh
S01E02
We Men Are Wretched Things
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.
- Directed by Andrew Haigh
- Written by Andrew Haigh
S01E04
The Devils of the Earth
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.
- Directed by Andrew Haigh
- Written by Andrew Haigh
S01E03
Homo Homini Lupus
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.
- Directed by Andrew Haigh
- Written by Andrew Haigh
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E05
To Live Is to Suffer
- Directed by Andrew Haigh
- Written by Andrew Haigh
S01E04
The Devils of the Earth
- Directed by Andrew Haigh
- Written by Andrew Haigh
S01E03
Homo Homini Lupus
- Directed by Andrew Haigh
- Written by Andrew Haigh
S01E02
We Men Are Wretched Things
- Directed by Andrew Haigh
- Written by Andrew Haigh
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Kate OgbornProducer
- Iain CanningExecutive Producer
- Emile ShermanExecutive Producer
- Lucy RicherExecutive Producer
- Niv FichmanExecutive Producer
- Hakan KousettaExecutive Producer
Writing
- Andrew HaighWriter
Direction
- Andrew HaighDirector
Cinematography
- Nicolas BolducDirector of Photography
Music
- Tim HeckerOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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