Set in Hull, England, and on the ice floes of the Arctic in the late 1850s, the series follows the story of Patrick Sumner , a harpooner and distinctly brutal force of nature.
It feels akin to the first season of AMC’s 2018 series “The Terror,” which also took place in freezing temperatures many decades ago.
The series may hold a few commonalities with seaward adventure stories like “Master and Commander,” with its storyline primarily taking place on a boat, and any whaling tale remains indebted to the whale of all tales, “Moby Dick.” AMC’s series carries its own unique authenticity, however, as location work took place primarily in the Arctic, shooting on the frozen seas north of the Svalbard Archipelago.
“The North Water” comes to us from director Andrew Haigh, who helmed “45 Years,” and is based on the novel by Ian McGuire.