Season 1
Those who journey here will find only themselves.
Synopsis
The North Water (2021), Season 1 — five episodes of British crime drama streaming online on iFILM. Adapted from Ian McGuire's novel by director Andrew Haigh. Patrick Sumner (Jack O'Connell), a disgraced ex-army surgeon, signs on as ship's doctor to a Hull whaling vessel heading for the Arctic — a man who needs to vanish from his own life, and ice seems far enough.
Henry Drax (Colin Farrell) is already on board. Harpooner. A man for whom brutality isn't a tool but a nature. When a crewman turns up dead, Sumner can identify the killer with certainty and prove nothing. The ship moves north. An arctic storm scatters men across the ice. Betrayal within the ship's command closes every remaining exit.
Haigh films it without softening: no scenic grandeur, no redemption arc handed out cheaply. Two men at opposite poles of what a person can become, trapped in the same frozen mile of ocean. Stream The North Water Season 1 online on iFILM.
5 episodes
S1·E1Behold 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.
S1·E2We 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.
S1·E3Homo 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.
S1·E4The 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.
S1·E5To 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?
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