North of North
#FIRSTLOOK: “NORTH OF NORTH” ARRIVES APRIL 10, 2025 ON NETFLIX
After much acclaim in its run on CBC and CBC GEM, NORTH OF NORTH gets an official Netflix release April 10, 2025 on Netflix! The Series had a Red Carpet Premiere here in Toronto recently. More on that here.
ABOUT NORTH OF NORTH
Logline: A young Inuk woman wants to build a new future for herself after a spontaneous — and extremely public — exit from her marriage. But it won’t be easy in a small Arctic town where everybody knows your business.
Episodes: 8 episodes x 30min
Creators / Executive Producers: Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Executive Producers: Miranda de Pencier, Anya Adams, Susan Coyne, Garry Campbell
Directors: Anya Adams (101, 102) Aleysa Young (103, 104) Renuka Jeyapalan (105), Zoe Leigh Hopkins (106), Danis Goulet (107, 108)
Writers: Stacey Aglok MacDonald (101), Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (101, 104), Kathryn Borel, Jr. (102), Susan Coyne (102, 107), Garry Campbell (103, 105, 108), Linsey Stewart (104, 106), Moriah Sallaffie (105), Aviaq Johnston (108), JP Larocque (108)
Cast: Anna Lambe (Siaja), Maika Harper (Neevee), Braeden Clarke (Kuuk), Jay Ryan (Alistair), Mary Lynn Rajskub (Helen), Kelly William (Ting), Zorga Qaunaq (Millie), Bailey Poching (Colin), Nutaaq Doreen Simmonds (Elisapee), Keira Belle Cooper (Bun), Tanya Tagaq (Nuliajuk)
Filming Locations: Iqaluit, Nunavut and Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Quote from Stacey Aglok MacDonald (Creator, Executive Producer):
“While these stories are all fictional, a lot of them come from grains of truth in our lives. It feels like we’re opening up our diary to the world, which is scary but also incredibly cathartic.”
Quote from Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (Creator, Executive Producer):
“The best part about this job is trying to paint a true picture of humanity through comedy – because sometimes the most beautiful and powerful illustrations of that come when we are at our most ridiculous and raw. It’s really exciting to be able to take the deep work that we have been doing in our Indigenous community for many years, and bring our life experiences as modern Inuit to the global stage.”
Quote from Anna Lambe (Star):
“With this character, I saw a story that I was familiar with, about so many people that I grew up with. That drove me to want to be a part of telling this story, to go through all of Siaja’s layers and unpack why she is how she is.”
#SPOTTED: TORONTO PREMIERE OF “NORTH OF NORTH”
So awesome celebrating NORTH OF NORTH at its official Premiere tonight. The Canadian Comedy Series filmed in Nunavut arrived earlier this year, new episodes airing Tuesdays on APTN, CBC and streaming on CBC GEM. Soon it will be arriving on Netflix!
Centering on Siaja (Anna Lambe), a newly-single woman who has a very public breakup. She heads off to an Arctic town to start a new life where it seems everybody knows her business! Also starring in the Series are Mary Lynn Rajskub (The Office), Jay Ryan (Beauty & The Beast), Maika Harper, Braeden Clarke and more. The Series was created by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril and Stacey Aglok-MacDonald.
You can stream episode one on YouTube free!
Some highlights from tonight’s Premiere at TIFF Lightbox, followed by a Q&A:
(Photo/video credit: CBC/Mr. Will Wong)
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A young Inuk woman wants to build a new future for herself after a spontaneous — and extremely public — exit from her marriage. But it won’t be easy in a small Arctic town where everybody knows your business.
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NORTH OF NORTH airs Tuesdays in Canada on CBC Gem starting at 9 a.m. ET, followed by broadcast on CBC TV at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) local time and 9 p.m. ET on APTN. Series arrives soon on Netflix.
(Photo/video credit: CBC)
#FIRSTLOOK: NEW CBC COMEDY SERIES “NORTH OF NORTH” ARRIVES JANUARY 7, 2025
CBC and APTN today announced that the highly anticipated new comedy series NORTH OF NORTH (8×30) will premiere in Canada on CBC Gem, CBC TV and APTN on Tuesday, January 7 with the first two episodes back-to-back, followed by weekly episodes. New episodes will be available to stream in Canada weekly on Tuesdays on CBC Gem starting at 9 a.m. ET, followed by broadcast on CBC TV at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) local time and 9 p.m. ET on APTN. After its world premiere in Canada, NORTH OF NORTH will then launch globally on Netflix in the Spring of 2025.
Filmed in Iqaluit, Nunavut, NORTH OF NORTH is created, executive produced and written by Inuk writer and producer Stacey Aglok MacDonald (Qanurli, The Grizzlies) and Inuk filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (Angry Inuk, The Grizzlies). The series stars Inuk actor Anna Lambe (True Detective, Trickster, The Grizzlies) as lead character Siaja, a young Inuk woman who dreams of reinventing herself in her tiny Arctic community of Ice Cove, a town where everybody knows your business. After a spontaneous — and extremely public — exit from her marriage, Siaja finds herself navigating the unpredictable, and often hilarious, highs and lows that come with relationships, motherhood, a new job, and finding your way.
NORTH OF NORTH also stars Maika Harper, Keira Belle Cooper, Kelly William, Braeden Clarke, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jay Ryan, Zorga Qaunaq, Bailey Poching and Nutaaq Doreen Simmonds.
An APTN, CBC and Netflix original series, NORTH OF NORTH is produced by Red Marrow Media and Northwood Entertainment. The series is created by Stacey Aglok MacDonald (Qanurli, The Grizzlies) and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (Angry Inuk, The Grizzlies) of Red Marrow Media and produced alongside executive producer Miranda de Pencier (Anne with an E, Beginners, The Grizzlies) of Northwood Entertainment. Anya Adams (Yellowjackets, Ginny & Georgia), Susan Coyne (Mozart in the Jungle, Daisy Jones & The Six) and Garry Campbell (The Kids in the Hall, Less Than Kind) also executive produced. For APTN, Adam Garnet Jones is Director of TV Content and Special Events, and Danelle Granger is Executive in charge of Development and Scripted Production. For CBC, Sally Catto is General Manager, Entertainment, Factual & Sports; Trish Williams is Executive Director, Scripted Content; Sandra Picheca is Director of Current Production, Comedy; and Mélanie Lê Phan is Executive in Charge of Production. For Netflix, Danielle Woodrow, Director, Content – Canada and Tara Woodbury, Director, Content – Canada.
#FIRSTLOOK: PRODUCTION BEGINS ON NEW SERIES “NORTH OF NORTH”
Netflix, CBC and APTN have announced the start of production for NORTH OF NORTH (formerly Untitled Arctic Comedy) in Nunavut today. Co-commissioned by CBC and Netflix in association with APTN, North of North is produced by Red Marrow Media and Northwood Entertainment.
Cast includes: Mary Lynn Rajskub (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, 24 – photographed above), Maika Harper (Law and Order: Toronto, Burden of Truth), Braeden Clarke (Little Bird, Outlander), Jay Ryan (It: Chapter Two, Mary Kills People), Kelly William (Portraits from a Fire, Motherland), Zorga Qaunaq, Doreen Simmonds (True Detective: Night Country), and Tanya Tagaq (Bootlegger, Thoroughbred) join already announced cast members Anna Lambe (True Detective: Night Country, Trickster) and Keira Cooper.
Logline: A young Inuk mother wants to build a new future for herself, but it won’t be easy in her small Arctic town where everyone knows your business.
Creators: Stacey Aglok MacDonald (Qanurli, The Grizzlies) and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (Angry Inuk, The Grizzlies)
Executive Producers: Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril , Miranda de Pencier (Anne with an E, Beginners, The Grizzlies), Anya Adams (Yellowjackets, Ginny & Georgia), Susan Coyne (Mozart in the Jungle, Daisy Jones & The Six), Garry Campbell (The Kids in the Hall, Less Than Kind)
Directors: Anya Adams, Danis Goulet (Night Raiders), Zoe Leigh Hopkins (Little Bird), Lisa Jackson (Savage), Renuka Jeyapalan (Kim’s Convenience), Aleysa Young (Baroness Von Sketch Show)
Executive Producers Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril state: “We’ve already survived a blizzard during prep, so there’s no doubt our amazing cast and crew is ready to shoot a show in the Arctic. Also, a huge nakurmiik to our community of Iqaluit for being so welcoming – we couldn’t do this show without your support!”
(Photo credit: Netflix Canada)
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