On the heels of a successful Season 1, Canadian Arctic comedy North of North will be back for a second season at Netflix, the streamer announced today.
The critically acclaimed comedy was Netflix’s first series commissioned from Canada and is a co-production with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), in partnership with APTN.
Created by Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, North of North follows Siaja (Anna Lambe), a young Inuk woman who 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.
Cast also includes 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) and Tanya Tagaq (Nuliajuk).
Season 1 received a rare 100% Critic Score on Rotten Tomatoes.
MacDonald and Arnaquq-Baril executive produce with Miranda de Pencier, Anya Adams, Susan Coyne and Garry Campbell. Anya Adams, Aleysa Young, Renuka Jeyapalan, Zoe Leigh Hopkins and Danis Goulet direct and MacDonald, Arnaquq-Baril, Kathryn Borel, Jr., Susan Coyne, Garry Campbell, Linsey Stewart, Moriah Sallaffie, Aviaq Johnston and JP Laroque serve as writers.
“When I got the call from Alethea, Stacey and Miranda about North of North being renewed for a second season, my heart exploded in the best way possible!,” Lambe told Tudum.com. “I’m so excited and overwhelmed with joy, I can’t wait to head back to Ice Cove!”
