Anna Lambe Brings the Arctic to Netflix With ‘North of North’
- The comedy series North of North, which features Siaja as the main character, has debuted on Netflix after initially airing on CBC earlier this year.
- Set in Iqaluit, the show depicts Siaja's struggles with her identity and limited job opportunities in Ice Cove, populated largely by Inuk people.
- Siaja leaves her husband, Ting, seeking independence while living with her mother, Neevee, and trying to secure a job running community programs.
- The series is produced by Indigenous creators and aims to represent the Northern community positively through comedy despite its challenges.
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How Everyday Life in a Real Arctic Community Inspired Netflix’s North of North
One of the hottest shows coming to Netflix this month is set in the coldest of places. North of North, out April 10, is about the fictional Arctic community of Ice Cove and specifically, a young Inuk mother, Siaja (Anna Lambe), who leaves her husband, Ting (Kelly William), and is seeking to reinvent herself. As an events planner for the local community center, she organizes everything from elder nights to “walrus dick baseball” (which is exactly…


Review: 'North of North' is all sunshine, even if set in an icy Arctic locale
Set in Canada's northernmost territory among the Indigenous Inuit people, 'North of North' on Netflix is a charming comedy with elements of rom-com.
Anna Lambe Brings the Arctic to Netflix With ‘North of North’
In the first scene of “North of North,” star Anna Lambe puts Netflix’s new comedy series on the map: “Think of the furthest place north you’ve ever been. Now keep going.” The show, which was billed as the first big-budget comedy series set in the Arctic, was broadcast in Canada at the beginning of the year ahead of its Netflix debut on Thursday. Lambe leads the charming series as Siaja, a young mother who aims to reinvent herself within her ti…
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