North of North
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North of North is a Canadian comedy television series that premiered on CBC, APTN, and Netflix in 2025. Anna Lambe plays Siaja, a young Inuk woman in the small fictional Canadian Arctic community of Ice Cove, on Prince of Wales Island in Nunavut. On April 29, 2025, the show was renewed for a second season.
Infobox
Genre
Sitcom
Created by
mw- Stacey Aglok MacDonald Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Starring
Anna Lambe Mary Lynn Rajskub Tanya Tagaq Keira Cooper Maika Harper Braeden Clarke Jay Ryan Kelly William Zorga Qaunaq Nutaaq Simmonds Bailey Poching
Composers
Caleb Chan Brian Chan
Country of origin
Canada
No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
8
Production companies
Northwood Entertainment Red Marrow Media
Network
CBC Television Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Release
January 7, 2025 (2025-01-07) –present
Tables
· Episodes › Series overview
First shown
First shown
Season
First shown
Season
Last shown
| Season | Episodes | Originally shown | Provider | ||
| First shown | Last shown | ||||
| 1 | 8 | January 7, 2025 (2025-01-07) | February 18, 2025 (2025-02-18) | CBC/APTN | |
| 2 | 8 | February 17, 2026 (2026-02-17) | March 31, 2026 (2026-03-31) | CBC Gem | |
· Episodes › Season 1 (2025)
1
1
No.overall
1
No. inseason
1
Title
"Top of the World"
Directed by
Anya Adams
Written by
Stacey Aglok MacDonald & Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Original airdate
January 7, 2025 (2025-01-07)
Prod.code
478520-1
Siaja, a young Inuk woman living in Ice Cove, is stuck in an unfulfilling marriage with her high school sweetheart, Ting, who is happy for her to be a stay-at-home mom. During a seal hunt, she falls overboard and hallucinates that she sees the goddess Nuliajuk. When Ting berates her for embarrassing him, Siaja abruptly decides to change her life, going to a party and kissing a stranger. At the local festival, she publicly breaks up with Ting after they are named king and queen of the seal hunt. Siaja learns that the stranger she kissed is the father she never knew, Alistair.
Siaja, a young Inuk woman living in Ice Cove, is stuck in an unfulfilling marriage with her high school sweetheart, Ting, who is happy for her to be a stay-at-home mom. During a seal hunt, she falls overboard and hallucinates that she sees the goddess Nuliajuk. When Ting berates her for embarrassing him, Siaja abruptly decides to change her life, going to a party and kissing a stranger. At the local festival, she publicly breaks up with Ting after they are named king and queen of the seal hunt. Siaja learns that the stranger she kissed is the father she never knew, Alistair.
No.overall
Siaja, a young Inuk woman living in Ice Cove, is stuck in an unfulfilling marriage with her high school sweetheart, Ting, who is happy for her to be a stay-at-home mom. During a seal hunt, she falls overboard and hallucinates that she sees the goddess Nuliajuk. When Ting berates her for embarrassing him, Siaja abruptly decides to change her life, going to a party and kissing a stranger. At the local festival, she publicly breaks up with Ting after they are named king and queen of the seal hunt. Siaja learns that the stranger she kissed is the father she never knew, Alistair.
2
2
No.overall
2
No. inseason
2
Title
"No Freeloading"
Directed by
Anya Adams
Written by
Story by : Kathryn Borel, Jr.Teleplay by : Susan Coyne
Original airdate
January 7, 2025 (2025-01-07)
Prod.code
478520-8
Siaja and her daughter, Bun, crash at her mother Neevee's home. After her mother warns her that she can't be a freeloader, Siaja gets a temporary job doing large item pickup for the town. After Siaja proves herself to be a great communicator, Helen, the facilitator of the community centre, offers her a job as her assistant.
Neevee tries to facilitate a reconciliation between Siaja and Ting, but Siaja declares their marriage over. Neevee offers Siaja a more permanent place in her home.
Siaja and her daughter, Bun, crash at her mother Neevee's home. After her mother warns her that she can't be a freeloader, Siaja gets a temporary job doing large item pickup for the town. After Siaja proves herself to be a great communicator, Helen, the facilitator of the community centre, offers her a job as her assistant.
Neevee tries to facilitate a reconciliation between Siaja and Ting, but Siaja declares their marriage over. Neevee offers Siaja a more permanent place in her home.
No.overall
Siaja and her daughter, Bun, crash at her mother Neevee's home. After her mother warns her that she can't be a freeloader, Siaja gets a temporary job doing large item pickup for the town. After Siaja proves herself to be a great communicator, Helen, the facilitator of the community centre, offers her a job as her assistant.
Neevee tries to facilitate a reconciliation between Siaja and Ting, but Siaja declares their marriage over. Neevee offers Siaja a more permanent place in her home.
3
3
No.overall
3
No. inseason
3
Title
"Dumpcano"
Directed by
Aleysa Young
Written by
Garry Campbell
Original airdate
January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
Prod.code
478520-2
Siaja takes some personal belongings that remind her of her husband to the dump and lights them on fire. She unknowingly starts an uncontrolled fire at the dump.
Siaja starts her new job and is surprised when her first meeting involves talking to Alistair, her estranged father, about his proposal to set up a research station in Ice Cove. The fire at the dump creates a public relations crisis as Helen and her team want to impress Alistair and Kuuk.
After Bun gets in trouble at school, Neevee takes her out for the day to find out what is wrong.
Siaja takes some personal belongings that remind her of her husband to the dump and lights them on fire. She unknowingly starts an uncontrolled fire at the dump.
Siaja starts her new job and is surprised when her first meeting involves talking to Alistair, her estranged father, about his proposal to set up a research station in Ice Cove. The fire at the dump creates a public relations crisis as Helen and her team want to impress Alistair and Kuuk.
After Bun gets in trouble at school, Neevee takes her out for the day to find out what is wrong.
No.overall
Siaja takes some personal belongings that remind her of her husband to the dump and lights them on fire. She unknowingly starts an uncontrolled fire at the dump.
Siaja starts her new job and is surprised when her first meeting involves talking to Alistair, her estranged father, about his proposal to set up a research station in Ice Cove. The fire at the dump creates a public relations crisis as Helen and her team want to impress Alistair and Kuuk.
After Bun gets in trouble at school, Neevee takes her out for the day to find out what is wrong.
4
4
No.overall
4
No. inseason
4
Title
"Joy to the Effing World"
Directed by
Aleysa Young
Written by
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril & Linsey Stewart
Original airdate
January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21)
Prod.code
478520-7
Siaja is tasked with running elders' night. After seeing how dull it is, she takes it upon herself to liven things up, resulting in disastrous consequences.
Neevee tells Alistair she wants nothing to do with him, but in a small town like Ice Cove, they find each other unavoidable.
Siaja is tasked with running elders' night. After seeing how dull it is, she takes it upon herself to liven things up, resulting in disastrous consequences.
Neevee tells Alistair she wants nothing to do with him, but in a small town like Ice Cove, they find each other unavoidable.
No.overall
Siaja is tasked with running elders' night. After seeing how dull it is, she takes it upon herself to liven things up, resulting in disastrous consequences.
Neevee tells Alistair she wants nothing to do with him, but in a small town like Ice Cove, they find each other unavoidable.
5
5
No.overall
5
No. inseason
5
Title
"Walrus Dick Baseball"
Directed by
Renuka Jeyapalan
Written by
Moriah Sallaffie & Garry Campbell
Original airdate
January 28, 2025 (2025-01-28)
Prod.code
478520-3
A fun attempt to raise funds for Ice Cove takes on higher stakes when Helen agrees to a winner-take-all format instead of splitting the funds with a rival town.
Siaja and Kuuk grow closer, to Ting's consternation.
A fun attempt to raise funds for Ice Cove takes on higher stakes when Helen agrees to a winner-take-all format instead of splitting the funds with a rival town.
Siaja and Kuuk grow closer, to Ting's consternation.
No.overall
A fun attempt to raise funds for Ice Cove takes on higher stakes when Helen agrees to a winner-take-all format instead of splitting the funds with a rival town.
Siaja and Kuuk grow closer, to Ting's consternation.
6
6
No.overall
6
No. inseason
6
Title
"Carnivores"
Directed by
Zoe Leigh Hopkins
Written by
Linsey Stewart
Original airdate
February 4, 2025 (2025-02-04)
Prod.code
478520-4
After a series of erotic dreams, Siaja's friends encourage her to have a one-night stand. A disastrous date with fetishist Olivier helps her realize who her dreams are about.
Alistair and Neevee attempt to give their relationship a try, but when Alistair brings up the past, Neevee calls their relationship off.
After a series of erotic dreams, Siaja's friends encourage her to have a one-night stand. A disastrous date with fetishist Olivier helps her realize who her dreams are about.
Alistair and Neevee attempt to give their relationship a try, but when Alistair brings up the past, Neevee calls their relationship off.
No.overall
After a series of erotic dreams, Siaja's friends encourage her to have a one-night stand. A disastrous date with fetishist Olivier helps her realize who her dreams are about.
Alistair and Neevee attempt to give their relationship a try, but when Alistair brings up the past, Neevee calls their relationship off.
7
7
No.overall
7
No. inseason
7
Title
"Lost and Found"
Directed by
Danis Goulet
Written by
Susan Coyne
Original airdate
February 11, 2025 (2025-02-11)
Prod.code
478520-5
When Ting goes missing, Siaja's knowledge of his hunting habits helps to find him alive, but injured. To help with his recovery, Siaja temporarily returns to Ting's home, but finds herself falling into old patterns.
Alistair encourages Neevee not to give up on them, only to be sorely disappointed when he realizes she's already moved on.
When Ting goes missing, Siaja's knowledge of his hunting habits helps to find him alive, but injured. To help with his recovery, Siaja temporarily returns to Ting's home, but finds herself falling into old patterns.
Alistair encourages Neevee not to give up on them, only to be sorely disappointed when he realizes she's already moved on.
No.overall
When Ting goes missing, Siaja's knowledge of his hunting habits helps to find him alive, but injured. To help with his recovery, Siaja temporarily returns to Ting's home, but finds herself falling into old patterns.
Alistair encourages Neevee not to give up on them, only to be sorely disappointed when he realizes she's already moved on.
8
8
No.overall
8
No. inseason
8
Title
"Bad Influences"
Directed by
Danis Goulet
Written by
Story by : Aviaq Johnston & JP LarocqueTeleplay by : Aviaq Johnston & Garry Campbell
Original airdate
February 18, 2025 (2025-02-18)
Prod.code
478520-6
Neevee reveals a secret to Siaja, explaining why she hid her from her father.
In pitch to win the favour of a research team looking for a town to invest in, Siaja gives a heartfelt speech about Ice Cove. Although the suits are impressed, they decide that Ice Cove will not get a research station. But they will get a satellite station, which Alistair will run.
The community holds a celebration. Alistair tells Neevee he is staying for his daughter and granddaughter, not for her. Kuuk tells Siaja he is also staying. But so is his girlfriend, Alexis.
Neevee reveals a secret to Siaja, explaining why she hid her from her father.
In pitch to win the favour of a research team looking for a town to invest in, Siaja gives a heartfelt speech about Ice Cove. Although the suits are impressed, they decide that Ice Cove will not get a research station. But they will get a satellite station, which Alistair will run.
The community holds a celebration. Alistair tells Neevee he is staying for his daughter and granddaughter, not for her. Kuuk tells Siaja he is also staying. But so is his girlfriend, Alexis.
No.overall
Neevee reveals a secret to Siaja, explaining why she hid her from her father.
In pitch to win the favour of a research team looking for a town to invest in, Siaja gives a heartfelt speech about Ice Cove. Although the suits are impressed, they decide that Ice Cove will not get a research station. But they will get a satellite station, which Alistair will run.
The community holds a celebration. Alistair tells Neevee he is staying for his daughter and granddaughter, not for her. Kuuk tells Siaja he is also staying. But so is his girlfriend, Alexis.
| No.overall | No. inseason | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | Prod.code |
| 1 | 1 | "Top of the World" | Anya Adams | Stacey Aglok MacDonald & Alethea Arnaquq-Baril | January 7, 2025 (2025-01-07) | 478520-1 |
| Siaja, a young Inuk woman living in Ice Cove, is stuck in an unfulfilling marriage with her high school sweetheart, Ting, who is happy for her to be a stay-at-home mom. During a seal hunt, she falls overboard and hallucinates that she sees the goddess Nuliajuk. When Ting berates her for embarrassing him, Siaja abruptly decides to change her life, going to a party and kissing a stranger. At the local festival, she publicly breaks up with Ting after they are named king and queen of the seal hunt. Siaja learns that the stranger she kissed is the father she never knew, Alistair. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "No Freeloading" | Anya Adams | Story by : Kathryn Borel, Jr.Teleplay by : Susan Coyne | January 7, 2025 (2025-01-07) | 478520-8 |
| Siaja and her daughter, Bun, crash at her mother Neevee's home. After her mother warns her that she can't be a freeloader, Siaja gets a temporary job doing large item pickup for the town. After Siaja proves herself to be a great communicator, Helen, the facilitator of the community centre, offers her a job as her assistant. Neevee tries to facilitate a reconciliation between Siaja and Ting, but Siaja declares their marriage over. Neevee offers Siaja a more permanent place in her home. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Dumpcano" | Aleysa Young | Garry Campbell | January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14) | 478520-2 |
| Siaja takes some personal belongings that remind her of her husband to the dump and lights them on fire. She unknowingly starts an uncontrolled fire at the dump. Siaja starts her new job and is surprised when her first meeting involves talking to Alistair, her estranged father, about his proposal to set up a research station in Ice Cove. The fire at the dump creates a public relations crisis as Helen and her team want to impress Alistair and Kuuk. After Bun gets in trouble at school, Neevee takes her out for the day to find out what is wrong. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Joy to the Effing World" | Aleysa Young | Alethea Arnaquq-Baril & Linsey Stewart | January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21) | 478520-7 |
| Siaja is tasked with running elders' night. After seeing how dull it is, she takes it upon herself to liven things up, resulting in disastrous consequences. Neevee tells Alistair she wants nothing to do with him, but in a small town like Ice Cove, they find each other unavoidable. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Walrus Dick Baseball" | Renuka Jeyapalan | Moriah Sallaffie & Garry Campbell | January 28, 2025 (2025-01-28) | 478520-3 |
| A fun attempt to raise funds for Ice Cove takes on higher stakes when Helen agrees to a winner-take-all format instead of splitting the funds with a rival town. Siaja and Kuuk grow closer, to Ting's consternation. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Carnivores" | Zoe Leigh Hopkins | Linsey Stewart | February 4, 2025 (2025-02-04) | 478520-4 |
| After a series of erotic dreams, Siaja's friends encourage her to have a one-night stand. A disastrous date with fetishist Olivier helps her realize who her dreams are about. Alistair and Neevee attempt to give their relationship a try, but when Alistair brings up the past, Neevee calls their relationship off. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Lost and Found" | Danis Goulet | Susan Coyne | February 11, 2025 (2025-02-11) | 478520-5 |
| When Ting goes missing, Siaja's knowledge of his hunting habits helps to find him alive, but injured. To help with his recovery, Siaja temporarily returns to Ting's home, but finds herself falling into old patterns. Alistair encourages Neevee not to give up on them, only to be sorely disappointed when he realizes she's already moved on. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Bad Influences" | Danis Goulet | Story by : Aviaq Johnston & JP LarocqueTeleplay by : Aviaq Johnston & Garry Campbell | February 18, 2025 (2025-02-18) | 478520-6 |
| Neevee reveals a secret to Siaja, explaining why she hid her from her father. In pitch to win the favour of a research team looking for a town to invest in, Siaja gives a heartfelt speech about Ice Cove. Although the suits are impressed, they decide that Ice Cove will not get a research station. But they will get a satellite station, which Alistair will run. The community holds a celebration. Alistair tells Neevee he is staying for his daughter and granddaughter, not for her. Kuuk tells Siaja he is also staying. But so is his girlfriend, Alexis. | ||||||
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