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One of Netflix’s best-rated series returned to critical acclaim, achieving a rare feat on Rotten Tomatoes.
Released on CBC Television, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, and Netflix, North of North was created by Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril. The series stars Anna Lambe, Maika Harper, Braeden Clarke, Zorga Qaunaq, Bailey Poching, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Kelly William, and Jay Ryan.
Set in Ice Cove, Nunavut, North of North follows Lambe as Siaja Kudlak, a young single mother grappling with a public divorce, a new job, and moving back in with her mother, Neevee (Harper). The series is a celebration of Inuit culture, with an emphasis on accurate representation, and many of its cast members are of Indigenous Inuk heritage.
North of North Is A Critical Darling
Following its debut in 2025, North of North was an immediate hit with critics. Its first season holds a 100% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. However, it holds a slightly less positive audience score of 78%. North of North’s second season maintains this winning streak among critics, also scoring a coveted 100% Tomatometer score.
Ahead of season two’s debut, Lambe opened up about the series’ warm reception and international appeal (via Forbes). “It’s been so humbling to see,” said the actress. “I always felt like the show was going to do well because it’s good. But for people to have so much curiosity about the North, and love for the North, and an openness to the stories that we have to tell, and just wanting to find more content and subject matter about the North, because this has opened a door to them to a world that they may have never seen before, has been really humbling.
As for what audiences can look forward to, Lambe teased how Siaja has evolved since the series’ first season. “One of the things that I really felt in the second season was that, you know, Siaja left her marriage, and she wanted to be independent,” she said. “She wanted to figure out who she was outside of this identity that has been expected of her, and this idea of who she should be. And by the end of season one, I do think she finds a level of that, and she finds a new self-confidence.”
“I feel so grateful to be part of a new era of representation of Inuit storytelling,” Lambe concluded. North of North seasons one and two are now streaming on Netflix.
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