North of North

This is a wonderful, joyous show! I heartily recommend it!

It is neither cookie cutter nor pablum. It is a joyful upbeat show with great likeable characters but it is not not lacking in human insight.

Although it shows us a culture that is not super familiar, the characters feel like friends. It does not shy away from some darker subjects but leaves us laughing. It is the kind of show the whole family can watch but it doesnt talk down to us.

These are humanly flawed and very loveable prople.

This is very good TV. It covers a lot of ground but doesn't overwhelm us.

I sure hope this show does another season!

North of North is the first show I have seen that takes place in a northern community. I love all the characters, but the actress playing Siaja really shines. She is amazing and her comedic timing and expressions are fun to watch. The writing is fun and light hearted. So many shows these days are dystopian and dark, as are our times, that it was a gift to find this ray of sunshine. This show is a refreshing addition to the CBC lineup. The show reminded me of Schitt's Creek to be honest. I really hope they get a second season. Ten episodes is definitely not enough of this absolute gem of a Canadian show.

As an Inuk woman, I never thought I'd see a show that represents us with this much care, heart and authenticity. North to North blew me away.

Our humor, our culture, the parkas, the beaded earrings, the traditional markings, it's all there and it's beautiful. I felt so seen. Every scene felt like home in a way I've never experienced from TV before.

I love this show so much. It's not just entertaining, it's important. It shows the strength, beauty, and complexity of our people.

I can't wait for the next generation to grow up seeing this kind of representation and feeling proud of who they are.

It's not just good, it's necessary. More Native shows like this, please!!! Our voices matter, our stories matter, and this proves it.

I'm thrilled this original show found its feet. Well-written, directed, and acted. The characters have a lovely blend of authenticity and comedy. Each episode has heart and humour. Well done, CBC! Keep commissioning these gorgeous nation-loving gems.

I don't feel the need to say a whole lot more. If you're new to the show and unsure, keep watching. You'll get hooked soon enough. It is delightfully quirky, unique in storylines, and some wonderful, uncomfortably awkward moments that push the stories forward. I also deeply appreciate an insight into the Inuit culture, especially from an everyday (albeit TV sitcom) point of view.

It's amazing to see the far North appearing in a good show! The show's town is fictional and called "Ice Cove", but it is almost entirely filmed in the real-life far Northern community of Iqaluit, Nunavut (Canada).

North of North is cute, clever, and full of really likeable characters already, and it's only two episodes in, at time of this review. Excellently cast, and fantastic that the main character (Siaja) is played by Anna Lambe, who is herself an Inuk woman from Iqaluit.

Big appreciation for Inuit culture being well, genuinely, and just naturally repped throughout, from the language (spoken and written in parts here and there), clothing, womens' hand and facial tattoos, traditional games, and more. Traditional ways are blended with modern (colonial) ways, which is accurately what you will find in this part of the Northern Arctic and Subarctic region, today.

I'm really hoping this show sticks around; I'd love to see much more of this cast and this story!