Netflix, CBC and APTN Greenlight Arctic-Set Comedy From Inuit Writing Duo
variety.comAmber Dowling Netflix, APTN and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation have commissioned a new comedy series created and written by Inuit television writer-producer Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Inuit filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril.
The untitled project will film in Nunavut and revolves around a young Inuk mother who wants to build a new future for herself.
The problem? It won’t be easy in her small Arctic town where everyone knows everybody else’s business. MacDonald and Arnaquq-Baril also serve as executive producers on the series under their Red Marrow Media banner alongside Miranda de Pencier (“Anne With an E”) of Northwood Entertainment, Susan Coyne (“Daisy Jones & The Six”) and Garry Campbell (“The Kids in the Hall”).
This series marks the first original scripted Canadian commission from Netflix under Canadian directors of content Danielle Woodrow and Tara Woodbury since the streamer put out a pitch call to Canadian creators in Summer 2020. (Last year, Netflix Canada commissioned French stand-up special “Mathieu Dufour at Bell Centre.”) “As soon as we heard about this show, we knew we wanted to share it with our members around the world,” Woodrow and Woodbury said in a joint statement. “Stacey and Alethea have created a very relatable and funny story that showcases the unique experience of living in Canada’s Arctic regions.
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