Stacey Aglok Macdonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Nalajoss Ellsworth; Dorota Lech
Netflix has jumped on board an untitled comedy to be filmed in the Canadian Arctic for local broadcasters CBC and APTN.
Set to be filmed in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, the native Indigenous series centers on a young Inuk mother who is looking to build a new future for herself in her small arctic town, but meets with everyone who knows her business. There’s no word on the casting, but the English-language comedy will have some local Inuktitut languages spoken by the characters, according to producers.
The Northwood Entertainment and Red Marrow Media series was created and written by Inuit screenwriter and producer Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Inuit filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril. Netflix will stream the comedy globally, and eventually in Canada, after local broadcast slots on CBC and APTN, the country’s indigenous television network.
“This series is full of stories straight from our hearts and our funny bones. We have drawn from our experiences as Inuit women living, laughing, crying and living together as aboriginal people. We are very excited to be working with all of our incredible partners at CBC, Netflix and APTN and can’t wait to start filming!” Aglok MacDonald and Arnaquq-Baril said in a statement.
Netflix and CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster, have a long-standing relationship, having worked on local TV dramas such as Annebased on Anna on Green Gables novels and aka Gracebased on the novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood.
And the video streaming giant has a slew of native Canadian series like Schitt’s Creek, Kim’s Convenience And Working Moms to a worldwide streaming audience.
“As soon as we heard about this show, we knew we wanted to share it with our members around the world. Stacey and Alethea have created a very relatable and funny story that showcases the unique experience of life in Canada’s arctic regions,” said Danielle Woodrow and Tara Woodbury, Netflix’s director of Canadian content, in a statement.
Executive producer credits are shared by Aglok MacDonald, Arnaquq-Baril, Miranda de Pencier, Susan Coyne and Garry Campbell.
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