![]() The North Water novel opens with gruesome violence, introducing readers to the evil Henry Drax a “harpooner, murderer, monster” who signs up for a six-month whaling expedition aboard the Volunteer ship from Hull to the Arctic. And, more specifically, the book’s ending. The North Water series has been adapted by acclaimed writer and director Andrew Haigh but follows much of Ian McGuire’s original brutal plot.Īs viewers prepare to marathon the five-episode series, those who aren’t bothered by spoilers may be keen to learn details about the book. Now the chilling tale has been adapted for an upcoming BBC Two series of the same name, with actors Colin Farrell, Jack O’Connell, and Stephen Graham on board to play sailors who take part in a doomed voyage. ![]() ![]() As an Independent reviewer wrote at the time, “when McGuire’s sailors are not killing wild beasts they are killing each other – and worse.” Set in the late 1800s, the international bestseller details a chilling whaling expedition to the Arctic with a murderous psychopath on board. Ian McGuire’s The North Water was praised for its gripping – albeit gruesome – survival plot when it was released back in 2016. ![]() Spoilers for The North Water book and TV series ahead. ![]()
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