The Polar Sea

The Polar Sea

2014 1 Seasons 10 Episodes ⭐ 6.0 Documentary

The Polar Sea is a 10 part television series that follows an incredible amateur expedition through the fabled Northwest Passage during a summer of revolutionary change in the Arctic.

The Polar Sea is a 10 part television series that follows an incredible amateur expedition through the fabled Northwest Passage during a summer of revolutionary change in the Arctic.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The New Everest

"The Polar Sea" begins in Reykjavik, Iceland with Richard Tegner, an ordinary Swedish man embarking on an extraordinary

EP 2

Sailing Ice

It is late July and the Northwest Passage is still choked with ice. In the small village of Ilulissat, Greenland, a motl

EP 3

Legends of Food

The explorers cross Baffin Bay to the tiny Inuit village of Pond Inlet. The new accessibility of this region has brought

EP 4

Wild Science

We depart coastal civilization for Lancaster Sound, a wilderness teeming with whales, birds and bears which is now being

EP 5

Arctic Exiles

Crossing the Northwest Passage remains an immense challenge despite the melting ice. Halfway through their journey, some

EP 6

Surviving Civilization

In the little coastal village of Gjoa Haven deep in the Northwest Passage, modern life - driven by Canada's ongoing effo

EP 7

Arctic Crossroads

Late August finds our explorers at the halfway point of the Northwest Passage in Cambridge Bay, racing against the retur

EP 8

Melting Land

Richard Tegner has hitched a new and luxurious ride and is sailing west along a melting coast. Climate change is turning

EP 9

Striking Oil

Entering Alaska, USA, the Northwest Passage transforms from wild terrain into an industrial corridor lined with oil rigs

EP 10

A Passage to the Future

Two months after they began their journey, our explorers finally exit the Bering Strait and complete the Northwest Passa

Popular Cast

Gordon Pinsent
Gordon Pinsent