8:27 AM XDT 12/21/2021 by Mary Chrisman
FIRST PHOTOS OF THE NORTH WATER ARE OUT
The first photos are out from the anticipated mini-series adaptation of Ian McGuire's novel "The North Water" which hails from celebrated "Weekend" and "45 Years" writer/director Andrew Haigh.

Colin Farrell, Luke Lelliott, Stephen Graham, Tom Courtenay, and Peter Mullan star in the story of a killer on board a whaling expedition in the Arctic in a show that shot closer to the North Pole than pretty much any other show production has done.

While the BBC has not confirmed an official premiere day just yet, filming on the series has wrapped back in the fall so it shouldn't be too long before the drama arrives on BBC Two.

Production on The North Water began back in November, with scenes being filmed on location in the Arctic and in studios in Budapest. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, all shoots were paused in March.

Deadline understands the remaining four days of filming had taken place in a studio in the UK.

"Four days of additional filming took place in the UK, and the series has wrapped." a BBC spokesperson told Deadline.

There will be four episodes in total on BBC Two, three of which will be an hour long, with the fourth coming in at 90 minutes.