On this episode of the 1st on Film Podcast, we sit down with Anna Lambe and Maika Harper, the stars of the hit Arctic comedy North of North, to talk all about the highly anticipated second season.

Anna Lambe returns as Siaja, the young Inuk mother determined to take charge of her life, while Maika Harper reprises her role as her mother, Neevee — a character whose complicated past and larger-than-life personality continue to shape Siaja’s journey.

We discuss what fans can expect from Season 2, how Siaja and Neevee have evolved since the first season, the unique mother-daughter relationship at the heart of the series, returning to the world of Ice Cove, filming in Iqaluit, and the balance of humour, heart and Inuit culture that makes North of North so special.

Anna Lambe is an Inuk actress, host and emerging filmmaker from Iqaluit, Nunavut. She first gained major recognition for her performance in the feature film The Grizzlies, earning a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She followed that with a role in the CBC series Trickster, earning another Canadian Screen Award nomination, and later appeared in HBO’s True Detective: Night Country

Maika Harper is an Indigenous Canadian actress known for her work in television and film, including Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent and Burden of Truth. She stars in North of North as Neevee, the fiercely independent and often chaotic mother of Siaja.