Arctic Air

A rugged, heartfelt workplace drama where family squabbles and risky flights over frozen wilderness keep things grounded and watchable.

Created by

Ian Weir

Genres

Drama

Starring

Adam Beach, Pascale Hutton, John Reardon

Overview

Arctic Air is about a Yellowknife-based maverick airline and the unconventional family who runs it. The owners are Mel Ivarson, an old school bush pilot; Krista Ivarson, Mel's daughter; and Bobby Martin, the son of Ivarson's deceased partner. Episodes focus on interpersonal conflicts between the characters as well as dramatic flying missions with their aging fleet of Douglas DC-3s, de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otters and other aircraft. Each episode has one or more flying missions. The series was canceled on March 17, 2014, due to government budgetary cuts

How it feels

Earnest, warm, tense and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Family, survival, found family, loyalty

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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