The read
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do. The series ran 1 season across 2 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do.
66 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 2 ep1998 |
Key crew
- Franc RoddamDirector
Cast
- Henry ThomasIshmael
- Bruce SpenceElijah
- Hugh Keays-ByrneMr. Stubb
- Robin CumingPeter Coffin
- Shane ConnorMr. Flask
- Patrick StewartCaptain Ahab
- Piripi WaretiniQueequeg
- Vivianne BentonSal Coffin
- Michael JacksonShantyman
- Dominic PurcellBulkington
- Norman YemmCarpenter
- Warren OwensCook
Stills
Themes
seabased on novel or bookshipwhalerevengesteampunkminiserieshuntingwhaling ship19th centurysperm whale