Island of the Sea Wolves

Island of the Sea Wolves is a 2022 Canadian documentary series nominated for 7 Emmys, and narrated by Will Arnett.^[2] Filmed on Vancouver Island, the series focuses on sea wolves and bald eagles, animal species that must forage for food in the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean.^[3] The series premiered on the Netflix streaming platform on October 11, 2022.^[1][4]

Island of the Sea Wolves
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Genre	Nature documentary
Written by	David Fowler James Honeyborne Jeff Turner
Directed by	Chelsea Turner Jeff Turner Louise Ferguson Alex Burr
Narrated by	Will Arnett
Composers	Laurentia Editha Denise Santos
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of episodes	3
Production
Producer	Armen Evrensel
Cinematography	Maxwel Hohn
Production company	Netflix[1]
Original release
Release	11 October 2022 (2022-10-11)

Episodes

No.	Title	Narrated by	Original release date
1	"Spring"	Will Arnett	11 October 2022 (2022-10-11)
Cedar, a pregnant sea wolf, must struggle to find her food after being left behind by her pack. Meanwhile, the other creatures of Vancouver Island face the spring trying to secure a food source for the youngest members of the family.
2	"Summer"	Will Arnett	11 October 2022 (2022-10-11)
As summer arrives, the resources obtained become scarce, and a difficult season begins for all the animals on the island. When Cedar meets the alpha female, something extraordinary happens.
3	"Fall"	Will Arnett	11 October 2022 (2022-10-11)
Wolf pup Blaze is accidentally left behind by the pack, and must face the hardships of autumn on his own. The season proves far from easy for all the animals on the island.

Reception

The documentary was well received by critics. Joel Keller of Decider said that the series "does what a lot of nature docuseries should do, which is focus on one geographical area and follow its inhabitants through the different seasons. It makes for a fascinating show".^[5]

Greg Wheeler of The Review Geek wrote: "Island of the Sea Wolves is an informative, well-written and enjoyable nature docu-series. Sure, it’s no David Attenborough epic but while Frozen Planet II awes and inspires on BBC, Netflix’s effort isn’t bad either".^[2] Jordan Russell Lyon of the site Ready Steady Cut called it a good offering for fans of nature shows.^[3]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2023	Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmy Awards	Outstanding Travel, Adventure and Nature Program	James Honeyborne, Tim Martin, Jeff Turner, Lynn Fuhr, Lotta Hellzen	Nominated	[6][7]
		Outstanding Cinematography	Russell Clark, Samuel Ellis, James Frystak, Maxwel Hohn, Matthew Hood, Kieran O'Donovan, Dave Pearson, Adam Ravetech, Robin Smith and Darren West	Won
		Outstanding Directing Team for a Single Camera Daytime Non-Fiction Program	Jeff Turner, Chelsea Turner, Alex Burr, Louise Ferguson	Nominated
		Outstanding Single Camera Editing	Erin Cumming, Jacob Parish, Steve Phillips, Jeanne Slater	Won
		Outstanding Music Direction and Composition	Laurentia Editha, Denise Santos	Nominated
		Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing	Jonny Crew, Kate Hopkins, Ben Peace, Hannah Gregory, Tyson Lozensky, Nicholas Allan, Tom Mercer, Luke O’Connell, Owen Peter, Harsha Thangirala, Paul Ackerman, Rory Joseph and Ellie Bowler	Won
		Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Non-Fiction Program	David Fowler, James Honeyborne and Jeff Turner	Won