AMC's Franklin expedition TV series seeks Inuit woman to play 'major character'

The creators of a new fictional TV series based on Sir John Franklin's 1846naval expedition into the Northwest Passage, arelooking for a young Inuit woman to play a major role in the story.

They're looking for someone between the ages of 16 and 30who is familiar with an Inuit language Inupiaq,Inuktitut,Kalaallisutbut doesn't have to be fluent.

AMC's upcoming The Terror, based on thebestselling novel by Dan Simmons, will followthe story of the voyage of the HMS Terror and HMS Erebus. The two shipsattempted to cross the Northwest Passage into Canadian waters andgot trapped inice.

The vesselshad to be abandoned two years later off King William Island near what's now Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, according to anote left by the crew in a cairnon the island.

Franklin and his 128 crewmembers ultimately perished.

In this twist on the story, the crew is stalked by a mysterious predator and struggles to survive.

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According to an announcement about the Inuit character, which has been circulating on community Facebook pages in Nunavut,the woman in the story comes in contact with the stranded sailors, and "finds herself drawn into the middle of their struggle to survive."

"She is a powerful, intelligent, compassionate person who suffers great hardship and finds herself tested to the limits of her endurance," the announcement said.

The series is written by David Kajganich, known for crime dramasTrue StoryandA Big Splash.

Soo Hugh, writer for theNetflix Original seriesThe Killing, helps produce the show alongside executive producer Ridley Scott.

Applicants don't have to have any performance experience, but must be available between Oct. 10, 2016 and Apr. 30, 2017.

The Terror's first season will have 10 episodes, set to air in 2017. Filming is scheduled to begin Oct. 31.

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