Northern Exposure Is Streaming For the First Time Ever — Find Out Where You Can Watch!
Who’s ready for a return trip to Cicely, Alaska?
After years stuck in streaming limbo, early ’90s classic Northern Exposure — the fifth most sought-after, non-streaming show in a July TVLine poll — is now available to binge Stateside on Prime Video. All six seasons (110 episodes) have quietly been uploaded to the service in high definition and retain their original 4:3 aspect ratio.
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At first glance, it appears two episodes were uploaded out of airdate order: The Season 3 episode “Jules et Joel” (OAD: Oct. 28, 1991) is listed as Season 2, Episode 8, while the Season 6 episode “Zarya” (OAD: Oct. 31, 1994) is listed as Season 5, Episode 25.
TVLine has reached out to Amazon for additional details on Northern Exposure’s release — namely, whether Prime Video has cleared all original music rights.
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For the uninitiated: Northern Exposure starred Rob Morrow as Joel Fleischman, a recently graduated New York City physician who is sent to practice medicine in the fictional town of Cicely. Conceived by St. Elsewhere creators Joshua Brand and John Falsey, the series started out as a midseason replacement in the summer of 1990. It ran for eight episodes, then returned for an additional seven-episode run the following spring. Its first full season in the fall of ’91.
The ensemble also included Barry Corbin (as Maurice Minnifield), Janine Turner (as Maggie O’Connell), John Cullum (as Holling Vincoeur), Cynthia Geary (as Shelly Tambo), John Corbett (as Chris Stevens), Darren E. Burrows (as Ed Chigliak), Peg Phillips (as Ruth-Anne Miller) and Elaine Miles (as Marilyn Whirlwind).
Upon Morrow’s departure at the end of Season 5, Paul Provenza was cast as Joel’s replacement, Dr. Phil Capra, while Teri Polo was enlisted to play his wife, Michelle.
Northern Exposure: The Complete Series
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Northern Exposure racked up 39 Emmy nominations, winning seven Emmys over the course of its run — including trophies for Outstanding Supporting Actress (for Valerie Mahaffey) and Outstanding Drama Series in 1992. Up until now, episodes were only available for digital purchase or on DVD.
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