Umka (Season 1)

Umka (2022) is a Russian animated series available to watch online on iFILM. It picks up the story of the beloved little polar bear through the eyes of his old friend Taike, a Chukchi boy who grew up to become a shaman and now tells children the tales of their Arctic adventures.

Each episode is its own short story — a new animal encounter, a scrape in the ice, a small lesson discovered without being announced. The series draws on the same gentle tradition as the classic Soviet Umka shorts of the late 1960s, refreshed with modern animation. Quiet, warm, and well-paced: the kind of children's television that holds the room without hurrying. Stream Umka (2022) online on iFILM.