TV Series2020–present · 1 season · 6 episodes · Returning

The Head

Name: The Head
Genre: Mystery
Cast: Laura Sofia Bach, John Lynch, Álvaro Morte, Katharine O'Donnelly, Chris Reilley

Taste attributes: mysterydramathrillerunsavouryheavyenclosedcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"In the middle of the ocean there is nowhere to run."

Boxlist takeA serious mystery series, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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7.5 /10

TMDB · 74 votes

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Season

Season 1

· 2020 · 6 episodes

Winter has hit the South Pole, which means that the sun will soon set for the next six months. A number of scientists remain at the Polaris VI station to continue their research. After the winter, Johan Berg returns to base, finding most of the team dead or missing. Maggie is the only one found at the station alive.

Episodes (6)

1Episode 112 Jun 2020
Winter has fallen on the South Pole. A small team, known as the Winterers, will remain at the Polaris VI Antarctic Research Station to continue their innovative research, a crucial part in the fight against climate change. After the winter, Johan Berg returns to base, finding most of the team dead or missing. Only…
2Episode 219 Jun 2020
The summer team tries to find clues of what could have happened during the winter, unveiling a first possible suspect.
3Episode 326 Jun 2020
As Maggie begins to recount details of how the members of the team were killed, the search team discovers a frozen hand peeking out from the snow near the base.
4Episode 43 Jul 2020
Arthur reveals that the body found by the team was that of Sarah Jackson's. Meanwhile, Maggie discloses that Sarah's death was not an accident. She was murdered.
5Episode 510 Jul 2020
Jolted by the revelation of Sarah's death, Maggie reveals that the killer was looking for something which Maggie found and kept with her.
6Episode 617 Jul 2020
In the middle of the winter, a small group of scientists in charge of an international base in the Antartica during the long polar nights stops communicating with the outside world.