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The Head

Thriller, Mystery · 2020 · Rated 6.3/10

Last aired: S3 E6, Episode XVIII · 2025-01-23

Winter has fallen on the South Pole. The sun will soon disappear for the next six months. A small team of scientists, known as the Winterers, will remain at the Polaris VI Antarctic Research Station to continue their innovative research. Their work is crucial in the fight against climate change and they are under the command of renowned biologist Arthur Wilde. But when spring comes, summer commander Johan Berg returns to the station only to find most of the team dead or missing. A killer is on the loose and Annika, Johan's wife, is missing too. If he wants to find her alive, he will have to trust Maggie, the young doctor who is profoundly shaken and apparently the sole survivor from the group… or, is there someone else who survived?

Cast

Katharine O'Donnelly Maggie Mitchell

John Lynch Arthur Wilde

Olivia Morris Rachel Russo

Alexandre Willaume Johan Berg

Tomohisa Yamashita Aki

Ben Cura Liam Ruddock

Olwen Fouéré Lauren

Laura Bach Anika Lundqvist

ÁM

Álvaro Morte Ramón

Richard Sammel Erik Osterland

Moe Dunford Alec Kurtz

Josefin Neldén Amy

Hovik Keuchkerian Charlie

Sota Fukushi Yuto

Stanley Weber Pierre

Clara Galle Alba Orcajo

Riko Nakazono Keiko

Godehard Giese Horst

Jonny Grogan Joe

Lochlainn O'Mearáin Sean Doyle

Chris Reilly Nils Hedlund

Tom Lawrence Miles Porter

Season 3

Season 1 Season 2 Season 3

E1 Episode XIII 2024-12-19 · 56 min In the lawless desert territory of Bir Tawil, a group of scientists carry out the next phase of Wilde's research: testing the bacteria on humans.

E2 Episode XIV 2024-12-26 · 49 min After a team member is stung by a scorpion, the others suspect sabotage on the base. Two years earlier, Arthur struggles to gain respect in prison.

E3 Episode XV 2025-01-02 · 50 min Distrust mounts as the base's supplies continue to be tampered with. At Portlaoise, Arthur receives a letter from the anonymous admirer "XX."

E4 Episode XVI 2025-01-09 · 53 min The participants suddenly get sick just as the computers are infected with ransomware. Arthur does Patrick's dirty work in exchange for a cellphone.

E5 Episode XVII 2025-01-16 · 45 min After a forceful seizure of power, the subjects attempt to escape the facility. At Portlaoise, Arthur receives an unexpected visitor.

E6 Episode XVIII 2025-01-23 · 55 min After Maggie helps Rachel successfully deliver her baby, the killer strikes again -- and XX's identity is revealed.

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