The Head
The Head
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The Head

You can escape the law not your fate.

7.0 / 10 · 185 votes
TV-14
2020
3 seasons
18 episodes
MysteryDrama

In an isolated and inaccessible Antarctic research station in which winter has fallen on the South Pole and the sun will soon disappear for the next six months, a small team, known as the Winterers, remain at the Polaris VI Antarctic Research Station to continue their innovative research. Renowned biologist Arthur Wilde is determined to find a solution to climate change, but his quest turns into a nightmare when several of his esteemed scientists suddenly begin to die.

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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.

  • Episode I

    1.Episode I

    8.3
    12-06-202052 min

    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...

  • Episode II

    2.Episode II

    7.5
    19-06-202054 min

    The summer team tries to find clues of what could have happened during the winter, unveiling a first possible suspect.

  • Episode III

    3.Episode III

    8.4
    26-06-202053 min

    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.

  • Episode IV

    4.Episode IV

    8.0
    03-07-202048 min

    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.

  • Episode V

    5.Episode V

    8.0
    10-07-202046 min

    Jolted by the revelation of Sarah's death, Maggie reveals that the killer was looking for something which Maggie found and kept with her.

  • Episode VI

    6.Episode VI

    8.2
    17-07-20201h 4m

    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...

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