The Head
You can escape the law not your fate.
TV-142020•7.1/10
MysteryDrama
Ratings
🎬TMDb
7.1/10(178)
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.
Production
The Mediapro Studio
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
June 12, 2020
Last Aired
January 23, 2025
Networks
HBO Asia, HBO Max, Max
Created By
Àlex Pastor, David Pastor
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Episode I
Air date: 2020-06-12
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 Maggie remained at the station.
E2
Episode II
Air date: 2020-06-19
The summer team tries to find clues of what could have happened during the winter, unveiling a first possible suspect.
E3
Episode III
Air date: 2020-06-26
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.
E4
Episode IV
Air date: 2020-07-03
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.
E5
Episode V
Air date: 2020-07-10
Jolted by the revelation of Sarah's death, Maggie reveals that the killer was looking for something which Maggie found and kept with her.
E6
Episode VI
Air date: 2020-07-17
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.
Cast
Katharine O'Donnelly
Maggie Mitchell
John Lynch
Arthur Wilde
Olivia Morris
Rachel Russo
Ben Cura
Liam Ruddock
Stanley Weber
Pierre
Clara Galle
Alba
Riko Nakazono
Keiko
Godehard Giese
Horst
Jonny Grogan
Joe
Lochlann Ó Mearáin
Sean
