The Head

50min

Mystery

Drama

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.

Episodes

Cast

Episode I

1. Episode I

52min

12th 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 Maggie remained at the station.

Episode II

2. Episode II

54min

19th Jun 2020

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

53min

26th 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.

Episode IV

4. Episode IV

48min

3rd 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.

Episode V

5. Episode V

46min

10th 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.

Episode VI

6. Episode VI

1h 4min

17th 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.

First air date

12th Jun 2020

Last air date

23rd Jan 2025

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks