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The Head

2020 Ended

7.1/10 199 votes

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.

Created by:: Àlex Pastor, David Pastor
Cast:: Katharine O'Donnelly, John Lynch, Olivia Morris, Ben Cura
Language:: English
Country:: Spain
Network:: HBO Asia, HBO Max, Max

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Season 1

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E01

Episode 1

★ 8.3

Episode I

2020-06-12 · 52m

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.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 7.5

Episode II

2020-06-19 · 54m

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

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E03

Episode 3

★ 7.6

Episode III

2020-06-26 · 53m

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.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 8.0

Episode IV

2020-07-03 · 48m

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.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 8.0

Episode V

2020-07-10 · 46m

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

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E06

Episode 6

★ 8.2

Episode VI

2020-07-17 · 64m

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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