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Helix (2014)

Helix poster
Genre
horror television series, science fiction horror, science fiction television series, thriller television series
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 26 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 482 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A team of CDC scientists flies to an Arctic research station to investigate a suspected disease outbreak. They quickly realize the situation is far more dangerous than they expected, and they must fight to survive and prevent a global catastrophe.

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What happens

Helix is an American science fiction horror drama television series that aired on Syfy from January 10, 2014, to April 10, 2015. The series follows a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who travel to a research facility in the Arctic to investigate a potential outbreak of disease. While there, they find themselves stuck in a life-or-death situation that could decide the future of mankind. The executive producers of Helix were Ronald D. Moore, Lynda Obst, Steven Maeda, and Cameron Porsandeh, with Maeda serving as day-to-day showrunner. On April 29, 2015, Syfy announced that the show was canceled after two seasons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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