SummaryCenters for Disease Control scientist Dr. Alan Farragut (Billy Campbell) leads a group of scientists to Arctic Biosystems, an arctic research facility to investigate a possible virus breakout in this sci-fi series executive produced by Battlestar Galatica showrunner Ron Moore.
Created By:Cameron Porsandeh
Helix
Season 1 Premiere:
Jan 10, 2014
Metascore
Generally Favorable
66
User score
Generally Favorable
6.2
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
66
63% Positive
10 Reviews
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38% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Mar 27, 2014
83
The story is an edge-of-your-seat kind of thriller. Clues are dropped, but you never know what’s coming next.
Jan 10, 2014
75
Helix is very involving, giving us characters to care about even in the midst of so much necessary setup.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.2
57% Positive
130 Ratings
130 Ratings
22% Mixed
49 Ratings
49 Ratings
21% Negative
48 Ratings
48 Ratings
Jan 8, 2021
7
If you only watch the first season, it is a great show. You don't even have to watch more than one season because they are almost completely different things in different universes. The second season almost is a disgrace to the overall idea and arc that they built in the first season.
Feb 16, 2024
2
Bon bah, c’est Resident Evil au Pôle Nord avec un côté qui semble plus réaliste de prime abord avec toutes ces andouilles coincées dans ce frigo contaminé ! Au fil des épisodes, si la tension est bien rendue, si le rythme est soutenu, on commence cependant à se rendre compte que l’histoire part en vrille de façon alarmante ! C’est à croire que le virus a bouffé le cerveau des scénaristes : tout devient désordonné et bancal comme dans un très mauvais épisode d’un X-Files fatigué. L’incrédulité et l’ennui atteignent alors un niveau critique qui nous conduit à cesser immédiatement l’expérience. Arrêtez tout et balancez à la poubelle !
Jan 13, 2014
70
Billy Campbell anchors the cast admirably as Dr. Alan Farragut.... Mr. Sanada is always intriguing to watch. And some of the show’s support players bring welcome spunk to the claustrophobic world of the research center, especially Catherine Lemieux as Dr. Doreen Boyle, a smart pathologist with a smart mouth.
Jan 10, 2014
70
If it doesn't match "Battlestar" for ambition or poetry or sparkling dialogue--to judge by the three hours available for review--it's well-made, solidly scary and disturbing all the same.
Jan 9, 2014
60
Viewers glimpse the fuller scope of the problem, in most cases, at the same time Alan does, giving Helix a nice sense of ominous building tension. It’s also not too geeky a story, so someone who just likes suspense drama can follow it.
Jan 9, 2014
58
A sometimes intriguing sci-fi show from executive producer Ronald D. Moore about a viral outbreak at a desolate Arctic base. The bug isn’t airborne, but stupidity apparently is.
Jan 8, 2014
50
There's nothing all that original about Helix, but it works well enough. The script gets bogged down in soap opera suds from time to time, especially when it involves the love triangle.
Aug 25, 2020
2
rather worthless story and its realization, many sub-story lines are just abandoned, others - make no sense at all, and the ending is the biggest disappointment which also makes no sense
Production Company:
- Tall Ship Productions
- Kaji Productions
- Muse Entertainment Enterprises
- Lynda Obst Productions
- Sony Pictures Television
Initial Release Date:Jan 10, 2014
Number of seasons:2 Seasons
Rating:TV-PG
Awards
W3 Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Leo Awards
• 1 Nomination
