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- 2014
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- 2014
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Summary Centers 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
- 2014
- TV-PG
- SyFy
- 2014
- TV-PG
- SyFy
Helix
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 10, 2014
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6.2
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Summary Centers 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
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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63% Positive
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38% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
66
63% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
38% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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The story is an edge-of-your-seat kind of thriller. Clues are dropped, but you never know what’s coming next.
Helix is very involving, giving us characters to care about even in the midst of so much necessary setup.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 222 User Ratings
6.2
57% Positive
127 Ratings
127 Ratings
21% Mixed
47 Ratings
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22% Negative
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48 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 222 User Ratings
6.2
57% Positive
127 Ratings
127 Ratings
21% Mixed
47 Ratings
47 Ratings
22% Negative
48 Ratings
48 Ratings
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
