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The Head

Name: The Head
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Cast: Katharine O'Donnelly, John Lynch, Olivia Morris, Alexandre Willaume, Richard Sammel

2020–2025 · 3 seasons, 18 episodes · Drama, Mystery · HBO Asia, HBO Max · Spain · Rated TV-14 (US)

You can escape the law, not your fate.

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.

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Àlex Pastor, David Pastor

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Katharine O'Donnelly, John Lynch, Olivia Morris, Alexandre Willaume, Richard Sammel, Laura Bach

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