TV series

Helix

2014–2015 · 2 seasons

A chilly, claustrophobic thriller that keeps tightening the screws with outbreaks, conspiracies and body horror in an isolated facility.

Tagline: Play God. Pay the price.
Overview: Helix is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that holds the key to mankind's salvation...or total annihilation.
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Survival, conspiracy, science, isolation
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
conspiracy
science
isolation
betrayal
Places: wilderness
hospital
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild