Scripted series · Syfy
Helix
Play God. Pay the price.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Billy Campbell
Dr. Alan Farragut
26 eps
Meegwun Fairbrother
Daniel Aerov
26 eps
Jordan Hayes
Dr. Sarah Jordan
26 eps
Mark Ghanimé
Major Sergio Balleseros
26 eps
Neil Napier
Dr. Peter Farragut
26 eps
Kyra Zagorsky
Dr. Julia Walker
26 eps
Cat Lemieux
Dr. Doreen Boyle
13 eps
Steven Weber
Brother Michael
13 eps
Matt Long
Dr. Kyle Sommer
13 eps
Cristina Rosato
Leila Weisner
13 eps
Hiroyuki Sanada
Dr. Hiroshi Hataki
26 eps
Severn Thompson
Sister Anne
13 eps
Alison Louder
Sister Amy
13 eps
Robert Naylor
Spencer
16 eps
Erica Anderson
Grace
1 eps
Tamara Brown
Dr. Sulemani
2 eps
Patrick Baby
Dr. Duchamp
1 eps
Jeri Ryan
Constance Sutton
3 eps
Christian Jadah
Lt. Klein
3 eps
Julian Bailey
Lt. Humphries
3 eps
Amber Goldfarb
Jaye
6 eps
Sarah Booth
Sister Olivia
9 eps
Lucas Chartier-Dessert
Henri
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Helix actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Helix reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 26 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201413 episodes
7.0IMDbA team of scientific investigates a dreadful disease in a research center en Artic. The survival of humanity is in their hands ...
Best episode · S01E08 Bloodline
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201513 episodes
7.5IMDbAfter barely escaping with their lives, the survivors of season one attempt to move on from the horrors that took place at Arctic Biosystems. But when their work takes them to a mysterious and remote wooded island, they quickly discover the Ilaria Corporation's reach is deeper and darker than anyone imagined, and a deadly new virus will present a threat that no one thought possible.
Best episode · S02E13 O Brave New World
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E13
O Brave New World
Kyle rescues Dr. Sarah Jordan as Alan Farragut fights his own brother, Peter Farragut.
- Directed by Steven A. Adelson
- Written by Steven Maeda
S02E12
The Ascendant
While Kyle and Jordan try to escape the island as the followers hunt them, Walker and Alan search for the Mother Tree so that Walker can halt ILARIA's deadly plan.
- Directed by Jeff Renfroe
- Written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach
S02E05
Oubliette
Michael locks Peter and Alan in a pit. Alan escapes and discovers that Kyle has a secret of his own. Agnes reveals a shocking truth to Michael, who drastically turns on her for doubting him. In the future, Caleb uncovers Walker's deception and takes matters into his own hands.
- Directed by Grant Harvey
- Written by Leigh Dana Jackson
S02E09
Ectogenesis
Alan, Kyle and Winger search the woods for the tree with red sap that might be a cure for the pathogen.
- Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik
- Written by Timothy J. Lea
S02E07
Cross-Pollination
As Peter gains a new cellmate, Michael takes extreme action when his followers begin to mutiny.
- Directed by Steven A. Adelson
- Written by Adria Lang
S02E01
San Jose
15 months after the events at Arctic Biosystems, new CDC team with the addition of biotoxicologist Kyle Sommer respond to a potential outbreak on a Windjammer in the Northern Pacific. Their search leads them to an island occupied by a mysterious cult led by the charismatic Michael. Meanwhile, 30 years in the future, Walker arrives at the same island searching for Alan Farragut.
- Directed by Steven A. Adelson
- Written by Steven Maeda
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E13
O Brave New World
- Directed by Steven A. Adelson
- Written by Steven Maeda
S02E12
The Ascendant
- Directed by Jeff Renfroe
- Written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach
S02E10
Mother
- Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik
- Written by Tiffany Greshler
S02E09
Ectogenesis
- Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik
- Written by Timothy J. Lea
S02E08
Vade in Pace
- Directed by Steven A. Adelson
- Written by Bobak Esfarjani
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Ronald D. Moore
Showrunner
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Cameron Porsandeh
Creator
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Tiffany Greshler
Writer
Misha Green
Writer
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Adam Lash
Writer
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Mark Haslett
Writer
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Allison Miller
Writer
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Timothy J. Lea
Writer
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Adria Lang
Writer
Bobak Esfarjani
Writer
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Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Writer
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Sean Crouch
Writer
Steven Maeda
Writer
Leigh Dana Jackson
Writer
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Keith Huff
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Created by
- Cameron PorsandehCreator
Writing
- Tiffany GreshlerWriter
- Misha GreenWriter
- Adam LashWriter
- Mark HaslettWriter
- Allison MillerWriter
- Timothy J. LeaWriter
Direction
- Brad TurnerDirector
- Jeremiah S. ChechikDirector
- Grant HarveyDirector
- Duane ClarkDirector
- Jeffrey ReinerDirector
- Jeff RenfroeDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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