The Head
About The Head
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…
The Head is a mystery series made for HBO Asia and HBO Max. Katharine O'Donnelly appears as Maggie Mitchell, John Lynch as Arthur Wilde, Olivia Morris as Rachel Russo, and Ben Cura as Liam Ruddock.
It ran for 3 seasons and 18 episodes between June 2020 and January 2025. That is around 6 episodes a season.
Shelv files it under nordic noir, cover-up, antarctica, and global warming. It streams on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel in the United States. It scores 7.1 out of 10 from 198 TMDB voters and it carries a TV-14 rating.
Riverdale, Attack on Titan, and Sherlock make useful companions to The Head, all filed under murder mystery, revenge, and survival.