Series synopsis
Helix is a Canadian drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Syfy on January 10, 2014. It ended on April 10, 2015. It was created by Ronald D. Moore, Cameron Porsandeh. It stars Billy Campbell, Meegwun Fairbrother, Jordan Hayes and Mark Ghanimé.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: Play God. Pay the price.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Billy Campbell as Dr. Alan Farragut
- Meegwun Fairbrother as Daniel Aerov
- Jordan Hayes as Dr. Sarah Jordan
- Mark Ghanimé as Major Sergio Balleseros
- Neil Napier as Dr. Peter Farragut
- Kyra Zagorsky as Dr. Julia Walker
- Cat Lemieux as Dr. Doreen Boyle
- Steven Weber as Brother Michael
Supporting cast
- Matt Long as Dr. Kyle Sommer
- Cristina Rosato as Leila Weisner
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Dr. Hiroshi Hataki
- Severn Thompson as Sister Anne
- Alison Louder as Sister Amy
Guest cast
- Robert Naylor as Spencer
- Erica Anderson as Grace
- Tamara Brown as Dr. Sulemani
- Patrick Baby as Dr. Duchamp
- Jeri Ryan as Constance Sutton
- Christian Jadah as Lt. Klein
- Julian Bailey as Lt. Humphries
- Amber Goldfarb as Jaye
- Sarah Booth as Sister Olivia
- Lucas Chartier-Dessert as Henri
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | January 10, 2014 | March 28, 2014 |
| Season 2 | 13 | January 16, 2015 | April 10, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot A Center for Disease Control medical team's investigation of a disease outbreak at a high tech arctic research lab uncovers the truth about a secretive research project that could threaten the future of humankind. |
January 10, 2014 |
| 2 |
Vector As Dr. Alan Farragut accelerates the hunt for his infected brother Peter, the quarantine of three scientists threatens to create panic at the lab. Doreen finds evidence that Dr. Hatake is lying about his research. |
January 10, 2014 |
| 3 |
274 As Alan sets up an isolation unit to quarantine the infected lab workers, Walker and Jordan each face the possibility that they have the deadly virus, too. |
January 17, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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. |
January 16, 2015 |
| 2 |
Reunion The CDC team continue to investigate the island; at the same time, they discover Peter's brother, Alan, is a member of Brother Michael's cult, and his warnings for them to leave the abbey fall on deaf ears. |
January 23, 2015 |
| 3 |
Scion Peter and Jordan leave the safety of the Abbey to retrieve some specimens and discover just what’s living in the woods, meanwhile Sister Amy plots to make them leave forever. |
January 30, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Syfy |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 10, 2014 |
| Last aired | April 10, 2015 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:00:00 |