Six months without sunlight, a research base cut off from the rest of the planet, and a crew that starts losing its members: that is the setup of The Head, a Spanish mystery thriller series from 2020 set at the South Pole.
What is The Head about?
Winter has arrived in Antarctica and the sun is about to drop below the horizon for half a year. Most of the staff of the Polaris VI research station leave before the dark sets in. A small group stays behind to keep the science going through the long night; they are known as the Winterers. Their work is led by the renowned biologist Arthur Wilde, who believes his research can produce an answer to climate change and is determined to see it through. The station is isolated and practically unreachable until the season turns, which is manageable while everything runs as planned. It stops being manageable when several of Wilde's respected scientists suddenly begin to die. With no way out and nobody able to come in, the people left on the base have only each other to rely on, and only each other to suspect.
About the cast
The Head is an ensemble piece: the story depends on a compact group of scientists and support staff confined together, with the figure of biologist Arthur Wilde at its centre. The catalogue credits the direction to Pastor. Because the cast information held for this title is limited, this page does not match individual performers to characters.
Context & significance
The series belongs to a long line of stories that shut a handful of people inside one place and let suspicion do the rest, but its choice of location gives the formula a harder edge. An Antarctic station in winter is a closed room by nature rather than by contrivance: the polar night lasts for months, the cold is constant and outside help is simply not available. The climate research at the heart of Wilde's mission adds a second layer, since the stakes of the work reach well beyond the walls of the base. The Head is a production of Spain and is listed under drama, mystery and thriller. Episodes run about 50 minutes each.
Watching The Head on Ktime
The Head can be watched on K-Time with a Persian dub and with Persian subtitles, so you can pick whichever you prefer. This page is free to read; to play the episodes you need to log in to a K-Time account. K-Time is a Persian-focused streaming service for the Iranian diaspora, and its interface is available in Farsi.