The BEST episodes of The Head (2020)

Every episode of The Head (2020) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Head (2020)!

In an isolated and inaccessible Antarctic research station, 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, will remain at the Polaris VI Antarctic Research Station to continue their innovative research, a crucial part in the fight against climate change, under the command of renowned biologist Arthur Wilde. But when spring comes, summer commander Johan Berg returns to the station only to find the entire team are either dead or missing. A killer is on the loose, and Annika, Johan's wife, is missing. If he wants to find her alive, he will have to trust Maggie, the young doctor who is profoundly shaken and apparently the sole survivor from the group… or, is there someone else?

Last Updated: 3/20/2024Network: HBO MaxStatus: Ended
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Episode VI
star
7.56
244 votes

#1 - Episode VI

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/17/2020

Johan realises they've been searching in the wrong direction all along. He urgently redirects the search for his missing wife, which can resume after the storm has finally passed.

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Episode IX
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7.46
68 votes

#2 - Episode IX

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/22/2022

With Charlie locked up, Amy brings lingering doubts to Wilde, confirming his greatest fears. In the U.K., Olivia and her sister are attacked while plotting their revenge.

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Episode X
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7.44
63 votes

#3 - Episode X

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/22/2022

After breaking out of his confinement, Charlie cuts the ship’s power once again and embarks on a murderous rampage. As Olivia finds herself one step closer to Rachel, Gloria pulls away from Wilde.

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Episode III
star
7.38
260 votes

#4 - Episode III

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/26/2020

As Maggie begins to recount details of how the members of the team were killed, the search team discovers a frozen hand peeking out from the snow near the base.

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Episode XI
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7.37
62 votes

#5 - Episode XI

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/22/2022

After another scientist turns up dead, the mole reveals their true identity – and asks for a favor in return.

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Episode VII
star
7.35
89 votes

#6 - Episode VII

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/22/2022

Far from land, Arthur Wilde and his team of scientists celebrate the culmination of decades of research: a solution to climate change. Then, a gruesome murder – eerily similar to Wilde’s South Pole nightmare – occurs onboard.

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Episode VIII
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7.29
79 votes

#7 - Episode VIII

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/22/2022

Zach goes missing before he can release the DNA results from Kowalski’s murder. Yuto brings Wilde the surprising results of his web search. Olivia escalates her search for the famous scientist.

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Episode V
star
7.28
241 votes

#8 - Episode V

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/10/2020

The survivors head to the burnt out station of Polaris V hoping to salvage communications equipment. But the mystery deepens. Did the death of a Polaris V scientist lead to the events of today?

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Episode XII
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7.27
63 votes

#9 - Episode XII

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/22/2022

As the Alexandria threatens to explode, the remaining scientists jump ship and onto the only life boat – putting them face-to-face with the real killer.

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Episode II
star
7.23
276 votes

#10 - Episode II

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/19/2020

The summer team tries to find clues of what could have happened during the winter, unveiling a first possible suspect.

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Episode IV
star
7.19
252 votes

#11 - Episode IV

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/3/2020

Arthur reveals that the body found by the team was that of Sarah Jackson's. Meanwhile, Maggie discloses that Sarah's death was not an accident. She was murdered.

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Episode I
star
7.17
317 votes

#12 - Episode I

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/12/2020

In the middle of the winter, a small group of scientists in charge of an international base in the Antartica during the long polar nights stops communicating with the outside world.

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