The BEST episodes of The Head (2020) season 1

Every episode of The Head (2020) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Head (2020) season 1!

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: 1/3/2025Network: HBO MaxStatus: Continuing

7.59

261 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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7.38

280 votes

#2 - 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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7.29

259 votes

#3 - 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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7.23

298 votes

#4 - 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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7.21

270 votes

#5 - 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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7.16

350 votes

#6 - 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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