Helix - Season 1
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Researchers from the CDC, led by Dr. Alan Farragut and Dr. Sarah Jordan investigate a viral outbreak at an Arctic bioresearch station, only to discover that it has disastrous and wider implications for the entire world. Proscribed genetic engineering research is being done by the Ilaria Corporation, the company running the research station, most interested in preventing exposure of their activities, rather than simply resolving the outbreak.
A bit like contagion in the artic circle (the thing vibes), the show does a good job of pacing the story, keeping the beats intelligent and interesting, while revealing the wider arc.
This crosses quite a few creative domains, so hard to describe it without spoiling the show. I would recommend the series if your sci-fi/science minded.
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Vampire Zombies in Snow. The vampires are a unageing group of 500 experimenting with viruses to create more controllable humans. The show is always vague when it comes to the vampires themselves, but we know they are unaging, perfect immune systems... but tend to go stir crazy after many lifetimes. I really enjoyed this take on vampires, and watching the first season blind was a real treat learning about the broader world.
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Researchers from the CDC, led by Dr. Alan Farragut and Dr. Sarah Jordan investigate a viral outbreak at an Arctic bioresearch station, only to discover that it has disastrous and wider implications for the entire world. Proscribed genetic engineering research is being done by the Ilaria Corporation, the company running the research station, most interested in preventing exposure of their activities, rather than simply resolving the outbreak.
A bit like contagion in the artic circle (the thing vibes), the show does a good job of pacing the story, keeping the beats intelligent and interesting, while revealing the wider arc.
This crosses quite a few creative domains, so hard to describe it without spoiling the show. I would recommend the series if your sci-fi/science minded.
:::spoiler soiler details
Vampire Zombies in Snow. The vampires are a unageing group of 500 experimenting with viruses to create more controllable humans. The show is always vague when it comes to the vampires themselves, but we know they are unaging, perfect immune systems... but tend to go stir crazy after many lifetimes. I really enjoyed this take on vampires, and watching the first season blind was a real treat learning about the broader world.
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Season 2 isn't worth watching, they tried to do too much too quickly and there is lots of unjustified story beats giving trope whiplash.
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Ohh the twist, the 500 vampires are just trying to be good husbandists and keep humanity within the sustainable limits of the planet.
Kind of like the board game Tomorrow, the zombie virus was just a attempt at population control.
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