Helix

- Hiroyuki Sanada

This week's DVD rental was Helix ...

an American science fiction thriller television series that premiered on Syfy on January 10, 2014. The series follows a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who travel to a research facility in the Arctic to investigate a potential outbreak of disease. While there, they find themselves stuck in a life-or-death situation that could decide the future of mankind.

I've only seen a couple of episodes so far but it seems like a cross between The Thing and World War Z, but sadly, not as good, and there's a pretty steep ick factor. I choose it because one of the actor is is Hiroyuki Sanada (remember Dogen from Lost?). Unfortunately, it looks like he may end up being one of the bad guys. Here's a trailer ...