Helix is an upcoming American science fiction thriller television series on Syfy that is scheduled to debut in 2014. The series follows a team of scientist from the Centers for Disease Control 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 fate of the future of mankind. Helix will be executive produced by Ronald D. Moore, Lynda Obst, Steven Maeda and Cameron Porsandeh, and will run for 13 episodes.