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[09/20/16 - 11:07 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, September 20
Updates include: Aden Young, Logan Marshall-Green to lead USA's "Damnation"; John Hawkes tapped to topline Amazon's "The Legend of Master Legend"; and Jake Coburn sets up "The Marquis" at ABC.

[11/03/15 - 11:37 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, November 3
Updates include: NBC extends quartet of dramas to 23 episodes; Simon Barry sells "Dead Mann Walking" to CBS; and Anthony Horowitz to import "Collision" at NBC.

[09/16/15 - 11:28 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, September 16
Updates include: NBC gives series order to "Law & Order: You the Jury"; Jordan Hayes first to be cast in USA's "Poor Richard's Almanack"; and Pete Holmes to lead "Crashing" at HBO.

[04/29/15 - 07:20 PM]
Syfy Cancels "Helix" After Two Seasons
Co-stars Mark Ghanimé, Neil Napier and Kyra Zagorsky all took to Twitter with the news this evening.

[02/13/15 - 07:17 AM]
Syfy Airs All-Day Marathon for "12 Monkeys" and "Helix" on President's Day, Monday, February 16
Fans will have a chance to watch or re-watch both series, which are both posting record L3 vs. L+SD lifts for Syfy original scripted series.

[01/21/15 - 10:22 AM]
Critically Acclaimed "12 Monkeys" Delivers Highest L+3 Lift Ever for a Syfy Series Premiere, Leaping 85 Percent to One Million Adults 18-49
Syfy spins the numbers for Friday, January 16.

[11/11/14 - 07:06 AM]
Syfy Celebrates Thanksgiving Weekend with "Helix" Black Goo Friday Marathon
Plus: "Haven" (7PM), "SmackDown" (8PM) and "Z Nation" (10PM) will comprise the Friday primetime schedule.

[10/17/14 - 11:24 AM]
Syfy and Chiller Win Five Awards for Creative Design at Prestigious 44th Annual Creativity International Awards
Work on "Helix," "Dominion," "Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge" and "The Monkey's Paw" were among those honored.

[08/14/14 - 08:22 AM]
Syfy's "Helix" Infects Steven Weber and Matt Long
Filming for the series' 13-episode second season is currently underway in Montreal, Quebec.

[05/15/14 - 04:41 PM]
NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Caps Off 2014 Upfront Season with an "All Together. Different." Star-Studded Celebration
The event was attended by an audience of 3,000 and featured more than 120 stars of current hits and newest offerings across the portfolio.

[03/28/14 - 09:28 AM]
Syfy Renews "Helix" for Season Two
The 13-episode second season will commence production later this year, with an eye towards a winter 2015 premiere.

[02/10/14 - 03:29 PM]
New CBS Summer Series "Extant" Starring Academy Award Winner Halle Berry Begins Production Today, Feb. 10
Allen Coulter is directing the first episode on the project, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television and CBS Television Studios.

[02/05/14 - 07:33 AM]
Catch-Up on Syfy's New Hit Thriller "Helix" - 5-Episode Marathon Begins Thursday, February 6th at 6 PM
The next night, Friday, February 7 at 10:00/9:00c, an all-new episode airs during the series' regular timeslot.

[02/03/14 - 11:27 PM]
Development Update: Monday, February 3
Updates include: Scott Bakula, CCH Pounder to lead latest "NCIS" spin-off; Ken Marino to "Marry Me" for NBC; and Jack Davenport boards ABC's "Sea of Fire."

[01/27/14 - 01:27 PM]
Syfy's Hit Series "Helix" Shatters Channel Records in L7 Leaping 82% Among Adults 18-49 and 74% in Adults 25-54
Syfy further spins the numbers for Friday, January 10.

[01/15/14 - 01:36 PM]
Syfy's "Helix" Premiere Sets New Channel Records in L+3 Growth
Syfy further spins the numbers for Friday, January 10.

[01/13/14 - 02:35 PM]
Syfy's "Helix" Infects 1.8 Million Total Viewers and 900k Adults 25-54 During January 10 Debut
Syfy spins the numbers for Friday, January 10.

[11/22/13 - 08:17 AM]
Syfy Kicks Off January 2014 with Seven New and Returning Original Series
Highlights include a new Monday block of "Lost Girl," "Being Human" and newcomer "Bitten."

[11/05/13 - 10:11 AM]
Syfy's New Scripted Thriller "Helix" Debuts Friday, January 10 at 10 PM
Repeats of the premiere will air continuously on Syfy all-day Saturday, January 11 until 10:00/9:00c.

[10/08/13 - 11:01 AM]
Jeri Ryan Cast in Syfy's New Scripted Thriller "Helix" for a Multi-Episode Arc
Ryan will portray the beautiful and charismatic Constance Sutton, the Chief Operating Officer of Ilaria Corporation.

[07/31/13 - 01:11 PM]
Syfy's New Scripted Thriller "Helix" from Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore and Sony Pictures Television Begins Production in Montreal with Final Cast Set
Billy Campbell stars as the leader of the Centers for Disease Control outbreak field team called upon to investigate and control a potential "hot zone" at a remote Arctic research facility.

[07/24/13 - 11:35 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, July 24
Updates include: Cary Elwes boards USA's "Horizon"; Ving Rhames joins Lifetime's "Day Late and a Dollar Short"; and Daniella Alonso joins the cast of NBC's "The Night Shift."

[07/19/13 - 11:05 PM]
Development Update: Friday, July 19
Updates include: Syfy's "Helix" adds trio; Sony expends efforts to find a new home for "Beverly Hills Cop"; and Cobie Smulders's Maria Hill to visit "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."

[07/17/13 - 11:07 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, July 17
Updates include: Billy Campbell to lead Syfy's "Helix"; Mark Friedman exits NBC's "Believe"; and Kate Jenkinson joins ABC's "Super Fun Night."

[07/15/13 - 10:21 AM]
Syfy Will Take Over the Streets - and Buildings - of San Diego During 2013 Comic-Con International
The network will use the event as the launch pad for its newest scripted series "Helix," due in January 2014.

[05/23/13 - 11:26 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, May 23
Updates include: Clive Owen, Steven Soderbergh to bring "The Knick" to Cinemax; Neil LaBute's "Full Circle" sets cast; and Stephanie Sengupta departs The CW's "Reign."

[04/10/13 - 01:26 PM]
Syfy Unveils New Quarterly Multimedia Events "Ringworld," "Helix," "Dominion," "Unbreakable" and "Opposite Worlds"
The cable channel recaps its wave of announcements from its annual upfront presentation.

[03/07/13 - 04:30 PM]
Syfy Reunites with Ronald D. Moore Greenlights New Scripted Series "Helix" from Sony Pictures Television for 2013
Lynda Obst and Steven Maeda also serve as executive producers with Cameron Porsandeh as a co-executive producer.

[01/16/13 - 11:01 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, January 16
Updates include: Michael J. Fox's NBC comedy adds trio; TNT gives pilot order to "Murder in the First"; and Christina Kirk boards NBC's "Gates."

[12/14/12 - 11:01 PM]
Development Update: Friday, December 14
Updates include: HBO orders two comedy pilots; "Zorro" revival in the works at USA; and quartet heads to TNT's "Legends."







HELIX (SYFY)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/10/14 - 4/10/15
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2014-2015 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
2 (26 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
confirmed as canceled on 4/29/15
DESCRIPTION:
(from Syfy's press release, March 2014) Helix, Syfy's chilling scripted drama, has been renewed for a second season, it was announced today by Bill McGoldrick, EVP, Original Content, Syfy. The 13-episode second season will commence production later this year, with an eye towards a winter 2015 premiere. Helix premiered on January 10, 2014, as the top cable scripted entertainment program in the time period, and helping Syfy rank as the #2 cable entertainment network among both Adults 25-54 (1.6 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.3 million). Since its premiere, Helix has averaged 2.1 million total viewers, 1.1 million Adults 25-54 and 1 million Adults 18-49.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Billy Campbell as Alan Farragut
· Kyra Zagorsky as Julia Walker
· Mark Ghanimé as Sergio Balleseros
· Matt Long as Kyle Sommer
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Hiroyuki Sanada as Hiroshi Hatake
CREW INFORMATION:
· Brad Turner as EP
· Cameron Porsandeh as CRTR
· Jeffrey Reiner as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Lynda Obst as EP
· Ronald D. Moore as EP
· Steven Maeda as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Kaji Productions
· Lynda Obst Productions
· Muse Entertainment Enterprises
· Sony Pictures Television
· Tall Ship Productions