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Battlestar Galactica‘s Ronald D. Moore is returning to Syfy for his new project, Helix, which has been given a 13-episode straight to series order.

Helix, written by Cameron Porsandeh, is “an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that holds the key to mankind’s salvation or total annihilation.”

“With its well-drawn characters, taut drama, and incredible production team, we couldn’t be more excited to see this intense thrill-ride of a series come to life,” Syfy’s president of original content Mark Stern explained. The show is expected to debut later this year.