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Steven Weber and Matt Long will be caught up in events in the second season of Syfy’s Helix.

According to Syfy, the second season of Helix finds the doctors of the Centers for Disease Control, still haunted by the Narvik outbreak and the events that took place in Arctic Biosystems during the first season, investigating a deadly outbreak of a new disease on a Windjammer cruise ship. Their investigation leads them to a mysterious island inhabited by a cult with the hope of creating a utopian society.

Former Wings star Weber, who joins the show as a recurring guest star, will portray Brother Michael, the charismatic leader of the cult. “Magnetic and charming, he is brilliant speaker and sermonizer, but also a first-class geneticist.”

Mad Men‘s Long, who will be a series regular, will play Dr. Kyle Sommer, the newest member of the CDC team, a world-class toxicologist whose charm matches his sharp intellect. “A preacher’s son from Texas, he is quick with a story or a joke, able to ingratiate himself into any group.”

The show, currently filming in Montreal, is expected to return next year.