'Helix,' 'The Bridge'

HELIX

SERIES Isolated Arctic research station develops gruesome pandemic, plunging disease-

control specialists into horrific battles. High-tech thriller from Ronald D. Moore ("Battlestar Galactica") deepens from claustrophobic skulduggery into cosmic questions of life itself. Multiethnic, global cast led by Billy Campbell. Syfy's Season 2 due in 2015.

EXTRAS Pilot and finale commentaries, plus featurettes on Moore's method, disease drama, settings, characters, more; Blu-ray also dissects plague effects, fright writing.

LIST PRICE $56 DVD/$66 Blu-ray+digital, out today from Sony.

Remake/original:THE BRIDGE (2013 FX drama). U.S. cop Diane Kruger and Mexico's Demian Bichir probe corpse left at the border, with pilot commentary, plus creation, location featurettes; Season 2 starts on FX July 9; $40, Fox.

THE BRIDGE (2011 European original). Odd-couple cops from Denmark, Sweden team up in "Broen"/"Bron," with multi-language dialogue, English subtitles, plus cast and crew interviews; $50, MHz Networks.

Also new:WITCHES OF EAST END Julia Ormond shares family's supernatural secrets with grown daughters, includes extras; Season 2 starts Sunday on Lifetime; $30, Fox.

RAY DONOVAN Liev Schreiber's intense Hollywood "fixer" should address lack of extras here; Showtime's Season 2 starts July 13; $56 DVD/ $77 Blu-ray, Showtime.