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Meteor (2009)

Meteor poster
Directed by
Ernie Barbarash
Genre
science fiction
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 2 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 55 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An asteroid is heading toward Earth and meteors are hitting towns, including Taft, California. The military struggles to stop the disaster before it is too late.

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What happens

Meteor is a 2009 American science-fiction disaster television miniseries. It was directed by Ernie Barbarash, written by Alex Greenfield, and distributed by RHI Entertainment, in association with Alpine Medien Productions, Larry Levinson Productions, and Grand Army Entertainment. Shot in the United States, the series stars Marla Sokoloff, Michael Rooker, Billy Campbell, Stacy Keach, Christopher Lloyd, Kenneth Mitchell, Ernie Hudson, Mimi Michaels, and Jason Alexander. The story is about the asteroid 114 Kassandra, which is on a collision course with the Earth. Its surrounding meteorites crash into various locations worldwide, including the small town of Taft, California, while the military is having little success eliminating it. The first part of the series was broadcast on the NBC network July 12, 2009, and the second part aired a week later on July 19, 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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