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The Storm (2009)

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Genre
disaster film
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 2 episodes
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Scientists develop a weather control machine that the military wants to use as a weapon. A team including a scientist, a reporter, and two detectives races to stop the device from destroying the planet while facing attacks from hitmen.

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What happens

The Storm is a 2009 American science fiction disaster miniseries directed by Bradford May. Based on a previous teleplay by Matthew Chernov and David Rosiak, it was written by David Abramowitz and Dennis A. Pratt and revolves around a weather creation system developed by the Atmospheric Research Institute that threatens life on Earth when deployed by the military. However, while scientist Dr. Jonathan Kirk (James Van Der Beek), Danni Wilson (Teri Polo), and detectives Devon Williams (Marisol Nichols) and Stilman (Luke Perry) attempt to save the world, the former is hunted by hitmen. The first part of the film was broadcast on the NBC network July 26, 2009. The second part was broadcast on August 2, 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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