The Hot Zone (2019)

Genre

drama television series, science fiction television series

Country

United States

Length

2 seasons, 12 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 141 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A U.S. Army scientist races to contain a potential Ebola outbreak traced to monkeys in a Virginia quarantine facility. The story follows her as she identifies the virus and struggles to stop its spread.

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What happens

The Hot Zone is an American medical drama television series, based on the 1994 non-fiction book of the same name by Richard Preston and airing on National Geographic. The first season, consisting of six episodes, aired from May 27 to 29, 2019, and was intended as a miniseries. Largely set in 1989, it follows U.S. Army scientist Nancy Jaax who is confronted with the possibility of a potentially deadly outbreak of Ebola. Jaax, a veterinary pathologist, first identifies the ebolavirus after it appears in monkeys in a Primate Quarantine Facility in Reston, Virginia a suburb of Washington, D.C. The season was positively reviewed, and renewed for a second season. The second season, titled The Hot Zone: Anthrax, focuses on the 2001 anthrax attacks, a week after September 11. The season, also consisting of six episodes, aired from November 28 to 30, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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