The Hot Zone

Based On the book by Richard Preston

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.

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Cast:

Julianna Margulies, Noah Emmerich, James D'Arcy, Liam Cunningham, Topher Grace

Genre:

Science Fiction, Drama

Country:

United States

Language:

English