The Hot Zone

Synopsis

In this anthology series, heroic scientists risk all to deal with deadly outbreaks.

First Air Date: 2019-05-27

Last Air Date: 2021-11-30

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 12

Created By: James V. Hart, Kelly Souders, Brian Peterson, Jeff Vintar

Networks: National Geographic

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Top Cast

Julianna Margulies as Lt. Col. Nancy Jaax
Daniel Dae Kim as Matthew Ryker
Noah Emmerich as Lt. Col. Jerry Jaax
Tony Goldwyn as Bruce Ivins
Nick Searcy as Frank Mays
Liam Cunningham as Wade Carter
Dylan Baker as Ed Copak
James D'Arcy as Trevor Rhodes
Mark Kelly as Bruce Domanski
Robert Sean Leonard as Walter Humbolt

Seasons

Ebola (2019)

Heroic U.S. Army scientist Dr. Nancy Jaax, working with a secret military specialized team, puts her life on the line to head off an Ebola outbreak before it spread to the human population.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Arrival (2019-05-27)

Dr. Nancy Jaax has one of the most dangerous jobs in the world handling deadly viruses; after a lab accident, she is faced with a possible Ebola outbreak on U.S. soil.
Ep. 2: Cell H (2019-05-27)

Dr. Nancy Jaax and her lab partner, Dr. Peter Jahrling, must take matters into their own hands to determine the source of the virus before it spreads; Dr. Jaax convinces an employee to hand over samples from infected monkeys.
Ep. 3: Charlie Foxtrot (2019-05-28)

When representatives from varying agencies disagree on how to handle Dr. Nancy Jaax's discovery, she realizes there are few protocols in place for containing a deadly virus on U.S. soil; an employee at the monkey research facility falls ill.
Ep. 4: Expendable (2019-05-28)

An employee at the monkey research facility falls ill, causing Dr. Nancy Jaax to fear the virus has spread to the human population; Jerry Jaax searches for a way to protect his wife; Dr. Wade Carter is obsessed with exposing the dangers of Ebola.
Ep. 5: Quarantine (2019-05-29)

Dr. Nancy Jaax works tirelessly to find out why the virus is behaving differently than expected in human victims; unforeseen dangers arise at the research facility; Jaax is forced to make a choice between her family and her duty to her country.
Ep. 6: Hidden (2019-05-29)

A volatile situation inside the research facility comes to a head; Dr. Jaax steps up, but exhaustion threatens the precision needed to sterilize the threat; the press arrives, and neighbors become aware of the danger next door.