The Hot Zone

7.1
201950m

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

Production

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: The Hot Zone: Official Trailer | National Geographic

The Hot Zone: Official Trailer | National Geographic

Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 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.

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1. Arrival

7.8

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.

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2. Cell H

8.0

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.

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3. Charlie Foxtrot

7.4

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.

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4. Expendable

7.7

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.

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5. Quarantine

7.7

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.

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6. Hidden

7.6

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.

Cast

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Daniel Dae Kim

Matthew Ryker

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Tony Goldwyn

Bruce Ivins

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Dylan Baker

Ed Copak

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