The Hot Zone

2019
4.8
25 reviews
TV-14
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Season 2 episodes (6)

1 Noble Eagle
11/28/21
In Boca Raton, Florida, a man mysteriously falls ill and dies. Special Agent Matthew Ryker suspects something more sinister - an anthrax attack via our mail. As more people turn up infected, he and his team begin to track down the killer. Meanwhile, microbiologist Bruce Ivins has his own theories as to who's responsible and will go to great lengths to ensure justice is served.
2 Hell's Chimney
11/28/21
Another positive case: this time at 30 Rock, as NBC's Tom Brokaw finds his assistant has been infected via another letter. Ryker shares a tense exchange with the mayor of the city when he requests to shut down the building. At the same time, he faces pressure from his superiors to find a motive for the attacks. Bruce opens up to his therapist about his own growing suspicions of his coworkers.
3 Neither Rain nor Sleet
11/29/21
Capitol Hill shuts down after a senator's intern opens up a letter filled with anthrax. Agent Dani Toretti arrives on the scene and has her own theory that the killer is a lone wolf. After a discovery that the attack may be more widespread than previously believed, Dani and Ryker investigate an outbreak at a mail facility. At USAMRIID, Bruce begins to wonder who he can really trust.
4 Dream Boldly, Live Fully
11/29/21
Agent Moore tracks down the mailbox used to send the Anthrax letters as Ryker and Dani look to the postal inspector for help to locate where the killer purchased the envelopes. Meanwhile, the FBI learns more about Bruce Ivins' past tendencies after an old colleague raises red flags in the microbiology community halfway across the country.
5 Stentor Roselli
11/30/21
As Ryker and Dani begin questioning Bruce's coworkers, the national media and FBI shift their full attention to their new suspect, "Mr. Z." After Bruce Ivins is subjected to a polygraph, Ryker's team gets reassigned to new Amerithrax teams. But behind closed doors, Ryker, Dani and Moore have other plans to continue chasing their lead.
6 RMR-1029
11/30/21
A search at a suspicious pond brings a twist to the case. Bruce is emotionally torn as the focus of the investigation continues to change course. With one suspect ruled out, Ryker and his team are aided by a scientific discovery. Meanwhile, Bruce finds himself unraveling as pressure mounts from the FBI.

About this show

The Hot Zone, starring Julianna Margulies as Dr. Nancy Jaax, is inspired by a true story about the origins of Ebola, a highly infectious and deadly virus from the central African rainforest and its arrival on U.S. soil in 1989. When this killer suddenly appeared in monkeys in a scientific research lab in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., there was no known cure

Ratings and reviews

4.8
25 reviews
Stephen Jacewicz
June 4, 2019
This is a very important show, a good strikeback to people who made Ebola a joke. ITS NOT A JOKE. this thing is serious. This one is definitely gripping, even if the ending episode seems like more should be in it. But they had to base it as best they can ok the true events though so. And the acting seems not so good at times, other times it holds up well. I definitely recommend it! and the documentary that came after the last episode, Going Viral: Beyond The Hot Zone, was phonomanal. Watch that.
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storylover niwa
December 9, 2021
Dear National Geographic please make a 3 season but about Covid or Hantavirus and then Season 4 about Covid. Please keep making Hot Zone based on the true and scientifically accurate information about deadly disease outbreaks in the USA. Thank You for making enjoyable "edjutainment" that is mostly fact based and realistic.
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James Wilson
June 6, 2019
good stuff 👍. loved the book. The series was pretty good.
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