The Hot Zone - Season 1
Season 1
In 1989, the Ebola virus appears in chimpanzees in a research lab in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., and there is no known cure. A U.S. Army scientist puts her life on the line to head off an outbreak before it spreads.
Episodes
Arrival
Lt. Col. Nancy Jaax is a wife and mother of two with one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, handling the world's deadliest viruses. In 1989, she tests a sample and fears it may be in the deadliest category of viruses.
Cell H
In the USAMRIID lab, Lt. Col. Nancy Jaax and Dr. Peter Jahrling test new specimens and come face to face with the virus. Jaax is determined to figure out the source and brings in her mentor, reclusive Ebola expert Dr. Wade Carter.
Charlie Foxtrot
When varying agencies disagree on how to handle Nancy Jaax's discovery, she quickly realizes there are few protocols in place for containing a deadly virus on U.S. soil, as an employee at the monkey research facility falls ill.
Expendable
Nancy Jaax begins to lead a team from USAMRIID, while her husband searches for a way to protect his wife. Meanwhile, Jaax believes her mentor, Dr. Wade Carter, may have a different agenda, while more employees are tested for possible exposure.
Quarantine
Inside the primate research facility, unforeseen dangers arise. Nancy Jaax works tirelessly in Biosafety Level 4 to find out why the virus is behaving differently in human victims than expected.
Hidden
An already volatile situation inside the infected research facility boils to a head. Jaax ultimately must face the ramifications of trying to balance her dangerous career and her loving family.
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