Burning Zone - Expedition Killer Virus

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Television series
German title Burning Zone - Expedition Killer Virus
Original title The Burning Zone
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1996-1997
Production
company		 Universal TV
length 55 minutes
Episodes 19 in 1 season
genre Science fiction , drama
idea Coleman Luck
production James Duff McAdams
music Martin Davich
First broadcast September 3, 1996 on UPN
German-language
first broadcast		 January 20, 1998 on RTL
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Burning Zone - Expedition Killervirus is an American series that first aired on UPN in September 1996 . From 1998 she was shown in Germany on RTL . The plot revolves around a team of scientists and security experts who deal with epidemics , investigate their origins and try to find a cure .

background

The director of the health authority is putting together a team to research and, most importantly, fight a mutated virus . The emergency team for biological crisis defense was formed at the special order of the White House and is assigned its team leader in the second episode. The team consists of:

Dr. Daniel Cassian ( Michael Harris ): He doesn't appear until the second episode and is the head of the team. He decides when and where the team has the next assignment, but has to answer to a committee of the United States Department of Defense , which can also assign tasks. He specializes in disasters that have a chemical or biological origin.

Dr. Edward Marcase ( Jeffrey Dean Morgan ): He's a virologist . His parents were also doctors who fell ill and died from the Ebola virus . He survived the disease as a child and grew up with relatives. Because he has already survived a serious illness, he has become reckless and often takes unnecessary risks. He leaves the team after eleven episodes.

Dr. Kimberly Shiroma ( Tamlyn Tomita ): She is a specialist in pathology and molecular genetics . She previously worked for the World Health Organization. She is no longer there from episode twelve.

Michael Hailey ( James Black ): The former elite soldier is the security expert and part of the military counterintelligence service . He takes care of the investigation and the safety of the doctors should they be in danger.

Dr. Brian Taft ( Bradford Tatum ): He comes to the team to replace Edward and Kimberly and is a young, inventive doctor who has retained a youthful lightheartedness.

action

Dr. Reinhard sets up a team to work on an antidote for a virus that will make all other viruses immune to antidotes . Kimberly is very dismissive of Edward at first. She firmly believes that her fiancé died in vain and that Edward, who is immune to Ebola, is complicit in his death. Later the two clarify the situation, but their relationship only becomes really friendly later.

From the second episode, the team has a new leader, Dr. Daniel Cassian. Edward in particular is critical of Daniel. He doesn't trust him and fears that Daniel has a lot more information in the background than he tells the team. Despite everything, the team can successfully complete the first job and save an infected boy and the life of Edward, who is also infected.

You will learn more about Daniel later. When he is infected with a virus by an attacker, an old friend saves his life. He had left her behind believing that she had died. But she survived and became a healer in the jungle. She hears that his life is in danger and comes to save Daniel. But their love has no chance and they part again.

Daniel's niece is seriously ill with cancer and falls for a charlatan. Edward fakes the symptoms of an illness, or he creates them consciously in order to gain access to the shielded area. Michael and Kimberly accompany him to safety. Edward is able to convince Rebecca that the charlatan cannot really help her and that she has to undergo chemotherapy again .

From episode twelve, Edward and Kimberly are no longer in the team. Brian comes in for that.

Episode list

episode Original title German title First broadcast (UPN) First broadcast (RTL)
01 pilot The horror from primeval times September 3, 1996 January 20, 1998
02 The Silent Tower Doomed to madness 17th September 1996 January 27, 1998
03 St. Michael's Nightmare The charlatan of St. Michael 17th September 1996 February 3, 1998
04 Armes of Fire Flames of the body September 24, 1996 February 10, 1998
05 Night flight Deadly journey October 1, 1996 February 17, 1998
06 Lethal injection Message from the beyond October 15, 1996 February 24, 1998
07 Touch Of The Dead The breath of death October 29, 1996 March 3, 1998
08 Hall of the Serpent The Temple of the Serpent November 12, 1996 March 31, 1998
09 Blood Convenant Deadly blood November 19, 1996 April 7, 1998
10 Faces In The Night A murderous moon November 26, 1996 March 10, 1998
11 Midnight Of The Carrier The silver bullet January 7, 1997 April 14, 1998
12 Critical Mass Cosmic poison January 28, 1997 April 21, 1998
13 Death song Diagnosis: broken bone! February 4, 1997 April 28, 1998
14th The Last Endless Summer Contaminated water February 11, 1997 May 5, 1998
15th The Last Five Pounds Are The Hardest Fatal diet February 18, 1997 May 12, 1998
16 Elegy For A Dream The killer bacteria April 29, 1997 May 19, 1998
17th A Secret In The Neighborhood The time bomb May 6, 1997 May 20, 1998
18th Wild fire Black pearls May 13, 1997 May 16, 1998
19th On The Wings Of Angels On angel wings May 20, 1997 June 2, 1998

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