The Andromeda Strain (TV mini-series 2008)

TV Mini-Series - 174 min - Sci-Fi

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A crack team of top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what has killed the citizens of a small town and learn how this deadly contagion can be stopped.

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2008

Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 7 nominations See more awards »

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In "The Andromeda Strain," a U.S. military satellite crashes in a small town and unleashes a deadly plague killing all but two survivors. As the military quarantines the area, a team of highly specialized scientists is assembled to find a cure to the pathogen code-named "Andromeda," and a reporter investigates a government conspiracy only to discover what he is chasing wants him silenced. Written by Official Site

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It's A Bad Day To Be Human.

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11 May 2008 (UK) See more »

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La amenaza de Andrómeda See more »

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Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada See more »

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$15,000,000 (estimated)

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A.S. Films, Scott Free Productions, Traveler's Rest Films See more »

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174 min | Norway: 170 min (2 parts) | USA: 180 min

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Dolby Digital

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1.78 : 1

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In the source novel by Michael Crichton, the main scientists were mainly white (presumably) heterosexual men, but Robert Schenkkan, who wrote the teleplay for this remake made the decision to change the characters' ethnicities, sexualities, and genders because, he said in a May 2008 interview with Brent Hartinger on afterelton.com, "If you're going to update the story, which is our mandate, you have an obligation to reflect the world as it is." Schenkkan further said that he decided to include the brief reference to Keene (Ricky Schroder) being gay because of a principle invented by Crichton in the original novel, the "Odd Man Hypothesis," which states that in a time of crisis, an unmarried, unattached person [Crichton specified a man] with no family to distract him would have the best chance of making rational, unbiased, unemotional decisions. See more »

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Factual errors: When the helicopter with the scientists goes to the secret base, it is visible through the helicopter windows that one of the F-16s escorts them. This is impossible, because the F16 has a stall speed of about 250 mph while that helicopter has a max. speed of only 135mph - a difference greater than 100 mph. See more »

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Jeff Megan: [to Suzie] That's a lion out there. And a triangle.
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References E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) See more »

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Series cast summary:
	Benjamin Bratt	...	Dr. Jeremy Stone (4 episodes, 2008)
	Christa Miller	...	Dr. Angela Noyce (4 episodes, 2008)
	Louis Ferreira	...	Colonel James C. Ferrus (4 episodes, 2008)
	Ricky Schroder	...	Major Bill Keane MD (4 episodes, 2008)
	Michal Suchánek	...	Lance Stone (4 episodes, 2008)
	Eric McCormack	...	Jack Nash (4 episodes, 2008)
	Daniel Dae Kim	...	Dr. Tsi Chou (4 episodes, 2008)
	Barry Flatman	...	Charles 'Chuck' Beeter (4 episodes, 2008)
	Ted Whittall	...	President William J. Scott (4 episodes, 2008)
	Ted Atherton	...	Edward 'Ed' Dewitt (4 episodes, 2008)
	Andre Braugher	...	General George W. Mancheck (4 episodes, 2008)
	Roman Podhora	...	General Blair (4 episodes, 2008)
	Viola Davis	...	Dr. Charlene Barton (3 episodes, 2008)
	Anna Galvin	...	Lisa Stone (3 episodes, 2008)
	Jonathan Potts	...	Pat Terrence (3 episodes, 2008)
	Ava Salomon	...	Sarah Scott (3 episodes, 2008)
	Emily Holmes	...	Joanne Scott (3 episodes, 2008)
	Fred Keating	...	Charles Henderson (3 episodes, 2008)
	Denise Galik	...	Annie Dillon (3 episodes, 2008)
	Kurt Max Runte	...	Sherriff Martin Willis (3 episodes, 2008)
	Cory Dagg	...	General Michaelson (3 episodes, 2008)
	Juan Carlos Velis	...	Roach Coach Driver (2 episodes, 2008)
	Adrian Holmes	...	Sam Barton (2 episodes, 2008)
	Nicola Anderson	...	Lt. Amy Deacon (2 episodes, 2008)
	Paul Perri	...	Dr. Smithson (2 episodes, 2008)
	Eve Harlow	...	Leila (2 episodes, 2008)
	Douglas O'Keeffe	...	Blonde Man (2 episodes, 2008)