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    The Dead Zone

    Plague

    • Episode aired Jul 13, 2003
    • TV-14TV-14
    • 43min
    IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
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    Anthony Michael Hall in The Dead Zone (2002)
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    While at a school science fair, Johnny gets a disturbing vision of a group of children getting extremely ill. Johnny persuades Walt to quarantine the building and eventually the children beg... Read allWhile at a school science fair, Johnny gets a disturbing vision of a group of children getting extremely ill. Johnny persuades Walt to quarantine the building and eventually the children begin to get sick. Johnny realizes that without his help the children will die, including JJ.... Read allWhile at a school science fair, Johnny gets a disturbing vision of a group of children getting extremely ill. Johnny persuades Walt to quarantine the building and eventually the children begin to get sick. Johnny realizes that without his help the children will die, including JJ. With the assistance of Rev. Purdy, Johnny must help Walt and the local health inspector, ... Read all

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    • Director
      • Mike Rohl
    • Writers
      • Michael Piller
      • Jeremy Bernstein(story)
      • Shawn Piller
    • Stars
      • Anthony Michael Hall
      • Nicole de Boer
      • Chris Bruno
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    • Director
      • Mike Rohl
    • Writers
      • Michael Piller
      • Jeremy Bernstein(story)
      • Shawn Piller
    • Stars
      • Anthony Michael Hall
      • Nicole de Boer
      • Chris Bruno
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    • 4User reviews
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    Anthony Michael Hall
    Anthony Michael Hall
    • Johnny Smithas Johnny Smith
    Nicole de Boer
    Nicole de Boer
    • Sarah Bracknell Bannermanas Sarah Bracknell Bannerman
    Chris Bruno
    Chris Bruno
    • Sheriff Walt Bannermanas Sheriff Walt Bannerman
    John L. Adams
    John L. Adams
    • Bruce Lewisas Bruce Lewis
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    Stephen Tobolowsky
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    • Dr. Jim Prattas Dr. Jim Pratt
    David Ogden Stiers
    David Ogden Stiers
    • Reverend Purdyas Reverend Purdy
    Spencer Achtymichuk
    • Johnny 'JJ' Bannermanas Johnny 'JJ' Bannerman
    Bill Mondy
    Bill Mondy
    • Deputy Roscoeas Deputy Roscoe
    Genevieve Buechner
    Genevieve Buechner
    • Amy Grantforkas Amy Grantfork
    Jennifer Clement
    Jennifer Clement
    • Phyllis Grantforkas Phyllis Grantfork
    Keith Martin Gordey
    • Bob Grantforkas Bob Grantfork
    P. Lynn Johnson
    P. Lynn Johnson
    • Dr. Grangeras Dr. Granger
    Lucas McCann
    • Mikeas Mike
    Michael Adamthwaite
    Michael Adamthwaite
    • Steveas Steve
    Jason Diablo
    • Rob Cirilloas Rob Cirillo
    Kaaren de Zilva
    Kaaren de Zilva
    • Rita Navarroas Rita Navarro
    Peter Grasso
    • Coroneras Coroner
    Dax Belanger
    Dax Belanger
    • Pathologistas Pathologist
    • Director
      • Mike Rohl
    • Writers
      • Michael Piller
      • Jeremy Bernstein(story)
      • Shawn Piller
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    While at a school science fair, Johnny gets a disturbing vision of a group of children getting extremely ill. Johnny persuades Walt to quarantine the building and eventually the children begin to get sick. Johnny realizes that without his help the children will die, including JJ. With the assistance of Rev. Purdy, Johnny must help Walt and the local health inspector, Jim Pratt, try to identify as well as find the source of the mysterious virus before it kills off the entire town. —Anonymous
    coronaviruschloroquine
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    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Fantasy
      • Mystery
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • TV-14
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    • Trivia
      In a spectacular plot-in-the-real-world coincidence, this episode derives its plot from an airborne virus distributed by contact with an airline hostess from a Chinese flight. Virus compared by medical officials to a "coronavirus" and SARS-like. This plot of 2002 predates the global pandemic of 2020, with a theory of chloroquine as a treatment.
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      New Year's Prayer
      Performed by Jeff Buckley

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    10/10
    This seems like the playbook for the current situation
    You have to watch this. lookout for keywords the government is using during the covid-19 outbreak and and those keywords in this episode.
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    • Release date
      • July 13, 2003 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Crescent Entertainment
      • Modern Entertainment
      • The Lloyd Segan Company
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    • Runtime
      • 43min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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