The Hot Zone (Seasons 1–2)

The Hot Zone (2019) is a tense limited series you can watch online on iFILM. In 1989, inside a primate quarantine lab just outside Washington, a virus turns up that behaves like one of the deadliest pathogens on earth — and it's loose on American soil.

Army vet Nancy Jaax (Julianna Margulies) is the one who grasps how fast this thing could gut the capital. Her superiors stall, agencies fight over who's in charge, and the pathogen doesn't wait for paperwork. Liam Cunningham plays the seasoned virus expert she pulls back into the field, and Topher Grace turns up as a brash young scientist.

Six episodes from National Geographic, adapted from Richard Preston's bestseller, trade jump-scares for the dread of a clock running down. Fans of Chernobyl will recognize the same quiet panic. Stream every episode of The Hot Zone online on iFILM.