Directed by:
Richard PearceScreenplay:
Ron McGeeCinematography:
Ivan StrasburgComposer:
Mark AdlerCast:
Joely Richardson, Scott Cohen, Justina Machado, Ann Cusack, David Ramsey, Stacy Keach, Carolyn Dando, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Steve Bastoni, Matthew Chamberlain (more)VOD (1)
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This ABC original is a disaster film that shows what could occur in an outbreak of the Avian Flu Virus, depicting the absolute worst-case scenario. The program follows the virus from its origins in Hong Kong, through a mutation that allows it to be passed from human to human and spread worldwide. The pandemic results in mass panic, with people dying in the tens of millions, whole neighborhoods and cities quarantined, and the very structure of society undermined. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Joely Richardson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/413/164413225_771fa9.jpg)
Joely Richardson
UK
Best movies:
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
![Scott Cohen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/337/160337070_b6636f.jpg)
Scott Cohen
USA
Best movies:
Gia (1998) (TV movie)
The Tenth Kingdom (2000) (series)
Private Parts (1997)
![Justina Machado](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276926_492de4.jpg)
Justina Machado
USA
Best movies:
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
The Call (2013)
Final Destination 2 (2003)
![Ann Cusack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/883/166883123_6fb506.jpg)
Ann Cusack
USA
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
Sully (2016)
The Lost Room (2006) (series)
![David Ramsey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/918/162918236_9f6b36.png)
David Ramsey
USA
Best movies:
Mother and Child (2009)
Con Air (1997)
Pay It Forward (2000)
![Stacy Keach](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/415/162415095_6d5f04.jpg)
Stacy Keach
USA
Best movies:
American History X (1998)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
![Carolyn Dando](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/139/158139998_57bbb2.jpg)
Carolyn Dando
New Zealand
Best movies:
The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014) (series)
The Lovely Bones (2009)
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (2006) (TV movie)
![Kodi Smit-McPhee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/819/159819167_cc3a87.jpg)
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Australia
Best movies:
Deadpool 2 (2018)
Elvis (2022)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
![Steve Bastoni](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272317_86722b.jpg)
Steve Bastoni
Italy
Best movies:
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
On the Beach (2000) (TV movie)
The Lighthorsemen (1987)
![Matthew Chamberlain](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/462/462431_fceaee.jpg)
Matthew Chamberlain
Best movies:
In My Father's Den (2004)
King Kong (2005)
The Frighteners (1996)
![Mia Pistorius](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/462/462432_485de0.jpg)
Mia Pistorius
Best movies:
Love Birds (2011)
Emilie Richards (2009) (series)
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (2006) (TV movie)
![Sara Wiseman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/414/160414768_aa9ac4.jpg)
Sara Wiseman
New Zealand
Best movies:
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
Samoan Wedding (2006)
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (2006) (TV movie)
![Peter O'Brien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/440/440767_84bbf0.jpg)
Peter O'Brien
Australia
Best movies:
Michael Collins (1996)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Taggart (1983) (series)
![Jonny Pasvolsky](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/626/159626104_9aa310.jpg)
Jonny Pasvolsky
Best movies:
The Front Runner (2018)
Mortdecai (2015)
The Diplomat (2009) (TV movie)
Nicola Paull
Australia
Best movies:
Halifax f.p. (1994) (series)
Queen of the Damned (2002)
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (2006) (TV movie)
Kate Butler
USA
Best movies:
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
Hero (1992)
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
Costa Ronin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Red Dog (2011)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
Head Full of Honey (2018)
Latham Gaines
USA
Best movies:
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
King Kong (2005)
Paul Gittins
Best movies:
Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004) (TV movie)
Safe House (2012)
Emperor (2012)
Judi Farr
Australia
Best movies:
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004) (TV movie)
Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012) (TV movie)
December Boys (2007)