The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain is a TV miniseries based on the sci-fi novel of the same name by author Michael Crichton. The two-part series stars Benjamin Bratt and aired on the A & E network on May 26 and May 27, 2008.

• Benjamin Bratt as Dr. Jeremy Stone
• Eric McCormack as Jack Nash
• Christa Miller as Dr. Angela Noyce
• Daniel Dae Kim Dr. Tsi Chou
• Viola Davis as Dr. Charlene Barton
• Ricky Schroder as Major Bill Keane
• Andre Braugher as General George Mancheck

A virus is unleashed after the satellite that is carrying it, smashes in Piedmont, Utah. Dr. Jeremy Stone (Benjamin Bratt) heads up a team of scientists who struggle to determine what it is and how to stop it from killing the rest of society.

"It's a little surprising how much of a paint-by-numbers techno-thriller this is. Little in 'The Andromeda Strain' feels unfamiliar."—Boston.comBoston.com: Doomsday Plot… (May 26, 2008)

"So here it is, a two-part A&E miniseries that manages, despite a cast culled from some of the best shows on TV, to be both overwrought and dull, a veritable Frankenfilm of sci-fi thrillers."—LA TimesLA Times: Oh, Horrors… (May 26, 2008)

"Director Mikael Salomon whips the story into a first-rate, quickly paced suspenseful tale. He is not at all shy about using flashy special effects, but he doesn't let them dominate the drama. Each part has edge-of-the-seat moments, thanks to some admirable performances as well as several intriguing new plot twists that inject surprise at key moments."—The Hollywood ReporterTHR: The Andromeda Strain Review (May 22, 2008)