The Hot Zone

In 1989, army veterinarian Nancy Jaax (Juliana Margulies) was assigned to a project examining pathogens at a Reston, Virginia, facility. As dozens of monkeys recently imported from the Philippines died--and were discovered to be carrying a relative of the Ebola virus--a fateful scramble was on to prevent contagion. Harrowing mini-series take on the Richard Preston nonfiction chronicle also stars Noah Emmerich, Liam Cunningham, Topher Grace, James D’Arcy, Robert Wisdom. 4 1/2 hrs. on two discs. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English.