''Containment'' is an American

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, based on the

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television series '' Cordon''. The series was officially ordered as a series by

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on May 7, 2015, and aired from April 19 through July 19, 2016.

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served as executive producer, alongside

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. The series follows an epidemic that breaks out in

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, leaving a section of the city cordoned off under quarantine and those stuck on the inside fighting for their lives. On May 12, 2016, The CW announced that ''Containment'' would not be renewed and would remain as a limited series.

Cast and characters

Main

Outside the Containment Zone *

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as Major Alex "Lex" Carnahan, an officer of the Atlanta Police Department, boyfriend of Jana and best friend of Jake. *

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as Dr. Sabine Lommers, a high ranking Doctor within the CDC who reports directly to POTUS. *

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as Leonard "Leo" Greene, a reporter and conspiracy/truthlighter vlogger. Inside the Containment Zone * Christina Moses as Jana Mayfield, a Data Recovery specialist, girlfriend of Lex, and ex-girlfriend of Jake. * Chris Wood as Officer Jake Riley, an officer of the Atlanta PD and best friend of Lex. *

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as Katie Frank, an Atlanta school teacher and mother of Quentin. * George Young as Dr. Victor Cannerts, an Infectious Diseases doctor and working with the CDC. *

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as Teresa Keaton, shop assistant at her mother's grocery store who is heavily pregnant by her boyfriend, Zander.

Recurring

Outside the Containment Zone *

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as Police Chief Myles Besser *

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as Captain Richard Scott: A National Guard captain in charge of cordon security. * Scott Parks as Officer Ronan Walden: An officer of the Atlanta PD * Thom Gossom, Jr. as Roy Carnahan: Lex's father. Inside the Containment Zone * Zachary Unger as Quentin Frank: Katie's son. * Sandra Ellis Lafferty as Micheline Washington: Teresa's grandmother, Leanne's mother and Bert's wife. * Charles Black as Herbert "Bert/Bertie" Washington: Teresa's grandfather, Micheline's husband and Leanne's step-father. * Shawn Parsons as Sam Parkes: A building maintenance officer where Jana works. *

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as Suzy LeFreet: Jana's friend and co-worker. * Tiffany Morgan as Leanne Keaton: Teresa's mother. *

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as Harley O'Connor: a menace who tries to rob Leanne's grocery store twice. * Donielle T. Hansley Jr as Thomas Graham, one of Katie's students. * Yohance Myles as Dennis Tait, a co-worker of Jana * John Wincer as Tony Harker, a co-worker of Jana * Nadej K. Bailey as Britney Cole, a student of Katie's * Mykel Shannon Jenkins as Trey Cooper, leader of a gang that puts profit before people and the brother of Cinco. * Jordane Christie as Kelston "Cinco" Cooper, a member of Trey's gang and the brother of Trey. * Dan Bright as Ray Foreman, the bus driver of Katie's class's field trip and Britney's mother's boyfriend * Adin Steckler as Mary Katzenberger, one of Katie's students Originally Outside but now Inside the Containment Zone * Demetrius Bridges as Zander Paulson: Teresa's boyfriend. * Jimmy Gonzales as Officer Donald Meese: A controversial police officer.

Guest

* Ronny Matthew as Sayid Nassir, a Syrian refugee who managed to stowaway on a cargo plane to the States. He is publicly regarded as Patient 0 *

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as Dr. Rita Sanders, a doctor at Atlanta Midtown Hospital and first person to die from the virus * David McKahan as Henry Burns, the boyfriend of Dr. Sanders and second person to die from the virus.

Episodes

Production

Filming for the series' pilot episode occurred in February and March 2015 in

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. Several locals were cast as extras in various scenes. In October 2015, the series was in regular production in the Atlanta area.

Broadcast

The series was broadcast on the

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in Canada, on E4 in the UK and on

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in Germany. The limited series was available on Netflix in the United States between October 2016 and October 2021.

Reception

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, the series holds an average score of 48% out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Review aggregation website

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also reported mixed critical responses, averaging a 53% rating. The website's consensus reads: "Uninspired performances and pedestrian writing make ''Containment'' just another in the long line of disaster movie scenarios we've seen played out countless times before."

References

External links

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