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The Burning Zone(TV show/series, 1996-1997)

1h per episode | Genre: Drama

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 19 episodes

The Burning ZoneRating: 3.7/5 (with 3 votes)
The Burning Zone is an American science fiction drama television series created by Coleman Luck that originally aired for one season on United Paramount Network (UPN) from September 3, 1996 to May 20, 1997. The series follows a government task force assigned to investigate chemical and biological threats. Initially, the program focused on the virologist Edward Marcase (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Dr. Kimberly Shiroma (Tamlyn Tomita). In response to the show's low ratings, Marcase and Shiroma were removed in the middle of the season. Dr. Daniel Cassian (Michael Harris) became the lead character, and a new character, Dr. Brian Taft (Bradford Tatum), joined the task force. The Burning Zone initially incorporated supernatural and religious elements, but shifted towards more action-oriented storylines. The series was the only drama ordered by UPN for the 1996–97 television season. It was paired with the sitcoms Moesha and Homeboys in Outer Space. The Burning Zone has never been released on DVD or Blu-ray, or made available on ... ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Burning Zone

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design

About The Burning Zone

The Burning Zone is a television drama broadcast on the UPN network as part of its 1996–97 lineup. It ran for 19 episodes. The series was rerun on SciFi Channel in the mid-to-late 1990s. The Burning Zone featured a team of American agents who could be almost instantly dispatched almost anywhere in the world to fight biological warfare and naturally occurring biohazards. The series is believed to be cashing in on the success of the New York Times bestseller The Hot Zone, which spawned biological disaster movies like Outbreak. There was a villainous organization known as "The Dawn" that was responsible for some of the threats the team faced. The members of "The Dawn" were shadowy and never fully exposed but their goals and aims were clear: To allow disease and pestilence of a biological nature restore the Earth by rendering extinct the most virulent pestilence of all—mankind.

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The Burning Zone Seasons and Episodes

09/03/1996Season 1 - 19 episodes
#1 | 09/03/1996Pilot
After hibernating for 15,000 years, a malevolent virus is released from an ancient tomb in Costa Rica. A top team of specialists is assembled to research it. Infection causes blood-red eyes, a high fever and superhuman strength, and an exceptional interest in deadly diseases.
#2 | 09/10/1996The Silent Tower
Dr. Cassian, the new team leader, sends the biocrisis team to investigate a Chicago high-rise. A mysterious rash of suicides caused by hallucinations has led to 79 deaths in the two years since its opening.
#3 | 09/17/1996St. Michael's Nightmare
The team travels to Philadelphia to search for the cause of violence and death that have occurred the last two years during the Festival of St. Michael, a celebration of good's victory over evil.
#4 | 09/24/1996Arms of Fire
Cassian's biocrisis team investigates two cases of spontaneous human combustion at a poor urban high school. The team traces the cause to an unscrupulous pharmaceutical company.
#5 | 10/01/1996Night Flight
During the flight back from a small island country, Marcase, Shiroma and Hailey must fight an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever. Faced with a 5-hour flight, they must find a cure in time to land.
#6 | 10/15/1996Lethal Injection
A sinister government black-project uses death row inmates as guinea pigs to make contact with the afterlife. It nearly costs Marcase his life, and Cassian must find a way to shut it down.
#7 | 10/29/1996Touch of the Dead
Cassian is infected with a bacteria that will kill him in 48 hours. While searching for an antidote, the team uncovers a government conspiracy.
#8 | 11/12/1996Hall of the Serpent
Cassian's niece falls under the spell of a self-proclaimed healer who claims to be able to cure deadly diseases. He appears to heal people-until they defy him. The team infiltrates his compound in Mexico to rescue Cassian's niece, who has been diagnosed with leukemia.
#9 | 11/19/1996Blood Covenant
A doctor, angry with the US government for the death of his wife and for abandoning him in Zaire threatens to infect Orlando's main blood supply with malaria unless a billion dollars is deposited to a Swiss bank account.
#10 | 11/26/1996Faces in the Night
When Dr. Shiroma is abducted by a serial killer who only kills his victims during the full moon, the team races to discover the killer's identity before she becomes his next victim.
#11 | 01/07/1997Midnight of the Carrier
The team removes a capsule from the head of an old man. This leads to the shocking discovery of white supremacists in the CIA and occultism in the Third Reich. During the operation, security is compromised, and the team fights to save the old man's life and to protect the contents of the capsule from someone who wants it at any cost.
#12 | 01/28/1997Critical Mass
Dr. Brian Taft, a neuropathologist, is enlisted by Cassian to help investigate the death of a LA fireman. After being exposed to a meteorite, the fireman grew fatal brain tumors and developed homicidal madness. Cassian fears the same may be happening to anyone exposed to this meteorite, including the scientists examining it.
#13 | 02/04/1997Death Song
Several recovering Hodgkin's patient's bones are suddenly breaking into multiples fractures. Cassian and Taft investigate the gruesome deaths. Hailey becomes involed with a famous singer who faces the same fate.
#14 | 02/11/1997The Last Endless Summer
When several surfers come down with a fatal but undetectable disease that causes organ failure overnight, Cassian's team is called in to assist. A medical student, with a promising future, is also aflicted.
#15 | 02/18/1997The Last Five Pounds are the Hardest
Several people across the US are found dead or in a coma. The only connection is Metabathin, a diet pill. While Taft's investigation can find nothing wrong with Metabathin, Cassian's team uncovers a stock manipulation scheme when someone from the company leaks information that causes the public to panic.
#16 | 04/29/1997Elegy For a Dream
Taft's football-playing nephew falls victim to a flesh-eating bacterium that may cause him to lose his arm. Contaminated tattoo ink is spreading the bacterium around Chicago.
#17 | 05/06/1997A Secret in the Neighborhood
When a boy collapses at an amusement park with burns in his mouth and throat, chemical weapons are suspected. The team suspects a government installation has a hazardous chemical leak.
#18 | 05/13/1997Wild Fire
A drug-resistant Cholera breaks out in Detroit. Tainted pearls smuggled from the South Pacific are the source of contamination. Cassian's team rushes to develop a cure before it spreads to other cities. Hailey finds painful memories when he returns to his home town.
#19 | 05/20/1997On Wings of Angels
A secret project goes wrong when a prison escapee, who was exposed to a deadly experimental drug, kidnaps Taft and orders him to save his life or die.

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Dutch (NL)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 09/03/1996
Last episode released on: 05/20/1997

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