A lethal airborne virus spreads globally, and the medical community races against a bleak, tense panic.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max.
No sex or nudity and mild language, about what a PG-13 should carry.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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