SERIES REVIEW: CONTAINMENT

Hello Screen Addicts, its been too long. Life took me very far away from my keyboard but as the Screen gods would have it, no one pens a review better than I, so I'm back and back for good, with no small amount of wit lost.

Now back to the business of the day, Today we review a new series based on an old series (that seems to be happening a lot lately in Hollywood) called Cordon by Carl Jones. The series explores the trails and tribulations a city endures as a viral outbreak forces the government the seal of the infected area while they search for a cure.

This is no mare medical drama ( sorry Grey's Anatomy Fans), this is quite gritty and not for the faint hearted. There's gore and action and not just one, but three love stories tied together in this one. As always I avoid giving away spoilers because i hate it myself, so here's and official synopsis courtesy IGN:

When a mysterious and deadly epidemic breaks out in Atlanta, a vast urban quarantine is quickly enforced, forcing those stuck on the inside to fight for their lives while local and federal officials desperately search for a cure. Trying to keep the peace on the streets is police officer Lex Carnahan, who has quickly risen through the ranks of the Atlanta PD. But Lex’s job becomes even harder when he learns that his longtime girlfriend, Jana, and his best friend and fellow officer Jake, are trapped within the cordoned area. Also quarantined in viral ground zero is 17 year-old Teresa, who is eight months pregnant and now separated from her boyfriend on the other side; Katie Frank, an elementary school teacher now placed on lockdown with her entire class, including her young son; and CDC researcher Dr. Victor Cannerts, the doctor who initially made the controversial call to quarantine the area and is now racing to find a cure for the virus. On the outside, Dr. Sabine Lommers is leading the government efforts to contain the outbreak, and has asked for Lex’s help in enforcing the cordon – which grows increasingly difficult as the public trust deteriorates. And the public has reason to be wary, as journalist Leo begins unraveling a conspiracy, finding that something doesn’t add up in the official story being told. Torn apart from their loved ones, the survivors trapped within the cordon are fighting against not only fatal infection, but also isolation, fear, and the disintegration of society around them. But as they begin to gain each other’s trust, hope remains, and on either side of the cordon unlikely heroes will rise.

VERDICT

*Great soundtrack

*Lex Carnahan is Boss

*Dr Victor Cannerts is awesome

*Great story telling

*Love story is moving

*The disease is scary

SCORE: 8.7