The Andromeda Strain (2008) is a tense science-fiction medical thriller miniseries starring Benjamin Bratt, Eric McCormack, Christa Miller, Daniel Dae Kim, and Viola Davis. When a mysterious extraterrestrial pathogen wipes out a small Utah town, a team of scientists races to uncover its secrets, stop its spread, and expose a dangerous government conspiracy.
A U.S. army satellite crashes on the outskirts of Piedmont, Utah, population 580, interrupting the awkward sexual foils of two teenagers. The youths decide to take the satellite into town for further inspection.
The president has to make a difficult decision and in order to prevent a nuclear disaster that would actually strengthen the "Andromeda Strain", the team have to overcome the building's safeguards aimed at preventing contamination.
