The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.0 |
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"Cold, procedural dread dressed as a disaster story"
A satellite crashes back to Earth carrying a mysterious microorganism, and a team of scientists is rushed into a sealed underground lab to figure out what it is before it wipes out the human race. Based on Michael Crichton's novel, this miniseries plays like a slow-building outbreak thriller crossed with a government-conspiracy drama. The tone is clinical and tense rather than flashy, heavy on procedure, quarantine protocol, and paranoia, with occasional bursts of urgency. It rewards patience more than adrenaline, and works best if you enjoy watching smart people solve a lethal puzzle under pressure.
the slow-burn puzzle-solving of scientists racing to identify an unknown lethal organism.
you want fast-paced action rather than talky, lab-bound procedural tension.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Episode #1.1 | 6.5 | 182 | 42 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Episode #1.2 | 6.3 | 163 | 42 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Episode #1.3 | 6.4 | 128 | 42 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Episode #1.4 | 6.0 | 133 | 42 min |