Miniseries · A&E
The Andromeda Strain
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Benjamin Bratt
Dr. Jeremy Stone
2 eps
Christa Miller
Dr. Angela Noyce
2 eps
Eric McCormack
Jack Nash
2 eps
Daniel Dae Kim
Dr. Tsi Chou
2 eps
Viola Davis
Dr. Charlene Barton
2 eps
Louis Ferreira
Colonel Ferrus
2 eps
Barry Flatman
Charles 'Chuck' Beeter
2 eps
Rick Schroder
Major Bill Keane
2 eps
Andre Braugher
General George Mancheck
2 eps
Magda Apanowicz
Suzie Travis
2 eps
Fred Keating
Charles Henderson
2 eps
Anna Galvin
Lisa Stone
2 eps
Eve Harlow
Leila
2 eps
Paul Perri
Dr. Smithson
2 eps
Adrian Holmes
Sam Barton
2 eps
Emily Holmes
Joanne Scott
2 eps
Juan Carlos Velis
Roach
2 eps
Ted Whittall
President William J. Scott
2 eps
Ted Atherton
Edward 'Ed' Dewitt
2 eps
Roman Podhora
General Blair
2 eps
Jonathan Potts
Pat Terrence
2 eps
Denise Galik
Annie Dillon
2 eps
Kurt Max Runte
Sherriff Martin Willis
2 eps
Cory Dagg
General Michaelson
2 eps
Nicola Anderson
Lt. Amy Deacon
2 eps
Douglas O'Keeffe
Blonde Man
2 eps
Tom McBeath
Kyle Tobler
2 eps
Jesse Moss
Jeff Megan
2 eps
Kurt Evans
Lt. Roger Shawn
2 eps
Panou
Lt. Lewis Crane
2 eps
Candus Churchill
Sophie Derabond
2 eps
Graeme Duffy
Wheezer
2 eps
Daniel Bacon
Spokesperson
2 eps
Stacee Copeland
Henderson's Secretary
2 eps
David Ross
Hank Benedict
2 eps
Tom Butler
Colonel Scott Arnold
2 eps
Nels Lennarson
George the Guard
2 eps
Chris Bradford
Wildfire Comms
2 eps
Biski Gugushe
Sgt. George
2 eps
Matthew Smalley
Private Brooks
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Andromeda Strain actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Andromeda Strain reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and Character Depth.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A U.S. satellite crash-lands near a small town in Utah, unleashing a deadly plague that kills virtually everyone except two survivors, who may provide clues to immunizing the population. As the military attempts to quarantine the area, a team of highly specialized scientists is assembled to find a cure and stop the spread of the alien pathogen, code-named Andromeda.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Night Two
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.
- Directed by Mikael Salomon
- Written by Robert Schenkkan
S01E01
Night One
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.
- Directed by Mikael Salomon
- Written by Robert Schenkkan
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Tom ThayerExecutive Producer
- Clara GeorgeProducer
- David W. ZuckerExecutive Producer
- Tony ScottExecutive Producer
- Ridley ScottExecutive Producer
Writing
- Robert SchenkkanWriter
Direction
- Mikael SalomonDirector
Cinematography
- Jon JoffinDirector of Photography
Music
- Joel J. RichardOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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