7.7/10638 votes#1 - Arrival
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/27/2019
Dr. Nancy Jaax has one of the most dangerous jobs in the world handling deadly viruses; after a lab accident, she is faced with a possible Ebola outbreak on U.S. soil.
Director: Michael Uppendahl
Writer: N/A
7.6/10523 votes#2 - Cell H
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/27/2019
Dr. Nancy Jaax and her lab partner, Dr. Peter Jahrling, must take matters into their own hands to determine the source of the virus before it spreads; Dr. Jaax convinces an employee to hand over samples from infected monkeys.
Director: Michael Uppendahl
Writer: N/A
7.5/10469 votes#3 - Charlie Foxtrot
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/28/2019
When representatives from varying agencies disagree on how to handle Dr. Nancy Jaax's discovery, she realizes there are few protocols in place for containing a deadly virus on U.S. soil; an employee at the monkey research facility falls ill.
Director: Nick Murphy
Writer: N/A
7.4/10438 votes#4 - Expendable
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/28/2019
An employee at the monkey research facility falls ill, causing Dr. Nancy Jaax to fear the virus has spread to the human population; Jerry Jaax searches for a way to protect his wife; Dr. Wade Carter is obsessed with exposing the dangers of Ebola.
Director: Nick Murphy
Writer: James V. Hart, Brian Peterson
7.6/10421 votes#5 - Quarantine
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/29/2019
Dr. Nancy Jaax works tirelessly to find out why the virus is behaving differently than expected in human victims; unforeseen dangers arise at the research facility; Jaax is forced to make a choice between her family and her duty to her country.
Director: Nick Murphy
Writer: N/A
7.4/10410 votes#6 - Hidden
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/29/2019
A volatile situation inside the research facility comes to a head; Dr. Jaax steps up, but exhaustion threatens the precision needed to sterilize the threat; the press arrives, and neighbors become aware of the danger next door.
Director: Michael Uppendahl
Writer: N/A
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In this anthology series, heroic scientists risk all to deal with deadly outbreaks.
Genre:Drama
Network:National Geographic
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Arrival" is the best rated episode of "The Hot Zone" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 638 votes. Directed by Michael Uppendahl and written by N/A, it aired on 5/27/2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Cell H".