Containment

Containment was a CW network limited drama series based on the Belgian TV series "Cordon" which premiered on April 19, 2016 and ended on July 19, 2016, airing for 13 episodes.

On May 12, 2016, The CW announced that the show would not be renewed and would remain as a limited series.

Plot
"Containment" follows an epidemic that breaks out in Atlanta, leaving a section of the city cordoned off under quarantine and those stuck on the inside fighting for their lives.

Other major themes in the series were love, loss and duty.

Cast
Main Cast Recurring Cast
 * David Gyasi as Major Alex "Lex" Carnahan
 * Christina Moses as Jana
 * Chris Wood as Officer Jake Riley
 * Kristen Gutoskie as Katie Frank
 * Claudia Black as Dr. Sabine Lommers
 * George Young as Dr. Victor Cannerts
 * Hanna Mangan-Lawrence as Teresa
 * Trevor St. John as Leo Green
 * Zachary Unger as Quentin
 * Sandra Ellis Lafferty as Micheline
 * Charles Black as Bert
 * Shawn Parsons as Sam
 * Nadine Lewington as Suzy
 * Tiffany Morgan as Leanne
 * Demetrius Bridges as Xander Paulson
 * Gregory Alan Williams as Police Chief Besser
 * Jimmy Gonzales as Officer Meese
 * Thom Gossom, Jr. as Mr. Carnahan
 * Robin Spriggs as Harley

Reception
On Metacritic, "Containment" holds an average score of 48 (out of 100 points) based on 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes also reported mixed critical responses, averaging a 53% rating.

The site's consensus reads: "Uninspired performances and pedestrian writing make Containment just another in the long line of disaster movie scenarios we've seen played out countless times before."

However, the audience scores on Rotten Tomatoes have been largely positive, showing a 78% rating.