{"id":14590,"date":"2020-11-12T19:59:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T00:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=14590"},"modified":"2020-11-12T19:59:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T00:59:29","slug":"national-geographic-gives-season-two-order-to-networks-highest-rated-scripted-series-ever-the-hot-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/12\/national-geographic-gives-season-two-order-to-networks-highest-rated-scripted-series-ever-the-hot-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"National Geographic Gives Season Two Order to Network&#8217;s Highest-Rated Scripted Series Ever, &#8220;The Hot Zone&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14591\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hot-zone.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hot-zone.jpg 408w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hot-zone-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hot-zone-260x145.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hot-zone-160x89.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>National Geographic announced today that &#8220;<strong><em>The Hot Zone<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; the network&#8217;s highest-rated scripted series to date, has been greenlit for a second season, which will focus on the anthrax attacks of 2001. From Touchstone Television and Scott Free Productions, Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson return as executive producers and showrunners for this next installment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The gripping, propulsive story of the hunt for the anthrax killer who terrorized the country in the dark days that followed the September 11 attack couldn&#8217;t be more timely,&#8221; said Carolyn Bernstein, executive vice president, Global Scripted Content and Documentary Films. &#8220;As the world battles COVID-19, another deadly and mysterious virus, &#8220;<em>The Hot Zone: Anthrax<\/em>&#8221; is a scientific thriller for our time.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-2178301188\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2001, just weeks after 9\/11, the United States was rocked by another deadly act of terrorism. Letters containing anthrax were sent to unsuspecting victims in Florida, Washington, D.C., and New York. The anonymous assault claimed five lives, left 17 others sick, and caused panic throughout the U.S. Despite interagency turf wars and many false leads, an unlikely team of USAMRIID scientists (The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases and the Department of Defense&#8217;s lead research laboratory), FBI agents, and Justice Department personnel slowly closed in on a shocking prime suspect.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While many of us can recall the breaking news headlines and the widespread fear that ensued when anthrax emerged in America, there are still layers to this story that have not yet been told,&#8221; said Kelly Souders. &#8220;The second season of our anthology series will dive deep into the forensic investigation of a simple envelope that sent the entire Eastern Seaboard into a panic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After a terrific collaboration with our friends at National Geographic on &#8216;<em>The Hot Zone<\/em>,&#8217; we couldn&#8217;t be more excited to be back in business with the same stellar team for another season,&#8221; said David W. Zucker, president, Scott Free Television. &#8220;All of us well remember the anthrax attacks in 2001, which rocked and terrified the country. We&#8217;re eager to tell this extraordinary story of all the drama that unfolded to overcome the attacks and identify the perpetrator.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The six-hour scientific thriller follows last year&#8217;s &#8220;<em>The Hot Zone<\/em>,&#8221; which starred Golden Globe(R) and Emmy(R) Award winner Julianna Margulies and was National Geographic&#8217;s most-watched scripted series of all time and ranked the second most-watched series on the network of all time. The May 27, 2019, Memorial Day, three-night, premiere event lifted National Geographic to the No. 5 ad-supported cable network in the target demo for the night and No. 2 among Total Viewers. Across 12 broadcasts through the May 29 finale (premieres and repeats), the series was viewed by 7.5 million people in the U.S. The original series was based on Richard Preston&#8217;s bestselling book of the same name and was inspired by the true events surrounding the origins of the Ebola virus and its arrival on U.S. soil in 1989.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3252981547\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The Hot Zone: Anthrax<\/em>&#8221; is the newest addition to the network&#8217;s scripted programming slate that takes groundbreaking storytelling further. This project follows National Geographic&#8217;s previously announced scripted series including highly anticipated &#8220;<em>Genius: Aretha<\/em>,&#8221; the recent premiere of &#8220;<em>The Right Stuff<\/em>&#8221; on Disney+, and critically acclaimed limited series &#8220;<em>Barkskins<\/em>,&#8221; last year&#8217;s top-rated &#8220;<em>The Hot Zone<\/em>&#8221; and previous Emmy Award-winning installments of &#8220;<em>Genius: Einstein<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Genius: Picasso<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For &#8220;<em>The Hot Zone: Anthrax<\/em>,&#8221; Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson serve as executive producers and showrunners. Scott Free Production&#8217;s Ridley Scott and David W. Zucker are executive producers with Jordan Sheehan also serving as executive producer. Lynda Obst is an executive producer. Richard Preston is a co-executive producer on the series. 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