Containment: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When a mysterious and deadly epidemic breaks out in Atlanta, a vast urban quarantine is quickly enforced, forcing those stuck on the inside to fight for their lives while local and federal officials desperately search for a cure. Trying to keep the peace on the streets is police officer Lex Carnahan, who has quickly risen through the ranks of the Atlanta PD. But Lex's job becomes even harder when he learns that his longtime girlfriend, Jana, and his best friend and fellow officer Jake, are trapped within the cordoned area. Also quarantined in viral ground zero is 17 year-old Teresa, who is eight months pregnant and now separated from her boyfriend on the other side; Katie Frank, an elementary school teacher now placed on lockdown with her entire class, including her young son; and CDC researcher Dr. Victor Cannerts, the doctor who initially made the controversial call to quarantine the area and is now racing to find a cure for the virus. On the outside, Dr. Sabine Lommers is leading the government efforts to contain the outbreak, and has asked for Lex's help in enforcing the cordon - which grows increasingly difficult as the public trust deteriorates. And the public has reason to be wary, as journalist Leo begins unraveling a conspiracy, finding that something doesn't add up in the official story being told. Torn apart from their loved ones, the survivors trapped within the cordon are fighting against not only fatal infection, but also isolation, fear, and the disintegration of society around them. But as they begin to gain each other's trust, hope remains, and on either side of the cordon unlikely heroes will rise.

Series details

• Title: Containment
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2016-04-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-07-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: The CW
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 1861

Cast and credited roles

• Chris Wood — Jake Riley
• Christina Moses — Jana Mayfield
• David Gyasi — Major Alex "Lex" Carnahan
• Kristen Lee Gutoskie — Katie Frank
• Claudia Black — Dr. Sabine Lommers
• George Young — Dr. Victor Cannerts
• Hanna Mangan-Lawrence — Teresa Keaton
• Trevor St. John — Leo Greene

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-04-19; final listed air date 2016-07-19; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Containment on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.