"Containment," a 13-episode series on a viral outbreak that blocks a community from the rest of the world, is gaining buzz as one of the new shows on CW's line-up this coming April.
The CW has always been known as the geek network. It has made hits of unlikely series like the superhero blockbusters "Arrow" and "The Flash," as well as the bloodsucking drama, "The Vampire Chronicles." Now, it is venturing into new ground with "Containment," which is part "Under the Dome," "Strain," and a grimmer "E.R."
Variety has already noted the network support given in the new line-up, "Containment" will follow after the top-rated, "The Flash." Not much yet is known about "Containment", only that it is based on the Belgian show "Cordon." Variety gives us a sneak peek. In both American TV show and Belgian series, a virus overruns a town. With the outbreak threatening to contaminate the rest of the U.S., and possibly the world, the U.S. government declares a a quarantine on Atlanta where the outbreak takes place.
The tone is serious, though, Inverse notes. The website calls "Containment" a "serious show about a mysteriosu disease." Ultimately, the question hinges on whether the virus will escape from Atlanta and infect the rest of the world, leading to an apocalypse.
Inverse places a lot of its hope about the show's success on producer Julie Plec. Plec was responsible for shepherding "The Vampire Diaries" from a one-note teenybopper "Twilight" wanna-be into a surefire hit that has viewers caught up in its tangled plots, layered characters, and unpredictable twists.
IGN is also laying its bets on the believable universe that the show is creating. In an interview, Producer Chris Ord said that they are pulling out all stops to make sure that the material is based on present-day science. He promises that the show will be a thriller with elements of horror but without any supernatural elements in the mix.
Naturally, the ultimate mystery of all would be the virus itself - where it came from, who launched it, and the other damages it can still do if it leaves its containment.
