🏷 Discover The Best Outbreak Movies & TV Shows To Watch Today

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Exploring the Thrilling World of Outbreak Movies and TV Shows

Are you fascinated by stories that delve into the unknown, the unexplained, and the unpredictable? Look no further than the captivating world of outbreak movies and TV shows. From zombie apocalypses to deadly viruses, these thrilling tales will keep you on the edge of your seat. In this article, we'll guide you through the best outbreak movies and TV shows that will leave you breathless.

Cast

Ju Ji-hoon

Ryu Seung-ryong

Bae Doona

Kim Sang-ho

Kingdom (2019) TV Show

8.2 1.2K votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery

Country: South Korea

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 12

Audience: TV-MA

Story: In this zombie thriller set in Korea's medieval Joseon dynasty which has been defeated by corruption and famine, a mysterious rumor of the king’s death spreads, as does a strange plague that renders the infected immune to death and hungry for flesh. The crown prince, fallen victim to a conspiracy, sets out on a journey to unveil the evil scheme and save his people.

Plot: prince, kingdom, royal family, based on comic, outbreak, zombie, palace intrigue, historical drama, ...

Time: 16th century

Cast

Corey Stoll

Kevin Durand

Miguel Gu00f3mez

David Bradley

The Strain (2014) TV Show

7.5 2.0K votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: Mexico, United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 46

Audience: TV-MA

Story: A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.

Plot: new york city, based on novel or book, vampire, outbreak, survival, disease, biting, vampirism, ...

Cast

Matthew Mercer

Nicole Tompkins

Kevin Dorman

Stephanie Panisello

Resident Evil: Death Island (2023)

7.3 1.1K votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Horror

Country: Japan

Duration: 91 min.

Audience: R

Story: In San Francisco, Jill Valentine is dealing with a zombie outbreak and a new T-Virus, Leon Kennedy is on the trail of a kidnapped DARPA scientist, and Claire Redfield is investigating a monstrous fish that is killing whales in the bay. Joined by Chris Redfield and Rebecca Chambers, they discover the trail of clues from their separate cases all converge on the same location, Alcatraz Island, where a new evil has taken residence and awaits their arrival.

Plot: prison, alcatraz prison, sequel, outbreak, zombie, based on video game, survival horror, virus, ...

Cast

Cillian Murphy

Naomie Harris

Brendan Gleeson

Megan Burns

28 Days Later (2002)

7.2 8.6K votes

Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: United Kingdom

Duration: 113 min.

Audience: R

Story: Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.

Plot: london, england, infection, outbreak, zombie, brutality, survival horror, zombie apocalypse, ...

Time: post-apocalyptic

Cast

Alexander Skarsgu00e5rd

Andrea Riseborough

Emily Alyn Lind

Heather Doerksen

Hidden (2015)

7.0 1.2K votes

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 83 min.

Audience: R

Story: A family takes refuge in a fallout shelter to avoid a dangerous outbreak.

Plot: helicopter, quarantine, nightmare, underground, shelter, flashback, outbreak, murder, ...

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Aliette Opheim

Katla (2021) TV Show

6.9 407 votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: Iceland

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 8

Audience: TV-MA

Story: A year after a subglacial volcano erupts, mysterious elements from prehistoric times emerge from the melting ice, bringing unforeseen consequences.

Plot: small town, volcano, outbreak, volcanic eruption, mysterious

Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak (2020) TV Show

6.9 630 votes

Genre: Documentary

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 6

Story: In this docuseries, meet the heroes on the front lines of the battle against influenza and learn about their efforts to stop the next global outbreak.

Plot: quarantine, outbreak, virus, pandemic, influenza

Cast

Keenan Tracey

Daniel Doheny

Natalie Malaika

Kristy Dawn Dinsmore

Day of the Dead (2021) TV Show

6.8 213 votes

Genre: Action, Science Fiction

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 10

Audience: TV-MA

Story: A group of strangers try to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion.

Plot: small town, chaos, outbreak, gore, undead, survival, zombie, zombie apocalypse

Cast

Georgina Campbell

Joe Keery

Sosie Bacon

Vanessa Redgrave

Cold Storage (2026)

6.8 559 votes

Genre: Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 99 min.

Audience: R

Story: When a mutating, highly contagious fungus escapes a sealed facility, two employees – joined by a grizzled bioterror operative – must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction.

Plot: based on novel or book, mutation, vomit, deer, outbreak, survival, nuclear bomb, epidemic, ...

Place: australia

Cast

Marion Cotillard

Matt Damon

Laurence Fishburne

Jude Law

Contagion (2011)

6.6 6.6K votes

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: United States of America, United Arab Emirates

Duration: 106 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.

Plot: quarantine, saving the world, mutation, infection, terminal illness, outbreak, disease, vaccine, ...

Cast

Billy Campbell

Meegwun Fairbrother

Jordan Hayes

Mark Ghanimu00e9

Helix (2014) TV Show

6.6 483 votes

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Country: Canada, United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 26

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Helix is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that holds the key to mankind's salvation...or total annihilation.

Plot: georgia, immortality, outbreak, survival, disease, scientist, virus, research facility, ...

Place: atlanta

Cast

Hamilton Morris

Bryan Brown

Sam Neill

Thomas M. Wright

Sweet Country (2018)

6.6 215 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country: Australia

Duration: 113 min.

Audience: R

Story: In 1929, an Australian Aboriginal stockman kills a white station owner in self-defense and goes on the lam, pursued by a posse.

Plot: rape, court case, slavery, bible, based on true story, outbreak, desert, australian aboriginal, ...

Time: 1920s

Place: australia

Cast

Steven Yeun

Samara Weaving

Steven Brand

Caroline Chikezie

Mayhem (2017)

6.5 813 votes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror

Country: United States of America

Duration: 87 min.

Audience: NR

Story: A virus spreads through an office complex causing white collar workers to act out their worst impulses.

Plot: quarantine, police, s.w.a.t., scissors, office, cocaine, business consultant, outbreak, ...

Cast

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming

Shing Fui-On

Lo Meng

Ebola Syndrome (1996)

6.4 157 votes

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror

Country: Hong Kong

Duration: 100 min.

Story: A violent fugitive on the run from the law makes his way from Hong Kong to South Africa, where he discovers that he's immune to the Ebola virus, and later returns home to spread the deadly disease.

Style: exploitation

Plot: rape, fast food restaurant, outbreak, murder, ebola

Cast

Carrie-Anne Moss

Douglas Smith

Frank Grillo

Kimberly-Sue Murray

Die Alone (2024)

6.3 162 votes

Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: Canada

Duration: 91 min.

Audience: 15

Story: Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, Ethan, a young man with amnesia navigates the dangerous landscape in search of his lost love Emma. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he encounters Mae, a hardened and eccentric survivor. Together, Ethan and Mae face threats both human and otherwise before a fateful encounter with Kai unravels a secret that lies just beyond Ethan's fractured memory.

Plot: outbreak, zombie, zombie apocalypse

Cast

Billy Burke

Alyshia Ochse

Taylor Handley

Raoul Max Trujillo

Outbreak (2025)

5.9 49 votes

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 88 min.

Audience: R

Story: A State Park Ranger and his wife, grappling with the disappearance of their teenage son, face a mysterious outbreak that threatens not only their relationship, but in the end, their grip on reality.

Style: psychological

Plot: infection, outbreak, zombie, virus, missing son

Cast

Ella Balinska

Tamara Smart

Siena Agudong

Adeline Rudolph

Resident Evil (2022) TV Show

5.6 619 votes

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America, Germany

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 8

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Nearly three decades after the discovery of the T-virus, an outbreak reveals the Umbrella Corporation's dark secrets. Based on the horror franchise.

Plot: post-apocalyptic future, outbreak, survival, evil corporation, zombie, based on video game, virus, blood, ...

Time: 2030s

Cast

Erica Sturdefant

Jonathon Buckley

Jarrid Masse

Terra Strong

Zoombies 2 (2019)

5.3 34 votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 84 min.

Story: A game ranger arresting poachers ends up saving their lives when zombie animals attack them in the jungle. Now surrounded, the game ranger and poachers forge uneasy alliance to stop the beasts before the super-zombie virus spreads to entire world.

Plot: outbreak, zombie animals, virus, poachers, fight for survival

Cast

Ione Butler

Andrew Asper

Aaron Groben

LaLa Nestor

Zoombies (2016)

5.0 191 votes

Genre: Action, Horror, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 90 min.

Story: When a strange virus quickly spreads through a safari park and turns all the zoo animals undead, those left in the park must stop the creatures before they escape and zombify the whole city.

Plot: zoo, undead, outbreak, zombie, virus, animals gone wild, man vs nature, fight for survival