![]() ![]() It’s that it knowingly focuses throughout on the fact that the virus itself is what’s scary. The most compelling part of this series today isn’t the obvious thrills, though they most definitely do their job well (never forget: monkeys can be deadly). They pull together, and they get things done. While there are plenty of people who are sceptical of the experts early on – even Jaxx’s husband (Noah Emmerich), who’s also a military man – they come around relatively early, while Jaax’s team swiftly grows to include other on-the-ball specialists like Dr. In the way that it focuses on a bureaucratic response to a looming disaster that not everyone can see coming, it’s a lot like the recent series Chernobyl. What follows is an edge of your seat thriller that keeps things on a knife edge throughout, whether it’s following Carter’s 70s jungle journey or watching Jaxx cut open a monkey not knowing what she’s going to find. ![]()
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