Best Outbreak Movies & TV Shows

28 Days Later

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.

Run time: 113m Tagline: The days are numbered. Release: 2002-10-31

Stars: Brendan Gleeson Christopher Eccleston Cillian Murphy Leo Bill Luke Mably Megan Burns Naomie Harris Noah Huntley Ricci Harnett Stuart McQuarrie

Cold Storage

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.

Run time: 99m Tagline: If it spreads, you're dead. Release: 2026-01-22

Stars: Aaron Heffernan Andrew Brooke Clare Holman Darrell D'Silva Georgina Campbell Joe Keery Lesley Manville Liam Neeson Rob Collins Sosie Bacon