Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak

Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak is a 2020 American documentary series about pandemics. It was released on Netflix on January 22, 2020.[1] The series covers a range of issues such as the possibility of an influenza pandemic, research into achieving a universal vaccine, emerging viruses, anti-vaxxers, and the Ebola outbreak in Africa. It features several notable health and science experts, including Syra Madad, Ronald Klain, and Raghu Sharma.[2] It has attracted particular media attention due to being released in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]

Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak
GenreDocumentary
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time287 minutes (total)
DistributorNetflix
Release
Original releaseJanuary 22, 2020 (2020-01-22)
External links
Netflix

Reception

Brigid Delaney of The Guardian found the "eerily timed" series "informative, inspiring, visually stunning and a great piece of storytelling". She was also "moved to tears multiple times" by the "kindness and dedication of those who work in the field".[5] James Jackson of The Times thought the coronavirus outbreak "gives an extra reason to watch what's a valuable six-parter underpinned by strong storytelling as it follows doctors risking their lives in contagious conditions", giving it four stars out of five.[6] Brad Newsome of The Sydney Morning Herald found the series compelling initially when it covers how doctors and public health officials deal with the seasonal flu, but less so "as the series broadens its focus" and "begins to slow".[7]

Episodes
No.TitleOriginal air date
1"It Hunts Us"January 22, 2020 (2020-01-22)
The opening episode looks at the people on the front line in the fight against pandemics
2"Pandemic Is Now"January 22, 2020 (2020-01-22)
3"Seek, Don't Hide"January 22, 2020 (2020-01-22)
4"Hold On to Your Roots"January 22, 2020 (2020-01-22)
5"Prayers Might Work"January 22, 2020 (2020-01-22)
6"Don't Stop Now"January 22, 2020 (2020-01-22)
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References
  1. "Netflix's January 2020 list: New seasons of 'Grace and Frankie,' 'Sabrina'". USA Today. December 11, 2019.
  2. Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak, retrieved 2020-04-11
  3. Rose, Steve (March 12, 2020). "Coronavirus: when binge-watching goes viral". The Guardian. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. Sindreu, Jon (March 19, 2020). "People Confined for a Pandemic Can't Get Enough of Pandemics". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  5. Delaney, Brigid (February 5, 2020). "Pandemic: Netflix's new series about global outbreaks is eerily timed, and moved me to tears". The Guardian. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  6. Jackson, James (12 February 2020). "The Split – plausible? No, but it is infuriatingly watchable". The Times.
  7. Newsome, Brad (18 March 2020). "Meet those already working to protect us from an influenza pandemic". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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