A U.S. satellite crash–lands near a small town in Utah, unleashing a deadly plague that kills virtually everyone except two survivors – an old man and an infant, who may provide clues to immunizing the population. As the military attempts to quarantine the area, a team of highly specialized scientists are assembled to find a cure and stop the spread of the alien pathogen, code–named Andromeda. Directed by two–time Academy Award nominee Mikael Saloman ("Band of Brothers") and from Executive Producers Ridley Scott ("American Gangster") and Tony Scott ("Deja Vu"), The Andromeda Strain offers a thrilling mix of suspense, drama, mystery and science fiction in the telling of the scientists‘ gargantuan efforts to combat this deadly virus which is endangering humanity‘s survival.