Directed by Richard Pearce Written by Ron McGee   Cast Joely Richardson ... Dr. Iris Varnack Scott Cohen ... Governor Mike Newsome Justina Machado ... Alma Ansen Ann Cusack ... Denise Connelly David Ramsey ... Curtis Ansen John Atkinson ... Ed Connelly Stacy Keach ... Collin Reed Peter O'Brien ... Alan Carolyn Dando ... Lauren Connelly Kodi Smit-McPhee ... Toby Connelly Kate Butler ... Chief of Staff Jean Loos Trevor Sai Louie ... Dr. Kwon Latham Gaines ... Kostmart Manager Jonny Pasvolsky ... Governor Newsome's Aide Steve Bastoni ... FEMA Director McGarrett Jerome Ehlers ... Chad Sinclair Mark Tronson ... Derek Newsome Rebecca Hamilton ... Sarah Newsome Geraline Knox ... Sandra Ling Robin Kora ... Dying Woman's Husband Judi Farr ... Mrs. Koppel Kayte Ferguson ... Tamara Jones Eliana Saenz ... Armory Nurse Shireen Shah ... Shop Owner Brad Hills ... Bart Jenkins Duncan Young ... Suicide Man Nicki Paull ... HHS Sec's Aide Mark Clare ... Transportation Secretary Alan Lovell ... Male Governor Susan Brady ... Female Governor Paul Gittins ... Government Worker Lynette Romero ... National News Correspondent Nigel Godfrey ... British Correspondent Costa Ronin ... Russian Correspondent Ferdinand Hoang ... Chinese Executive #1 Sandy Winton ... Little League Father Margaret Blay ... Alma's Elderly Neighbor Cameron Smith ... War Room Staffer Mia Pistorius ... Harried Mother Shane C. Rodrigo ... Desperate / Reasonable Man (as Shane Rodrigo) Joseph Woo ... Chinese Executive #2 Frankie Fu ... Chinese Executive #3 Justin Hansen ... Dying Man Eoin McDonald ... Dying Patient Michelle Mellgren ... Kostmart Employee Uncredited Cast David Aston ... Reporter #1 Matthew Chamberlain ... Reporter Aaron Christiansen ... Soldier / Bird Flu victim Linda McFetridge ... Harried Mother Dwight Wilson II ... Lead Hijacker Sara Wiseman ... Susan Wood Lynnanne Zager ... Dr. Judy Produced by Dennis A. Brown   Paul Carran   Diana Kerew   Judith Verno   Original Music by Mark Adler

Additional Info Premiere: May 09, 2006 DVD Release: October 31, 2006 Countries: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies American Broadcasting Company (ABC) Distributors Sony Pictures Television   (2006) (World-wide) (TV) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (2006) (USA) (TV) (original airing) Mill Creek Entertainment   (2014) (USA) (DVD) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 4.8 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #9,032 / 20,736 Site Ranking #9,028 Spider-Woman: Season 1 (1979) #9,029 Nine Inch Nails: Closure (1997) #9,030 Bermuda Island (2023) #9,031 Adam & Evil (2004) #9,032 Fatal Contact: Bird Flu In America (2006) #9,033 Dark Harvest (2004) #9,034 The Bunnyman Massacre (2014) #9,035 Effects (1979) #9,036 Fear The Walking Dead: Passage (2016)