Frontline Outbreak (Season 33, Episode 6)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, News

Frontline

Outbreak (Season 33, Episode 6)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, News

The Inside story of the Ebola outbreak, and why it was not stopped fast enough. The filmmaker spent months traveling around the effected areas finding untold stories on how it happened before it became newsworthy.

Director

Daniel Edge

Producers

Sasha Achilli | Daniel Edge | Missy Frederick | Michelle Mizner | Lu Olkowski

Composer

Jonny Pilcher (as Johnny Pilcher)

Editors

Tim Lovell | Sarah Moughty (additional editing)

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Edit Released

Updated May 5, 2015

Release date

May 5, 2015 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

122 wins & 190 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
32 cast members

Name	Known for
Brett Adamson Self - Doctors Without Borders Self - Doctors Without Borders See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Bruce Aylward Self - Asst. Director-General, Emergencies, WHO (as Bruce Aylward M.D.) Self - Asst. Director-General, Emergencies, WHO (as Bruce Aylward M.D.) See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Tony Banbury Self - Head, U.N. Ebola Emergency Response Self - Head, U.N. Ebola Emergency Response See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Margaret Chan Self - Director-General, WHO (archive footage) (as Margaret Chan M.D.) Self - Director-General, WHO (archive footage) (as Margaret Chan M.D.) See fewer	TrustWho (2016)
Sarah Childress Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	Sticky Wicket
Hilde De Clerck Self - Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Specialist (as Dr. Hilde De Clerck) Self - Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Specialist (as Dr. Hilde De Clerck) See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Finda Fallah Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Sheri Fink Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	Five Days at Memorial (2022)
Thomas Frieden Self - Director, CDC (as Tom Frieden M.D.) Self - Director, CDC (as Tom Frieden M.D.) See fewer	Totally Under Control (2020)
Keiji Fukuda Self - Asst. Director-General, Health Security, WHO Self - Asst. Director-General, Health Security, WHO See fewer	Invisible Wars (2021)
Jean-Paul Gonzalez Self - Senior Scientist, Metabiota Inc. (as Jean-Paul Gonzalez M.D.) Self - Senior Scientist, Metabiota Inc. (as Jean-Paul Gonzalez M.D.) See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Amara Jambai Self - Dir., Disease Prevention & Control, Sierra Leone (as Amara Jambai M.D.) Self - Dir., Disease Prevention & Control, Sierra Leone (as Amara Jambai M.D.) See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Self - President of Liberia Self - President of Liberia See fewer	Iron Ladies of Liberia (I) (2007)
Luisey Kamano Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Francis Kasolo Self - Dir., Disease Prevention & Control, WHO Africa (as Francis Kasolo M.D. Ph.D.) Self - Dir., Disease Prevention & Control, WHO Africa (as Francis Kasolo M.D. Ph.D.) See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Lamine Koivogui Self - Dir. Guinea Institute of Public Health (as Lamine Koivogui Ph.D.) Self - Dir. Guinea Institute of Public Health (as Lamine Koivogui Ph.D.) See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Remy Lamah Self - Minister of Health, Guinea (as Col. Remy Lamah) Self - Minister of Health, Guinea (as Col. Remy Lamah) See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Mammie Lebbie Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Stefan Liljegren Self - Doctors Without Borders Self - Doctors Without Borders See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Joanne Liu Self - Intl. President, Doctors Without Borders (as Joanne Liu M.D.) Self - Intl. President, Doctors Without Borders (as Joanne Liu M.D.) See fewer	Vous pouvez rêver (2021)
Will Lyman Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
Augustine Momodouno Self - Village Medic Self - Village Medic See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Mattu Morru Self - Mendinor's Sister-in-Law Self - Mendinor's Sister-in-Law See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Barack Obama Self (archive footage) (as Pres. Barack Obama) Self (archive footage) (as Pres. Barack Obama) See fewer	Leave the World Behind (2023)
Lu Olkowski Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart (2014)
Etienne Ouamouno Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Marc Poncin Self - Doctors Without Borders, Guinea Self - Doctors Without Borders, Guinea See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Will Pooley Self - Volunteer Nurse (as Will Pooley R.N.) Self - Volunteer Nurse (as Will Pooley R.N.) See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Josephine Sellu Self - Dpty. Head Nurse, Kenema Govt. Hospital Self - Dpty. Head Nurse, Kenema Govt. Hospital See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Samuel Tarplah Self - Head nurse, West Point Isolation Center Self - Head nurse, West Point Isolation Center See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Alexis Traoré Self - Guinea Ministry of Health (as Alexis Traoré M.D.) Self - Guinea Ministry of Health (as Alexis Traoré M.D.) See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Michel Van Herp Self - Doctors Without Borders (archive footage) (as Dr. Michel Van Herp) Self - Doctors Without Borders (archive footage) (as Dr. Michel Van Herp) See fewer