The Eleventh Hour on NBC

After years of torture in a North Korean prison, an ex-Navy SEAL gets tangled up in an assassination plot that puts his wife's life in danger.

When science threatens humanity, who can save us? Patrick Stewart stars as Professor Ian Hood, Special Advisor to the British government's Joint Sciences Committee. He investigates black-market human cloning, the outbreak of a deadly virus, global warming, and a lethal "cure" for cancer. Ashley Jensen is his Special Branch bodyguard Rachel Young.

Season 1, Episode 2
When a worker dies from a pox-like disease, Hood joins a medical team to chase the hybrid virus. Authorities scramble to avoid a pandemic.

Rufus Sewell stars as Dr. Jacob Hood, an elite science advisor to the government who investigates scientific crises. Called in at the eleventh hour, he represents the last line of defense against those who misuse science for nefarious motives.