The Bite (TV series)
{{Short description|American television series}}
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| language = English
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- Robert King
- Michelle King
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- Brooke Kennedy
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| network = Spectrum
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The Bite is an American television series created by Robert King and Michelle King. A satirical drama about coronavirus,{{cite web |last1=Iannucci |first1=Rebecca |title=The Bite: COVID Creates Zombies (?!) in Trailer for Robert and Michelle King's Upcoming Spectrum Satire |url=https://tvline.com/2021/04/22/the-bite-premiere-date-spectrum-covid-series-trailer/ |website=TVLine |access-date=23 July 2022 |date=2021-04-22}} it premiered on May 21, 2021, on Spectrum Originals.{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2020-10-21|title=Robert & Michelle King Coronavirus Drama Series 'The Second Wave' Ordered By Spectrum; Audra McDonald, Taylor Schilling & Steven Pasquale Star|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/robert-audra-mcdonald-taylor-schilling-steven-pasquale-star-1234600793/|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=2020-11-16|title='The Second Wave': Broadway Stars Will Swenson, Phillipa Soo & Leslie Uggams Join Robert & Michelle King's Coronavirus Drama Series For Spectrum|url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/the-second-wave-will-swenson-phillipa-soo-leslie-uggams-1234616039/|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Rickwald|first=Bethany|date=May 18, 2021|title=Robert and Michelle King Turned Their Wild Pandemic Fantasy Into Reality With The Bite|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/robert-and-michelle-king-turned-their-wild-pandemic-fantasy-into-reality-with-the-bite|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Playbill|language=en}}
Premise
A fictional, host mutational and socially homicidal strain of the SARS CoV-2 virus arrives with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York.
Cast
- Audra McDonald as Rachel Boutella
- Taylor Schilling as Lily Leithauser
- Steven Pasquale as Dr. Zach
- Phillipa Soo as Cydni Estereo
- Ryan Spahn as Joel
- Michael Urie as Josh
- Will Swenson as Brian Ritter
- Leslie Uggams as Hester Boutella
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Episodes
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{{Episode list
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|Title = The First Wave
|DirectedBy = Brooke Kennedy
|WrittenBy = Robert King & Michelle King
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|5|21}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = The Second Wave
|DirectedBy = Lonny Price
|WrittenBy = Robert King & Michelle King
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|5|21}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = The Third Wave
|DirectedBy = Michael Trim
|WrittenBy = Robert King & Michelle King
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|5|21}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = The Fourth Wave
|DirectedBy = Brooke Kennedy
|WrittenBy = Robert King & Michelle King
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|5|21}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = The Fifth Wave
|DirectedBy = Nikki M. James
|WrittenBy = Robert King & Michelle King
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|5|21}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = The Sixth Wave
|DirectedBy = Viet Nguyen
|WrittenBy = Robert King & Michelle King
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|5|21}}
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|title=The Bite|id=13323626}}
{{Robert King}}
{{Charter Communications}}
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Category:2020s American drama television series
Category:2021 American television series debuts
Category:American English-language television shows