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With benjamin bratt, christa miller, louis ferreira, ricky schroder. Although made in the early 1970s, the technology shown, including the computers still looks uptodate, with the main difference being that today, the graphical displays of the data would be much more colorful. The andromeda strain is a 2008 miniseries reimagining the original michael crichton novel about a group of scientists investigating a deadly extraterrestrial disease. The andromeda strain miniseries dvd, 2008, 2disc set. The andromeda strain tv miniseries 2008 release info. Based on michael crichtons 1969 novel of the same name and adapted by nelson gidding, the film stars arthur hill, james olson, kate reid, and david wayne as a team of scientists who investigate a deadly organism of extraterrestrial. The miniseries is a reimagining of the original novel rather than an adaptation. The hartford courant called it an entertaining piece of highvelocity intrigue. The andromeda strain is a 2008 science fiction miniseries, based on the 1969 novel of the same name written by michael crichton about a team of scientists. As a great admirer of the original the andromeda strain dvd 1971 it is difficult not to compare this miniseries to that superb production. The andromeda strain is a 2008 science fiction miniseries, based on the 1969 novel of the same name written.