NOVA · Season 9 · Episode 4

“The Hunt for the Legion Killer”

Aired Monday 1 February 1982

One of the biggest investigations in medical history began when a mysterious killer disease broke out during independence celebrations in Philadelphia in 1976: Legionnaire's Disease. NOVA traces the search for a cause and cure—a search bedeviled by false trails, accusations of incompetence and cover-up, and increasing urgency as the death toll mounted.

S9 E4 discussion