The Bite (TV series)

The Bite is an American television series created by Robert King and Michelle King. A satirical drama about coronavirus,^[1] it premiered on May 21, 2021, on Spectrum Originals.^[2][3][4]

The Bite
Genre	Drama Science fiction Horror
Created by	Robert King Michelle King
Starring	Audra McDonald Taylor Schilling Steven Pasquale Phillipa Soo Will Swenson Leslie Uggams
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Robert King Michelle King Liz Glotzer Brooke Kennedy
Production companies	King Size Productions CBS Studios
Original release
Network	Spectrum
Release	May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)

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

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [5]
1	"The First Wave"	Brooke Kennedy	Robert King & Michelle King	May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)
2	"The Second Wave"	Lonny Price	Robert King & Michelle King	May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)
3	"The Third Wave"	Michael Trim	Robert King & Michelle King	May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)
4	"The Fourth Wave"	Brooke Kennedy	Robert King & Michelle King	May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)
5	"The Fifth Wave"	Nikki M. James	Robert King & Michelle King	May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)
6	"The Sixth Wave"	Viet Nguyen	Robert King & Michelle King	May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)