Secrets of the Dead - Killer Flu (2004)

Synopsis: Even as doughboys continued their battles in the trenches of World War I, another more virulent killer began stalking the globe. The flu epidemic of 1918 was the deadliest the world has ever known,... Even as doughboys continued their battles in the trenches of World War I, another more virulent killer began stalking the globe. The flu epidemic of 1918 was the deadliest the world has ever known, claiming 40 million lives in the span of one year--four times the number of casualties of the entire war. Eighty-five years later, the exact causes of the epidemic's strength are still unknown, but this episode of PBS' Secrets of the Dead series documents modern scientists' search to discover the answer and prevent another such outbreak. [More]

Director: Bill Lyons

Director: Bill Lyons
Producer: Bill Lyons