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How amazing was the pilot episode of Containment?

We caught up with Claudia Black after the episode to get the scoop on her character and what’s coming up!

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The super talented actress, who you may recognize as Dahlia from The Originals, now stars as Sabine Lommers, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

“Sabine is the boss lady with the weight of the world on her shoulders,” Claudia tells JJJ. “She’s a control freak in a situation that’s nearly impossible to control. She’s cold, hard and I suspect, very, very lonely.”

Check out our interview with Claudia below!

JustJaredJr.com: What is Sabine’s personal goal as the story begins and as it moves on? What is her ultimate professional goal?

Claudia Black: Sabine’s agenda is containment. She’s seen what happens when people don’t follow the rules and she doesn’t have a second to spare. I’m sure she’d loved to be the first female president.

JJJ: Sabine goes to Lex about being the face of the CDC cause and he’s reluctant. Why do you think she chose him?

CB: It’s his area of Atlanta. The people trust him; and when fear takes over trust becomes an essential commodity.

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Complete chaos is about to erupt tonight on the series premiere of Containment.

Adapted from the Belgian series Cordon by the genius that is Julie Plec, Containment follows the lives of different people when a mysterious and deadly epidemic breaks out in Atlanta and a a vast urban quarantine is quickly enforced, forcing those stuck on the inside to fight for their lives while local and federal officials desperately search for a cure.

The series puts Vampire Diaries alum Chris Wood at the helm, with a talented cast that includes David Gyasi, Christina Moses, Kristen Gutoskie, Claudia Black, George Young, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, and Trevor St. John.

JustJaredJr.com got to visit the set last year and sit down with the cast to talk about their characters and the relationships we’ll see overlap amidst the craziest of circumstances.

“Essentially [Lex] starts off as a guy who feels and thinks and uses his heart, and things aren’t that complicated in his life,” David told JJJ about his character, who is a Major in the Atlanta PD. “He knows who he loves, he knows the workforce, he knows the people that he serves, and he knows what he wants to do with those things. And this virus comes in and shakes that all up. Right and wrong, and good and bad, become real challenges to him. As we go through the episodes, he has some really big decisions to make.”

Containment airs TONIGHT, April 19 @ 9/8c on The CW.

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