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Set in the "Z Nation" universe, this series follows a crack team of special forces as it fights for hope in the darkest hours of the zombie apocalypse.

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Black Summer has enough undead carnage and a sinewy pace to please zombie fans, but the series suffers from scant characterization and doesn't add much storytelling meat to the genre's gnawed-on bone.

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Black Summer: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (1) John Doyle Globe and Mail It's formally brilliant, politically loaded, terse and terrifying. Jun 10, 2019 Full Review Black Summer: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Elisabeth Vincentelli New York Times Yet if the zombies are defined by frantic agitation, the show itself stands out from the pack thanks to a pensive, almost dreamlike economy. May 8, 2019 Full Review Black Summer: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com A bleak, dull affair that mistakes camera movement for narrative energy and has about as much life as the walking dead. Apr 10, 2019 Full Review Black Summer: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Nicolas Soto But Why Tho? A Geek Community Out of the 8 episodes, only one episode managed to capture my attention. Jan 22, 2023 Full Review Black Summer: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Jorge Loser Espinof A pure B series that doesn't concern itself with critics or what would the fans think, rising as the closest incarnation of Resident Evil... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3.5 Jul 19, 2022 Full Review Black Summer: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Sebastian Zavala Kahn No Es En Serie It is a relatively minimalist series, which favours tension and suspense over character development or even dialogue. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 17, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The characters and acting is horrible. Extremely boring for a zombie show. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/09/24 Full Review Arianna A Good zombie show if you want to watch people's heads be ripped off.However it lacks substance and... well... a story line!I formed no attachment to any of the characters which made the whole show feel a bit aimless. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/21/24 Full Review Ewan D Very good zombie series, we need more of these.The movie is scary at times which is obviously essential, the actors and actresses are relatively unknown but they did a great job.The plot wasn't predictable and the little use of music was interesting and added the feelings of scarcity and death like the world had closed down (which it had.)What makes this zombie series good and zombie series in general is that it has more time to add the elements of basic survival and realisticity, unlike zombie movies.The walking dead does this good, however it has been going for so long, it just seem like one stupid disaster after another (they should have killed off the whole cast by now and started fresh with an entirely different, isolated group somewhere else at whichever stage in time they wanted, maybe they could have the odd reference back to the original cast from time to time) Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review D S From what I remember I kinda liked this show haha Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/19/24 Full Review Timothy T Great zombie TV show very organic a whole new more surreal take on z nation. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/01/24 Full Review luniz 4 Works alright as a comedy. Not brought to you by Carl's Jr. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/24/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Karl Schaefer Creator John Hyams Creator Jaime King Rose Justin Chu Cary Spears Christine Lee Kyungson Sal Velez Jr. William Velez
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 11, 2019 Human Flow At the onset of a zombie apocalypse, chaos descends as Rose loses her family, Ryan tries to get his bearings and a desperate man finds a new guise. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 11, 2019 Drive William, Sun and Barbara try to drive to the stadium, but it's tougher than they thought; they're blocked by both living marauders and roving undead. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 11, 2019 Summer School Rose, Spears, Ryan and Lance find a refuge; learning they're not alone, they're schooled on the dangers of following the heart rather than the head. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 11, 2019 Alone Forced to fend for themselves, the survivors that were left behind must improvise and look out for both the dead and the living. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 11, 2019 Diner Trapped in an abandoned diner, William and Sun must decide whether they can depend on the survivors from the truck as their alliance is tested. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 11, 2019 Heist The desperate-yet-determined group undertakes a daring hit on a weapons stash, but the pandemonium threatens to swallow them up. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 11, 2019 The Tunnel Soldiers arrive with both plans and promises, but questions remain as a survivor makes a bold move; everyone must decide who to trust and where loyalties lie. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 11, 2019 The Stadium As the group approaches the stadium, everything goes sideways; the survivors blast through their bullets -- and their options. Details

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Creator
Karl Schaefer, John Hyams

Network
Netflix

Rating
TV-MA

Genre
Drama, Action, Horror

Original Language
English

Release Date
Apr 11, 2019
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