Z Nation: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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Several years since a zombie virus swept across America, there's only one person -- who goes by just Murphy -- known to have survived the infection -- the world's last hope at creating a vaccine. The last functioning viral lab needs blood from him for its antibodies, but the facility is in California and the man is in New York. A ragtag group of strangers works to transport him to the West Coast, but his dark secret remains hidden, which could threaten everyone. Hammond and his second in command, Garnett, initially lead the group of the living -- later replaced by Lt. Warren -- and computer hacker Citizen Z helps everyone navigate through the zombie-infested terrain. When the group meets a man in Colorado, he offers to take Murphy the rest of the way to California. When nuclear weapons are launched, people head into survival mode and become desperate to find a cure. Read More Read Less

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Although it's hampered by an overcrowded narrative, Z Nation manages to muster up some fun scares without taking itself too seriously.

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Mike Hale

New York Times

The mundanely self-aware screenplay includes references to the zompocalypse and lines like "God, I hate moral dilemmas."

Oct 19, 2017

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Jeff Jensen

Entertainment Weekly

My biggest problem with the show is that it's bad by The Asylum's own low standards: Z Nation suffers from not knowing how cheeky it wants to be or should be.

Rated: D+

Sep 24, 2014

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Ben Travers

indieWire

While there's plenty to laugh at -- like Sharknado, Z Nation knows it's bad -- SyFy's latest original series doesn't take the creative leaps to surprise an audience already too familiar with how to kill zombies.

Rated: C

Sep 15, 2014

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Matt Roush

TV Guide

It was probably inevitable, given the monster success of AMC's The Walking Dead, that another zombie horror series would be forthcoming ... but I'd hoped for something a little less slapdash and cheeseball than Syfy's Z Nation

Oct 19, 2017

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Z Nation: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (5)

Mark A. Perigard

Boston Herald

Syfy's Z Nation has everything you want in a zombie show: stiff, shambling creatures who growl and stare with lifeless eyes. Unfortunately, these are the cast members playing survivors.

Oct 19, 2017

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Nick Venable

CinemaBlend

Z Nation's biggest strengths are its momentum and pacing, along with stopping short of taking itself too seriously.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 30, 2014

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Martin M As good as it gets. Never takes itself seriously except for its continuous easy going genius. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/30/24 Full Review Maxima I It gets better as the seasons go by, it's the dream of every action-zombie genre fan, the comedy of it all makes the show juicier! Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/28/23 Full Review Mela P It's bad and good and cringey and disgusting and funny and really bad and really good. Just so very weird and all over the place. If you like that sort of thing, this is the show for you. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/09/23 Full Review Anthony T Really good, standard fair but good characters make it worth watching. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/04/23 Full Review Jason O Like putting the square in the square shaped hole this is easy to follow, to watch and to repeat over and over again Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/03/23 Full Review ola i Liked Braindead, Day of the Living Dead, Shaun of the Dead? It is a mix of those and many more, with a little outdoor, western feel. Gripping action, full of dark humour and realistic gore! If you enjoy unapologetic violence spiced with funny dialogue and a believable story, you'll have a ball. Gives the vibe of Romero classics, the zombies are scary as hell and the lore and world-building is surprisingly deep. (Puppies and kittens, the eighth sacrament, pike a zombie, year 3 Anno Zombie, damn apocalypse - these are just some of the lines). Highly recommended, actual fun. And the music, so characteristic. Great acting, too! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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DJ Qualls Citizen Z Harold Perrineau Mark Hammond Keith Allan Murphy Michael Welch Mack Thompson Russell Hodgkinson Doc Tom Everett Scott Charles Garnett

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 12, 2014 Puppies and Kittens In Upstate New York, a zombie baby proves to be an obstacle for a diverse group of survivors, as they head cross country in hope of creating a cure for the living-dead condition. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 19, 2014 Fracking Zombies When the survivors run out of fuel, they embark on a dangerous mission to replenish their source; Cassandra's past comes back to haunt her. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 26, 2014 Philly Feast In Philadelphia, a group of psychotic outlaws confronts the survivors and a connection exists between the two parties. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 3, 2014 Full Metal Zombie Soldier zombies in Washington, D.C.; Ten Thousand's mysterious past is revealed. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 10, 2014 Home Sweet Zombie The survivors search for Warren's missing husband in Central Illinois; a zombie tornado threatens the group. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 17, 2014 Resurrection Z A utopian enclave may not be all it seems near Branson, Mo.; the group's encounter with a religious cult may cause drastic changes for the group. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 24, 2014 Welcome to the Fu-Bar Still reeling from recent events, the survivors come across a gun show that makes the zombie apocalypse look tame. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 31, 2014 Zunami In Nebraska, a zombie tsunami engulfs the survivors and desperate measures must be taken to survive; Citizen V gets a visitor. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 7, 2014 Die Zombie Die...Again When Mack tries to have a real date with Addy, he finds himself in a nightmare that reminds him of a certain Bill Murray film with deja vu vibes. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 14, 2014 Going Nuclear Radioactive zombies aren't the only danger when the survivors visits a town in South Dakota on the brink of nuclear disaster. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 21, 2014 Sisters of Mercy An all-female commune in Utah is where the two groups of survivors reunite, but when someone winds up dead, the illusion of paradise is shattered. Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 28, 2014 Murphy's Law Murphy learns more about his abilities when he is kidnapped by a group of outlaws trying to score Oxycotin; drug enhanced zombies attack. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 5, 2014 Doctor of the Dead Citizen Z redeploys the survivors to meet with Murphy's doctor, but at the compound they uncover game-changing details about their mission and the origins of the zombie virus. Details

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Executive Producer: Karl Schaefer, Craig Engler, David Garber, David Michael Latt
Network: SYFY
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Drama, Action, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date: Sep 12, 2014