Black Summer

7.0
201945m

In the dark, early days of a zombie apocalypse, complete strangers band together to find the strength they need to survive and get back to loved ones.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: Black Summer: Season 1 | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

Black Summer: Season 1 | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

Seasons

8 Episodes • Premiered 2019

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1. Human Flow

7.1

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.

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2. Drive

7.3

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.

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3. Summer School

7.1

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.

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4. Alone

6.8

Forced to fend for themselves, the survivors that were left behind must improvise and look out for both the dead and the living.

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5. Diner

7.1

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.

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6. Heist

7.1

The desperate yet determined group undertakes a daring hit on a weapons stash, but the pandemonium threatens to swallow them up.

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7. The Tunnel

6.3

Soldiers arrive with both plans and promises. But questions remain as a survivor makes a bold move. Who can you trust? Where do your loyalties lie?

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8. The Stadium

6.1

As the group approaches the stadium, everything goes sideways. The survivors blast through their bullets -- and their options.

Cast

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Reviews

D

Dean

Great zombie TV show. Much better than that cheap garbage "The Walking Dead". It's tense, doesn't have dumb emotional episodes like TWD, soundtracks are scary and zombies are more advanced than in TWD. They are fast and they turn much quicker. They remind us zombies from the movie "28 Weeks Later". Episodes are interesting. Characters are well developed. Acting is good and cinematography is good too. Personally, I think, this is best zombie TV show at this moment. If you're fan of soap operas like TWD, then I wouldn't recommend you this TV show.

J

J. D. Parent

10/10

Summary:

The zombie apocalypse is in full swing, leaving scattered groups of survivors fighting to survive. No characters are safe from turning as they are picked off one by one in the way to the supposedly safe stadium.
The plot is separated into short chapters that are action packed. It also has the perfect amount of backstories for the characters including secrets that come to light. The characters form alliances that are tested as they fight to survive.

Personal Opinion:

While this show has the common zombie theme, it's all about the characters. Each one has unique experiences and reasons to survive and the actors did an amazing job bringing them to life. I really liked how they showed them broken into separate groups at first as they deal with troubles and loss before coming together. It was definitely a good way to build up to the groups coming together.
I also really liked how they focused on showing other survivors being a major threat along with the zombies. Did I mention the zombies turn really fast and run in this series? There is even an up close and personal clip of a girl dying then changing right before the camera.
Overall, this is one of my favorite zombie shows yet and I'm anxiously waiting a season 2!

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