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      Season 1 – Black Summer

      2019 Drama Action Horror TRAILER for Black Summer: Season 1 Trailer List
      75% 20 Reviews Tomatometer 57% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less

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      Critics Consensus

      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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      luniz 4 Works alright as a comedy. Not brought to you by Carl's Jr. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/24/24 Full Review Miguel Barbara should have put her seatbelt on. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/24 Full Review Wayne G This show just loves to drag scenes out, like someone walking around in the woods, or wandering a big warehouse…but after a couple episodes of this you start to get worn out. Reminds me of how Sons of Anarchy always had some slow rock song playing while some dude dragged on a cigarette for 2 minutes, or how Rings of Power basically went nowhere for episodes on end. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/24 Full Review Joe S Before long you'll be willing on the zombies Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/28/24 Full Review Jackie S Very slow episodes and chucks of episodes. It loses suspense because nothing happens for so long at times. Great example is the school building episode, it could've been so creepy and disturbing, but I found myself board. They also struggled to get you invested in the different plot lines. Some were interesting and others felt like a waste of time. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/08/24 Full Review Luca D Wanted to love this TV show, and the good photography, nice suburban settings and decent acting of Episode 1 held my hopes high… yet the storyline logic is so twisted that after 10 mins the only thought your brain processes is: "how is that even possible?". From zombies that start running like Olympic athletes after having been run over by a car and suffered multiple fractures, to humans that never seems to question what is the best way to kill a zombie "aim at the brain you moron!", to questionable ambushes in the middle of the snow among heavily armed groups in the open, where nobody seems to take cover. And what is the point of ambushing somebody in the wood, trying to kill him, when you know that he will turn and most likely will try to kill you? If these people are trying to survive, what is the whole point of the ambush? And how come you are in a school where all doors have been locked, are trying desperately to escape, yet don't think about breaking a window, which the said school is full of? Unfortunately, throughout the two series, that thought never goes away, making what should be a leisure escape in a fantasy world impossible… "how is that even possible?" The worse thing is that, like the undead, your brain also keep wanting the series to get better, leaving you with a the unsatisfied desire that never really goes away… Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      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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      John Doyle Globe and Mail It's formally brilliant, politically loaded, terse and terrifying. Jun 10, 2019 Full Review 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 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 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 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 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

      Season Info

      Network
      Netflix
      Rating
      TV-MA
      Genre
      Drama, Action, Horror
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Apr 11, 2019
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