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Black Summer

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Black Summer

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Netflix | Release Date: April 11, 2019

Summary: Rose (Jaime King) searches for her daughter just as the zombie virus epidemic begins in this prequel series to Syfy's Z Nation.

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction

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Tim Surette

Apr 5, 2019

Season 1 Review: In a sense, Black Summer is The Walking Dead without all the bloated melodrama, kooky villains, and pretentious blabbering. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Apr 10, 2019

Season 1 Review: Nothing is less terrifying than over-familiarity, and that’s only one of the many problems with Netflix’s Black Summer (premiering on April 11), a bleak, dull affair that mistakes camera movement for narrative energy and has about as much life as the walking dead. Read full review

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Saint6300

May 20, 2019

I loved it. I actually thought it was better than walking dead. More realistic and possible. Kept my adrenaline rushing the whole time. I hope they decide to keep the series going

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Ulundo

May 13, 2019

Great and stylish susstitute for dull Walking dead. Plausible characters and tense suspense

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Lewy1978

May 26, 2019

Was a fan on The Walking Dead but lost interest as found it became too slow paced. Well, let me tell you Black Summer is the absolute opposite, extremely fast paced and actually very tense. Shot in a way that allows you to feel the terror that the characters are feeling. These zombies areWas a fan on The Walking Dead but lost interest as found it became too slow paced. Well, let me tell you Black Summer is the absolute opposite, extremely fast paced and actually very tense. Shot in a way that allows you to feel the terror that the characters are feeling. These zombies are quick too - which adds more intensity. I really enjoyed this whole season and cannot understand the negative reviews. The only reason I did not give it 10 is that I would have liked more character development and dialogue, but I suppose this also adds to the mystery of Black Summer. Highly recommend!… Expand

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Goby

Feb 16, 2020

Season 1:
- Story is at times driven by antisocial behaviour that is unrealistic, unexplained and asinine under given circumstances.
+ Fascinating depiction of the actions and experiences of different people in the same area to show how events are connected. - Infinite ammo and no reloadSeason 1:
- Story is at times driven by antisocial behaviour that is unrealistic, unexplained and asinine under given circumstances.
+ Fascinating depiction of the actions and experiences of different people in the same area to show how events are connected.
- Infinite ammo and no reload cheat
+ Some very enjoyable tension packed scenes that were choreographed well.
- Characters keep forgetting to aim at the head, even though they are fully aware that is the only part of the body where shots count.
+ Fast zombies
- Timeline jumps that seemingly cut out important parts of the storytelling. In fact the whole timeline of events is confusing, especially in the early episodes where you'll find yourself asking "Did all this happen today or has this been going on for months?"
+ Zombiecam
- Storytelling sometimes gave in to temptation and went over-dramatic at the expense of realism.
+ Zombies are actually hard to kill in melee combat, just like they probably would be if zombies were a real thing.
- *Staring in disbelief while acting against instinct for added drama* cliche
+ I actually liked the idea of not putting too much focus on character buildup, it's not necessary in this style of storytelling. In this show it leaves more room for action, setting the mood and makes it harder to speculate who is going to be expendable.… Expand

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Squeze

May 14, 2019

It's really difficult to keep you on the screen for the whole serie in zombie series. It happened with the walking dead when zombies got replaced by humans.
Black summer is good, is very good for the first episodes when you see what people could do when in real danger and the beginning ofIt's really difficult to keep you on the screen for the whole serie in zombie series. It happened with the walking dead when zombies got replaced by humans.
Black summer is good, is very good for the first episodes when you see what people could do when in real danger and the beginning of the contagion. But then you start noticing the bad acting, especially the annoyingly korean girl talking nonsense too often.. Poor choices of the others and a really rushed hit n run shooting ending all brings to a mediocre series.
I am not completely disappointed, but they need to do much better to keep me entertained another season. Is it really that difficult to find some good acting in zombies movies??… Expand

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JAQSROCKER

May 28, 2019

The increased pace of the Zombies was a welcome but the series just seemed way too fast paced and the ending just made me feel "is that it?". Personally couldn't make a connection with any character and they just seemed to make the same mistakes that people do in TWD. Slightly disappointedThe increased pace of the Zombies was a welcome but the series just seemed way too fast paced and the ending just made me feel "is that it?". Personally couldn't make a connection with any character and they just seemed to make the same mistakes that people do in TWD. Slightly disappointed on what seemed great from the trailers… Expand

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Kadiusty

Oct 31, 2019

Worst zombie show i have seen. Terrible writing and plot has alot of holes. Definately would not reccomend.

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Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 11, 2019
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