Black Summer

Name: Black Summer
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction
Released: April 11, 2019

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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

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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NickWhite

Jan 21, 2022

О сюжете и его завязке говорить не хочется, не это главное в этом кино. Это простое роуд-муви в условиях апокалипсиса. Тут главное, антураж и быстрый темп повествования и развития событий. Основа - главная героиня ищет свою пропавшую дочь. Начну с пары слов о втором сезоне - многие указываютО сюжете и его завязке говорить не хочется, не это главное в этом кино. Это простое роуд-муви в условиях апокалипсиса. Тут главное, антураж и быстрый темп повествования и развития событий. Основа - главная героиня ищет свою пропавшую дочь. Начну с пары слов о втором сезоне - многие указывают на то, что он оказался скучнее и хуже, чем первый. Но он просто другой. У него иная структура повествования, дробящая сюжетные линии на части и перемешивая их по времени. Концентрация событий будет повыше, чем у первого сезона. Единственно, что не понравилось - это реализация перестрелок между людьми. В реальности, люди стреляют из-за укрытий и никто не идет на прямую, словно в штыковую атаку, стреляя на ходу. Это как один из примеров. Был эпизод, где практически с пяти метров была перестрелка лицом к лицу с минимумом укрытий. И практически, мало пострадавших.
Зомби здесь быстры и опасны, если столкнулся с ними один против двоих, то практически мало шансов выжить. Например, эпизод в кафе, когда герои в количестве пяти человек не могли выбраться из него, т.к. снаружи было всего лишь два зомби, но и этого хватало, чтобы получить высокий шанс быть укушенным. Никакое холодное оружие или биты не помогут, только прицельный выстрел в голову, но для этого надо еще попасть в цель. И поверьте, в этом сериале нет метких стрелков, способных по быстро движущей цели нанести один смертельный выстрел. Что добавляет реалистичности.
Кстати, если вспоминать первый сезон, очень понравилась серия, где один из героев в течении целого (!) эпизода, старается спастись от преследующего его зомби и все это снято длинными сценами, практически, одним дублем и при том, сама камера находится как бы за плечом героя, что только придает эмоции нервозности и сопереживания за персонажа. А так, в целом, это качественное кино про зомби. Что редкость в данном жанре в последнее время.… Expand

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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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Redleg1971

Feb 22, 2021

Solid zombie story. It borrows from others, but has made them its own. I love the anthology style with the individual stories coming together by season's end. Looking forward to Season 2.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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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WinstonSmith72

Jun 20, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Like The Walking Dead, everyone in this series has an extemely low I.Q, poor aim and no tactical awareness. It's almost as though its been written by idiots for idiots.

I wonder what the series would've been like, if the humans in it had been clever?… Expand

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KeyloBeatz

Jun 27, 2021

This show is a pure garbage!!! The writers of this show should hang themselves!!! Bad bad bad bad bad bad writing! Make you waste time on chars to give them lame deaths. Everyone is just beyond stupid not a single person with any brain cells!!! If I could punch the writers in the face IThis show is a pure garbage!!! The writers of this show should hang themselves!!! Bad bad bad bad bad bad writing! Make you waste time on chars to give them lame deaths. Everyone is just beyond stupid not a single person with any brain cells!!! If I could punch the writers in the face I would not hesitate!!!!! … Expand

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  Air Date: April 11, 2019