Who would have thought, even a few years ago, that there would be four separate TV series starring zombies? But here we are in 2015, with some of the highest rated shows on network and cable featuring or favorite shamblers. Take that, bloodsuckers and dogboys!
The Walking Dead
The first and still the best zombie show ever, TWD continues to be a beautifully (horrifically?) made drama that is singular in its ruthlessness. Also: totally cool zombie deaths. Did you see Darryl take out three with a single swing of a chain? Their heads went, like, boom! Anyway … back for a series that promises “total chaos,” beginning Sunday Oct. 11 at 9:00 on AMC.
Fear the Walking Dead
Much slower, much more ominous, and a continent away from its spirit-father The Walking Dead, FTWD is much more frightening in its own ways, as we see our own unprepared society slowly crumble, see authority disappear or turn against us, see ‘normal’ humans turn into heros and monsters even before the walkers arrive. The first season just finished, but it’s already been renewed for 15-episode Season 2, beginning nearly next year. (And don’t miss its strange side-prequel web series; the first episode’s already available here.)
iZombie
As much Veronica Mars as The Walking Dead, there is a kind of giddy joy in iZombie, based in part on the light and charming (oddly enough) performance by Rose McIver and Liv Moore, and pretty lively scripts by folks like Rob Thomas of – well, Veronica Mars. Still: zombies! You can catch first season Netflix and new episodes on Tuesdays at 9:00 pm
ZNation
Somebody smoked a whole lot of weed before they built ZNation. It’s violent, crazy, and swoops from undead concept to even weirder undead concept, but you have to admit: it fun. If you like your fun filled with pointless gun battles, high-speed car chases, and zombie-sex. And face: who doesn’t? It’s in the middle of its new season, showing us the worst of good-bad undead action at 10:00pm on Friday.
And coming up: Ash vs. the Evil Dead
We’re not sure just how many zombies will be involved in this twenty-years-later sequel, but we do know there will be ex-human monsters, chain saws, and boomsticks. Whether it’s officially zombies or not… what more could you want? Coming on Halloween to Starz.
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