'Z Nation' Release Date News: To Premiere on Syfy Next September 12, 2014
A brand new zombie show is set to premiere on Syfy next month. "Z Nation" will premiere on Friday, Sept. 12. The show tells of a group of survivors three years after a zombie virus has attacked the country.
"Executive produced by Karl Schaefer, Z Nation starts three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, when a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood," the synopsis reads. "Although the antibodies he carries are the world's last, best hope for a vaccine, he hides a dark secret that threatens them all."
"With humankind's survival at stake, the ragtag band embarks on a journey of survival across three thousand miles of rusted, post-apocalyptic America," the summary continues/
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Sounds promising, but what makes it different from AMC's hit zombie show, "The Walking Dead"?
According to The Hollywood Reporter's breakdown of the two series, though both of them are set in a post-apocalyptic world, "The Walking Dead," which is based on the Robert Kirkman graphic novels of the same name, focuses on rebuilding humanity rather than finding a cure for the outbreak. In contrast, "Z Nation" is all about the cure and centers on the struggle to save humanity after a zombie apocalypse.
"Z Nation" stars "Lost" alum Harold Perrineau, Tom Everett Scott, and DJ Qualls.
Cinemablend reports that although the description of the show hints of violence and a lot of horror scenes, there might be a bit of humor worked in, especially with the casting of Qualls and Scott, who are both adept in comedy.
