Black Summer

It is completly different from ZNation, even if it is in the same universe and has the same creator and director, It is a horror thriller well made. It has the tension, suspense and almost no drama crap. Imagine you surviving a apocalyptic event, what would you do??? The show is told by the characters perspective, and it happens almost like real time, it is a little slow paced in the beggining but the action scenes are vey well filmed. The actors are not known to the general public, but do a terrific job, showing emotions like fear, anger and terror. The script is simple, you dont get to know a lot of the characters, but you are not supposed to. Peaple in a situation like this woldnt talk that much. I HAVE to say Fear the Walking dead first season, should have been more like this show. It is survivalism, selfishness what is shown here and it is the truth. The lead character is a little like Madison of FTWD... See this show, and forgive its low budget because there is good directing, and this season deserves at least 3 seasons, for us to know the surviving characters. I Give a 8 out 10 for the effort

I had average expectations but was gripped from start to end. Cleverly shot with a real time feel, the characters are fascinating and acting to match. Looking forward to S2!

Why can't soneone write a zombie apocalypse story where most people are of average intelligence or higher? Instead the writers always seem to think the only way to create tension is to make 95% of the main characters as dumb as a box of hair.

I get it that people panic and make wrong or silly decisions at times, but to never learn to close a door behind you, or to have 6 people mow down a single zombie with about 100 rounds and not one is a headshot, even though they've seen that this won't stop them. I mean COME ON.

Don't let the bad reviews put you off, this is a decent zombie watch! I was entertained throughout and it left me wanting a second season for sure.

It follows a group of strangers through the beginnings of a zombie apocolypse, their individual stories, interactions and ultimately connected stories.

Like many reviewers before stated - the production is good, the acting too, and it got some really suspenseful moments, but, and this is almost pretty standard these days, the behavior of the people is sometimes too stupid to believe (for example standing in the middle of a road and screaming for help in the middle of nowhere will not help your matter, I take any bet), and last but not least, to cite Lord of the Flies is an overused and boring approach these days, just saying. Anyway, Black Summer is solid and sometimes even good and beats easy everything TWD and FTWD delivered over the past few years/seasons. If you (still) like to watch zombies (like I do), Black Summer will be a really pleasant surprise and experience.