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Black Summer<\/em> (2019)<\/p>\n Creators<\/strong>: John Hyams, Karl Schaefer<\/p>\n Stars<\/strong>: Jaime King, Justin Chu Cary, Christine Lee, Sal Velez Jr., Kelsey Flower and Erika Hau.<\/p>\n The Pitch<\/strong>: \u201cLet’s make a prequel to Z-Nation.”<\/p>\n The Overview<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Black Summer<\/em> is a new Netflix series that serves as a prequel to Z-Nation<\/em>. Since it’s a prequel it’s not necessary to have watched Z-Nation<\/em>. (Truth be told, I like Black Summer<\/em> better than Z-Nation<\/em>).<\/p>\n The series starts off following what appears to be random folks working to survive a zombie outbreak. The cool thing is that as the episodes progress people that we see in the background might become the focus of the next installment. Ultimately a band of survivors forms with the goal of getting to a stadium where they hope the military is waiting to transport them to safety. Because Black Summer<\/em> is (at this point) a limited series, there is no “star” that you just know is going to survive. This raises the stakes and adds to the tension.<\/p>\n You’d think by now we’d have seen it all when it comes to zombie stories. Black Summer<\/em> is proof that just ain’t so. I really liked this first season and hope that it returns for a second. Guess who else likes Black Summer<\/em>? Stephen King said this today…<\/p>\n “BLACK SUMMER (Netflix): Just when you think there’s no more scare left in zombies, THIS comes along. Existential hell in the suburbs, stripped to the bone.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n So don’t just take my word for it, take Stephen King’s.<\/p>\n\n