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The zombie genre is one of the most popular in pop culture. If you’re looking for a zombie series to watch on Netflix, we have you covered; here’s our list of the 10 best zombie shows and movies you can stream on Netflix in 2025.

Over the years, Netflix has created plenty of brilliant zombie shows and movies. From traditional zombie flicks to a stranger, subversive take on the genre — there’s something for everyone. The streamer is also home to the most successful zombie show of all time! Let’s countdown 10 of Netflix’s finest undead offerings.

All of the shows and movies on this list are Netflix Originals, meaning you can stream them right now. Well, all except one, which we simply couldn’t leave out. Check out our list!

10Black Summer Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, ThrillerRating: TV-MARelease Date: June 17, 2021Cast: Justin Chu Cary, Jaime King,...

In 2010, AMC Networks premiered The Walking Dead, an apocalyptic series that aired for 12 years across 11 seasons. Based on the comics created by Robert Kirkman, the series became wildly popular, beyond what anyone could have imagined, and has inspired other series within the genre.

The Walking Dead has been praised for its earliest and final seasons, with mixed reviews for its seventh and eighth seasons. While it is set in an undead apocalypse, the stories revolve around the survivors and their experiences after the outbreak occurred. Many viewers note this is why the series became so popular.

Long-standing cast members for the series include Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira, Josh McDermitt, Christian Serratos, Seth Gilliam, Ross Marquand, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Several of these characters' stories have continued in the long line of spinoffs of the main series. Let's check out some...

Snowpiercer is a post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller film created by Josh Friedman and Graeme Manson. Based on a 2013 film of the same name by director Bong Joon-ho, the TNT and now AMC series is set in a frozen wasteland of a world with the only survivors living on a perpetually moving train, where class warfare runs rampant and the politics of survival is deadly to learn. Snowpiercer stars Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs in the lead roles with Rowan Blanchard, Sean Bean, Alison Wright, Annalise Basso, Mickey Sumner, Lena Hall, and Susan Park starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the post-apocalypse, intense drama, and complex characters in Snowpiercer here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The 100 is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi action drama series created by Jason Rothenberg. Based on a series of young adult sci-fi novels by author Kass Morgan,...

Plex is bringing a host of heavy hitters to its January lineup! This coming month, the streamer will start 2024 on a high note with dozens of new titles, including Bo Burnham’s acclaimed and affirming directorial debut “Eighth Grade,” Nordic box office toppers, Robert De Niro-led crime epics, and more.

Check out the full list of everything coming to Plex in January and add The Streamable’s top picks to the top of your to-watch list!

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Fashion designer Tom Ford makes his directorial debut to turn Christopher Isherwood’s novel of the same name into the lush and fashionable feature. Colin Firth stars as George Falconer, a depressed English college professor in 1960s Los Angeles grieving the death of his longtime partner, Jim. Julianne Moore co-stars as...

Pretty much every family has a reliably dutiful mitigator: They are the sacrificing person to whom siblings vent when familial affairs turn sour and parents call for on-demand assistance. Among the Frays — the family at the heart of Mayim Bialik’s soberly affecting if not a touch monotonous domestic drama “As They Made Us” — the honors belong to the selfless Abigail, portrayed by an elegantly low-key Dianna Agron.

Indeed, the frantic single mother of two hyper boys and columnist for The Modern Jew drops everything and runs to help out whenever there is yet another friction at her folks’ house. She is a certified saint and Bialik’s respectable directorial debut — loosely inspired by the former “Big Bang Theory” actress and current “Jeopardy” host’s own familial past — quickly builds a strong case for her virtuousness. We learn that even as a child stuck with a perennially quarreling mom and dad,...

"I wanted to talk to you about Dad..." Quiver Dist. has released an official trailer for an indie drama titled As They Made Us, from actress Mayim Bialik making her feature directorial debut. The drama is about a dysfunctional family, starring Dianna Agron as a divorced mother of two, who is struggling to balance the dynamic forces within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate her new love. She tries to make peace with her family while on the path to a second chance at love. The ensemble cast also includes Simon Helberg, Candice Bergen, Dustin Hoffman, Justin Chu Cary, Charlie Weber, and Julian Gant. This looks like a really heavy, emotional drama that is kept afloat by love and wholesomeness. It all seems much more tender and heartfelt than I was expecting. This might be worth a watch when it opens in April. Here's the official trailer (+ poster...

Quiver Distribution has debuted the trailer for Mayim Bialik’s directorial debut ‘As They Made Us.’

The film follows Abigail (Agron), a divorced mother of two, who is struggling to find sanity in her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love. Her father, Eugene (Hoffman), has a degenerative condition that he and his wife, Barbara (Bergen), refuse to accept. Her brother Nathan (Helberg) has been estranged from the family for decades. A self-appointed fixer, Abigail attempts to mend her complicated family before it’s too late.

Moving between present-day and flashbacks to a chaotic and confusing childhood, Abigail juggles parenting her young sons with her annoyingly competent ex-husband Peter (Weber) and trying to land a cover story at the news magazine she works for. Barbara barely gives Abigail a moment of peace, calling her to clean up messes every time Eugene falls or when a nurse sneaks him...

Exclusive: Quiver Distribution has acquired Mayim Bialik’s feature directorial debut As They Made Us, starring Diana Agron, Simon Helberg, Oscar nominee Candice Bergen and two-time Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman, slating it for release in theaters and on VOD on April 8.

The dysfunctional family dramedy written and directed by the former Big Bang Theory star follows Abigail (Agron), a divorced mother of two, who is struggling to balance the dynamic forces within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love.

Justin Chu Cary, Charlie Weber and Bialik’s Call Me Kat co-star Julian Gant round out the cast. Yale Productions’ Jordan Beckerman and Jordan Yale Levine produced with Anne Clements, Michael Day, Mark Maxey and the late Ash Christian,...

When Mayim Bialik wrote “As Sick as They Made Us,” the story was set in Los Angeles. But when she put her directing hat on and started developing the project with producer Anne Clements, it became clear that making the independent film in California wouldn’t make sense financially.

Ultimately the director and producer chose to shoot the film — about family drama and dysfunction — in New Jersey because of its film and television production tax credit.

“It was perfect because above-the-line and below-the-line counts [as part of the credit] and we were so close to New York,” Clements says. “So our crew was made up of New Jersey locals as well as some folks from New York.”

For four weeks in June, “As Sick as They Made Us” cast members — including Dustin Hoffman, Candice Bergen, Simon Helberg, Justin Chu Cary, Charlie Weber and Dianna Agron — descended upon the Garden State for a location-only shoot.

Halle Berry shot her directorial debut,...

Exclusive: Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment has beefed up its Cannes slate with a pair of acquisitions that will have their debut screenings at the fest’s 2021 market.

It Crawls Beneath is a horror-thriller from Dale Fabrigar. Michael Pare (The Lincoln Lawyer) and Joseph Almani (Law of Attraction) star in the story of a young cop working on his uncle’s classic vintage car on a secluded ranch when a major earthquake hits. Uncle Bill is crushed, and Danny becomes trapped under the car, creating a claustrophobic nightmare. The situation intensifies when something horrifying emerges out of the cracks in the ground that leaves Danny fighting for his life.

Pic is produced by Suzanne DeLaurentiis, Kevin Goetz, Neil Goetz and Stephen Hornyak, it is now in post-production. Film Mode has world-rights. Here’s a first look image:

Film Mode has also boarded world rights on Santaman, the family adventure film from Bret Stern.

Exclusive: Cast has rounded out on As Sick As They Made Us, the feature directing debut of The Big Bang Theory actress Mayim Bialik.

As Deadline previously revealed, Dustin Hoffman, Candice Bergen, and fellow Big Bang Theory cast member Simon Helberg will lead the comedy-drama. New additions are Justin Chu Cary (Black Summer) and Charlie Weber (How To Get Away With Murder), with Dianna Agron also in the cast.

The story is as follows – a new romance with Jay (Justin Chu Cary) for recently divorced Abigail (Dianna Agron), who has just split from her husband (Charlie Webb), arrives right in the midst of her parents’ (Dustin Hoffman and Candice Bergen) chaotic antics. After a lifetime of dysfunctional hilarity, the family, accompanied by an estranged brother (Simon Helberg) find it within themselves to embrace for one final goodbye.

Filming is now underway in New Jersey on the movie. Screen Media Ventures,...

Justin Chu Cary will be known to audiences across the UK, primarily, for his brilliant work on Netflix zombie series Black Summer, which has just returned to our screens with an eagerly anticipated second season. To mark the occasion we had the pleasure in speaking to Justin, as we discuss the allure of the zombies, how he’d fair in an apocalypse, and on his career and future to date. He’s a top guy, and we fully enjoyed this chat – and we hope you do too!

Watch the full interview with Justin Chu Cary here:

Synopsis

In the dark, early days of a zombie apocalypse, complete strangers band together to find the strength they need to survive and get back to loved ones.

The second season of Black Summer is available to watch on Netflix now

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Musician Benjamin Earl Turner is among the cast set for Starz’s TV adaptation of Blindspotting, the 2018 feature film from Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs.

Turner is joined by Shameless actors Atticus Woodward and Jaylen Barron and Good Trouble’s Candace Nicholas-Lippman in the eight-part series. Casal also will reprise his character Miles in a recurring role for the series, while Justin Chu Cary will reprise his role as Tin.

Produced by Lionsgate Television, the series will start production in Oakland and Los Angeles.

The show is a spinoff of the film written and produced by Casal and Diggs and is being turned into a half-hour dramedy. Jasmine Cephas Jones, who starred in the Lionsgate film, will reprise her role and also will serve as a producer. Casal serves as showrunner.

The series centers on Ashley (Cephas Jones), who was nipping at the heels of a middle-class life in Oakland until Miles,...

“Black Summer” has been renewed for Season 2 at Netflix, the streaming service announced on Wednesday.

The series, which stars Jaime King, is a prequel to Syfy’s now-ended “Z Nation,” which premiered in April with its eight-episode first season.

“Black Summer” followers survivors of a cataclysmic event who contend with zombies — and each other — to reach a military evacuation site. King stars as Rose, a mother, torn from her daughter, who embarks upon a harrowing journey, stopping at nothing to find her. Thrust alongside a small group of American refugees, she must brave a hostile new world and make brutal decisions during the most deadly summer of a zombie apocalypse.

Also Read: Watch Zombie Apocalypse Unfold in First Trailer for Netflix's 'Z Nation' Prequel 'Black Summer' (Video)

The second season of the zombie drama will begin production in Alberta, Canada in 2020 and also consist of eight episodes.

Netflix has ordered an eight-episode second season of zombie thriller Black Summer, headlined by Jaime King. Production is slated to begin in 2020 in Alberta, Canada.

King is set to return as Rose and also will serve as a producer for Season 2. Also coming back are Justin Chu Cary as Spears; Christine Lee as Kyungsun.

Black Summer, a Netflix Studio Production, is created and executive produced byZ Nation co-creator/executive producer Karl Schaefer and the Syfy zombie apocalypse drama’s co-executive producerJohn Hyams. In addition to Hyams and Schaefer, fellow Z Nation alum Abram Cox also is a writer/exec producer on the show.

Hyams will serve as the Season Two showrunner; he and Schaefer were co-showrunners in Season 1.

Netflix typically does not release ratings data but experimented with putting out Top Ten lists in the UK earlier this year. On the first such list in April, Black Summer ranked as...

Netflix has renewed the zombie thriller series “Black Summer” for a second season, Variety has learned.

The second season will consist of eight episodes and will begin production next year in Alberta, Canada. Jaime King will return to star in the second season and will also serve as a producer. Cast members Justin Chu Cary and Christine Lee will also return.

The series was created by Karl Schaefer and John Hyams. The pair served as co-showrunners on Season 1, though Hyams will serve as the sole showrunner on Season 2. Both serve as writers and executive producers on the series along with Abram Cox. The three previously worked together on the zombie series “Z Nation,” which ran for five seasons and nearly 70 episodes on Syfy between 2014 and 2018. “Black Summer” is a Netflix Studios production.

The series followers survivors of a cataclysmic event who contend with zombies — and each other — to reach a military evacuation site.

How goes the fight against the undead horde during the first season of the Black Summer TV show on Netflix? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV shows like Black Summer is cancelled or renewed for season two. Netflix and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the Black Summer season one episodes. We invite you to rate them for us here.

A Netflix apocalyptic drama, Black Summer stars Jaime King, Justin Chu Cary, Kelsey Flower, Gwynyth Walsh, Christine Lee, Mustafa Alabssi, Erika Hau, Sal Velez, Jr., Edsson Morales, Aidan Fink, and Kash Hill. Although King disputes it, it is widely recognized as a prequel to cancelled Syfy series Z Nation and is from the...

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What's This TV Show About?

A Netflix apocalyptic drama, Black Summer stars Jaime King, Justin Chu Cary, Kelsey Flower, Gwynyth Walsh, Christine Lee, Mustafa Alabssi, Erika Hau, Sal Velez, Jr., Edsson Morales, Aidan Fink, and Kash Hill. Although King disputes it, it is widely recognized as a prequel to cancelled Syfy series Z Nation and is from the same creative team. Unfolding in the early days of the zombie apocalypse, the story centers on Rose (King),...

Network: Netflix.

Episodes: Ongoing (30-60 minutes).

Seasons: Ongoing.

TV show dates: April 11, 2019 — present.

Series status: Has not been cancelled.

Performers include: Jaime King, Justin Chu Cary, Kelsey Flower, Gwynyth Walsh, Christine Lee, Mustafa Alabssi, Erika Hau, Sal Velez, Jr., Edsson Morales, Aidan Fink, and Kash Hill.

TV show description:

An apocalyptic drama from Karl Schaefer and John Hyams, the Black Summer TV show is -- according to some -- a prequel to Z Nation, a cancelled Syfy series created by Schaefer and Craig Engler (which Hyams worked on). According to others, it is an entirely unconnected zombie series from essentially the same team.

Either way, the story unfolds during the early days of the...

Recently, CBS delivered the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Scorpion" episode 14 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "Sun Of A Gun," and it turns out that we're going to see some very dramatic and intriguing stuff take place as an African dictator with plans of mass destruction, prompts orders for Walter and company to go to work to stop it, and more! In the new, 14th episode press release: Team Scorpion Must Work With Sylvester's Estranged Father Who Believes That An African Dictator Has Uncovered And Plans To Use A Weapon Of Mass Destruction From World War II, On "Scorpion," Monday, Jan. 18. Press release number 2: Sylvester will end up coming face to face with his estranged father, a retired general, who will ask Team Scorpion for help when he believes that a dictator in Africa has uncovered a deadly World War II-era weapon of mass destruction and intends to use it.

Recently, CBS served up the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Supergirl" episode 2 of season 1. The episode is entitled, "Stronger Together," and it turns out that we're going to see some very dramatic and interesting stuff go down as a new Kryptonian threat, prompts Kara to put all her hero doubts aside, and more! In the new, 2nd episode press release: Kara's Confidence As A Superhero Is Off To A Shaky Start Until A New Threat Forces Her To Push Her Doubts Aside, When "Supergirl" Moves To Its Regular Time Period Monday, Nov. 2. Press release number 2: When Kara's attempts to help National City don't go according to plan, she is going to have to put aside the doubts that she - and the city's media - has about her abilities in order to capture an escapee from the Kryptonian prison, Fort Rozz. Also, Cat is going to pressure...