What is Z Nation about?
Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, 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.
A pulpy, darkly comic trek across a zombie-gutted country, full of absurd humor and brisk action.
Campy, with absurdist humor. A late-night trip at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Peacock, AMC+, The Roku Channel (free), Fandango at Home (free), Pluto TV (free), Plex (free) and 1 more.
Z Nation parents guide
For a TV-14, this one goes further: moderate sex and nudity, and graphic gore. Beyond that, some strong language and strong violence.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the TV-14 suggests, because of the gore, and sex and nudity.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Graphic gore
- Blood and wounds shown clearly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Z Nation scary?
- Only a little. Z Nation has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Z Nation?
- Graphic gore and strong violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is Z Nation rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is rated TV-14, with moderate sex and nudity, some strong language, and strong violence. Your call for older kids.
Cast and crew
Created byKarl Schaefer, Craig Engler
StarringKeith Allan, Kellita Smith, Anastasia Baranova, Nat Zang, Russell Hodgkinson, Katy O'Brian
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Z Nation is on our Zombies, Survival, Disasters, Drama on Peacock and Action on Peacock lists.
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