A snarky makeshift family faces evolved zombies and growing pains across the American heartland.
Darkly comic and crowd-pleasing, with big broad humor. A party watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Max.
It stays inside its R, with a few tense moments and several jump scares.
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Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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