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Several years since a zombie virus swept across America, there's only one person -- who goes by just Murphy -- known to have survived the infection -- the world's last hope at creating a vaccine. The last functioning viral lab needs blood from him for its antibodies, but the facility is in California and the man is in New York. A ragtag group of strangers works to transport him to the West Coast, but his dark secret remains hidden, which could threaten everyone. Hammond and his second in command, Garnett, initially lead the group of the living -- later replaced by Lt. Warren -- and computer hacker Citizen Z helps everyone navigate through the zombie-infested terrain. When the group meets a man in Colorado, he offers to take Murphy the rest of the way to California. When nuclear weapons are launched, people head into survival mode and become desperate to find a cure.

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Z Nation: Season 3 | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Alex McLevy AV Club It's good to see Warren, Doc, Addy, and the rest of the gang back in action, even in service of a respectable and entertaining story that suffers from being overlong and stuck in the past. Rated: B- Sep 19, 2016 Full Review Z Nation: Season 3 | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Tyler McCarthy Den of Geek After a long, complicated, uneven and, at times, backwards season, Syfy's Z Nation finished up its third outing. Rated: 3/5 Jan 18, 2019 Full Review Z Nation: Season 3 | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Paul Young Screen Rant Unlike other zombie-centric shows, the characters in Z Nation are constantly moving towards a singular goal (California) but each week has them sidetracked by different missions - sort of like Star Trek: Voyager but with zombies and less warp cores. Sep 19, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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David W Builds on events from series two and it's still for me the most consistently enjoyable post zombie apocalypse series I've ever seen. Lots more inventive ideas, humour, pathos, great zombie effects, a cast who despite rosta changes really get and buy into proceedings and an evolving story arc. It's not quite up there with season 2 but I'm still loving the bones of this. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/13/24 Full Review Anthony T A little zany but still fun. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/04/23 Full Review robert p Even though every series seems to have its.... uhhh wait a minute what...... moments I personally think think its better than TWD and it should have had atleast 2 more seasons Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Season 3 may be the best Z Nation has to offer.If you liked 2, season 3 hits the gas. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Oosh. another great season, thats going straight in my basket Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Highly underrated TV show... and I'm not a zombie fan. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cast & Crew

DJ Qualls Citizen Z Keith Allan Murphy Russell Hodgkinson Doc Kellita Smith Roberta Warren Anastasia Baranova Addy Carver Nat Zang 10K
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 16, 2016 No Mercy The gang protects the town against a new enemy. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 23, 2016 A New Mission Warren and gang become prisoners; Murphy escapes the sub with his newly formed blends group. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 30, 2016 Murphy's Miracle Warren and team encounter the sole inhabitant of a strange town; Murphy begins a new mission. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 7, 2016 Escorpion and the Red Hand More people flock to Murphy's new cult; the others are stuck in the middle of a war. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 14, 2016 Little Red and the Wolfz A pack of wolves stalks an injured and alone 10k. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 21, 2016 Doc Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest The residents of a mental hospital capture Doc. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 28, 2016 Welcome to Murphytown The Man discovers Lucy's existence; 10K reunites with the gang and he tells them about Murphy's growing army. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 4, 2016 Election Day Doc and Addy run into old friends while looking for Lucy on the road. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 11, 2016 Heart of Darkness Warren and the others inspect Murphytown and realize they are going to need a bigger army to extract Murphy. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 18, 2016 They Grow Up So Quickly Doc and Addy try to convince Lucy's family to follow them; Murphy tests 10K's allegiance. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 25, 2016 Doc's Angels Doc tries to find a way to communicate with Warren, but instead encounters something much more menacing. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 2, 2016 The Siege of Murphytown Warren leads an attack against Murphytown to extract its smug leader. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 9, 2016 Duel Addy is being pummeled with whatever The Man can throw at her, and Lucy does the same to The Man. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 16, 2016 Everybody Dies in the End The gang reunites and faces the biggest battle yet. Details

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Executive Producer
Karl Schaefer, Craig Engler, Paul Bales, David Garber, David Michael Latt

Network
SYFY

Rating
TV-14

Genre
Drama, Action, Horror

Original Language
English

Release Date
Sep 16, 2016
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