What's the zombie show similar to Walking Dead on Netflix

[holden j caufield]

There was a show very similar on Netflix or Prime but I forgot the name, I know it was renewed for a 2nd season. One of the characters had a baseball bat with spikes as their favorite weapon.

 

[thedarkwolf]

z-nation and it is a syfy show

 

[Crono]

z-nation and it is a syfy show

This, and it's decent. Better than I expected. It doesn't take itself too seriously early on season 1, but it definitely has it's own take on the zombie apocalypse - it's not a The Walking Dead clone, which is what I partly expected going into it - though there are some similar scenarios that play out (which is true of most post-apocalyptic fiction).

I didn't take the presence of DJ Qualls as a good sign when I started watching because he's normally cast in mediocre/B-movie comedic roles (at least from what I've seen of him in the past) but he's not bad in Z-Nation. I lost hope in SyFy sometime after BSG concluded, but this show is worth watching.

You do have to lower or shift your expectations a bit if you are expecting The Walking Dead level of production and build up of drama. The pace of the plot is a bit faster - which isn't necessarily a bad thing, just different. It's like comparing filet mignon to sirloin.

 

[holden j caufield]

Thanks that would be it.

 

[ImpulsE69]

DJ Qualls is pretty good in Legit, but I think it just got cancelled after 2 seasons.

 

[Charmonium]

I loved Z Nation. The plot moves quickly and had some interesting plot devices like the zombie storm. I also LOVE the idea of a zombie messiah. That was genius.

Walking Dead took me a long time to get into and I binge watched the first four seasons. I almost didn't make it past season one.