6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Z Nation (2014)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.3
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Female Combat: Yes
Christianity: Negative
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
Z Nation primarily explores the apolitical themes of survival, human nature, and the search for a cure in a post-apocalyptic world. The narrative consciously balances various perspectives on leadership, community, and individual action without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology.
The series features a visibly diverse ensemble cast that appears organically integrated into its post-apocalyptic setting, rather than through explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on survival and human morality, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its core message.
Secondary
Z Nation features several LGBTQ+ characters and relationships, including a prominent lesbian couple and a gay relationship for a main character. These are integrated naturally into the narrative, treated with dignity, and face challenges stemming from the apocalyptic setting rather than their sexual orientation. The show normalizes queer identities without making them a source of specific conflict or ridicule.
The show features multiple female characters, including Roberta Warren and Addy Carver, who are frequently depicted winning close-quarters physical fights against male zombies and human adversaries using melee weapons and hand-to-hand combat.
The show frequently portrays Christian-coded cults and religious figures as manipulative, dangerous, or delusional, using faith to control survivors in the post-apocalyptic world. There is no significant counterbalancing positive portrayal of the faith itself.
Z Nation does not feature any explicitly identified transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The series does not engage with transsexual identities, experiences, or issues, resulting in no direct portrayal to evaluate against the rubric's criteria.
Z Nation is an original series, not an adaptation or reboot of existing material. Therefore, its characters do not have pre-established genders from source canon or prior installments that could be swapped.
Z Nation is an original series that premiered in 2014. It does not adapt characters from prior source material, historical records, or previous installments, meaning all characters were created for the show without a pre-established race to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
7.3
Critic Ratings
N/A
4.8
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