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Black Summer

Black Summer

20197.02 Seasons16 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

In the dark, early days of a zombie apocalypse, complete strangers band together to find the strength they need to survive and get back to loved ones.

NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Jaime King

Jaime King

Rose

Christine Lee

Christine Lee

Kyungsun

Zoe Marlett

Zoe Marlett

Anna

Themes & Keywords

panicsurvivalescapezombiedeathzombie apocalypseviolence

About Black Summer

Black Summer is a sci-fi & fantasy, drama, action & adventure series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of panic, survival, escape, zombie, death, zombie apocalypse. it stars Jaime King, Christine Lee, Zoe Marlett. In the dark, early days of a zombie apocalypse, complete strangers band together to find the strength they need to survive and get back to loved ones.

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