''Black Summer'' is an American streaming television series created by

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. It is a spinoff of '' Z Nation''. The first season, consisting of eight episodes, was released on Netflix on April 11, 2019. The series is produced by The Asylum, the same production company behind ''Z Nation'', and is written and directed primarily by Hyams, with Abram Cox writing and directing additional episodes. Jaime King stars in the lead role as Rose, a mother who is separated from her daughter during the earliest and deadliest days of a zombie apocalypse. The series garnered moderate approval from critics. Many of the filming locations are around and within

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, Alberta. In November 2019, Netflix renewed the series for an eight-episode second season, which was released on June 17, 2021.

Plot

Six weeks after the start of the zombie apocalypse, Rose ( Jaime King) is separated from her daughter, Anna, and she embarks on a harrowing journey to find her. Thrust alongside a small group of refugees in North America, she must brave a hostile new world and make brutal decisions during the most deadly summer of the apocalypse.

Cast and characters

Main

* Jaime King as Rose, a mother who is separated from her daughter during the earliest and deadliest days of a zombie apocalypse * Justin Chu Cary as Juliusz Jonski (season 1–2), a criminal who took the identity of "Spears", the name of the soldier he killed * Christine Lee as Ooh "Sun" Kyungsun, a Korean woman who is looking for her missing mother * Kelsey Flower as Lance (season 1; guest season 2), a young survivor with no family * Sal Velez Jr as William Velez (season 1), a pole lineman who has a sister and children in Texas * Erika Hau as Carmen (season 1), Manny's girlfriend * Gwynyth Walsh as Barbara Watson (season 1), a woman who has survived without her husband and is not sure he is alive * Mustafa Alabssi as Ryan (season 1), a deaf survivor * Edsson Morales as Manny (season 1), Carmen's boyfriend * Zoe Marlett as Anna (season 2; recurring season 1), Rose and Patrick's daughter

Recurring

* Nyren B Evelyn as Earl (season 1), a mysterious survivor who saves Rose and Spears * Stafford Perry as Phil (season 1), a social Darwinist travelling with Carmen and Manny * Christian Fraser as Marvin (season 1), a man traveling with Carmen, Manny and Phil * Nathaniel Arcand as Governale (season 1), a soldier * Tom Carey as Bronk (season 1), a soldier * Bobby Naderi as Ray Nazeri (season 2), a former police officer leading his own group * Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz as Boone (season 2), a talkative man who knows the mountain area * G. Michael Gray as Freddy (season 2), a man whose family encounters Rose and Anna * Dakota Daulby as Sonny (season 2), Freddy's aggressive younger brother * Brenda Robins as Freddy and Sonny's mother (season 2) * Travis Friesen as Mark (season 2), a man in contact with a plane which drops supplies * Kumiko Konishi as Rhonda (season 2), Mark’s wife * Linda Kee as Sophie (season 2), a member of a group in conflict with Nazeri's group who later joins Nazeri * Jesse Lipscombe as Mance (season 2), a member of Sophie's group * Chantelle Han as Jase (season 2), a member of Sophie's group * Elaine Yang as Natalie (season 2) a member of Sophie's group * Duff Zayonce as Sam (season 2), a member of Nazeri's group who encounters Sophie's group * Joe Perry as a member of Nazeri's group (season 2) * Owen Crow Shoe as a member of Sophie's group (season 2) * Andrew Misle, Cliff Liknes and John Dylan Louie (season 2) as members of another group which comes into conflict with Nazeri

Guest

* Ty Olsson as Patrick ("Human Flow" season 1), Rose's husband and Anna's father * Lonni Olson as Ben ("Human Flow" season 1), a man who meets Barbara on the road * David Haysom as Spears ("Human Flow" season 1), a soldier * Bechir Sylvain as Braithwaite ("White Horse" season 2), a man who knew Spears before the apocalypse *

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as Luke ("Cold War" season 2), an acquaintance of Sophie who encounters Lance * James Yi as The Pilot ("The Plane" season 2), the pilot of the plane which drops supplies

Episodes

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2021)

Connection to ''Z Nation''

The connection between ''Black Summer'' and its parent series takes a similar approach as the original relationship between '' Fear the Walking Dead'' and '' The Walking Dead'', as there are no plans for any of the characters from '' Z Nation'' to appear in the companion prequel series. ''Z Nation'' actor DJ Qualls revealed at San Diego Comic-Con that the

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series takes place "quite a long time" after the events of ''Black Summer'', making him feel that the cast is "too old" for a crossover to work. The series do share "most to all of

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writing, directing, and producing staff" as well as a production company, The Asylum. The show's starring actress, Jaime King, has said that the two series have "nothing to do with" each other.

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