"Generation Z" Asylum Brings Back the Dead (Exclusive)

The Zombie cult series is getting a sequel: Warren, Murphy, Doc, and Citizen Z are in talks to return to the zombie apocalypse with their favorite fans.

The makers of everyone's favorite Sharknado and Shlack Meisters are reviving their cult zombie horror/comedy series with a reboot sequel.

Z Nation: Ressurection takes place several years after the events of the original series in the same zombie-infested world as Z Nation. The world faces a new undead threat that threatens the world's remaining human population.

Asylum says Z Nation: Ressurection will introduce a new generation of survivors, with fan favorites from the original series, including Warren (Kelita Smith), Murphy (Kate Allen), Doc (Russell Hodgkinson) and Citizen Z (DJ Qualls) in talks to join the new series in supporting roles.

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The original series Z Nation ran for five seasons and 68 episodes on SYFY from 2014 to 2018, and spawned a prequel series called Black Summer on Netflix, which ran for two seasons between 2019 and 2021.

"Z Nation never really went away," said Asylum co-founder David Rimavi. "The fans have kept this world alive and we've been hearing the same question for years: 'When are you bringing it back?'" Z Nation: Resurrection gives us the opportunity to return to the characters and the world of love and take the story somewhere bigger, darker and even more unpredictable.

The Asylum is partnering with Vital Signs Entertainment, the production company founded by former SYFY executive Thomas P. Vitale, to produce the 10-episode first season of Z Nation: Ressurection, which The Asylum is shopping to international buyers at the Mipcom TV market in Cannes this week.

"The original series connected with audiences because it was fearless, funny and never afraid to surprise people," says Vitale. Z Nation: Resurrection builds on everything that sets the series apart while expanding the mythology, raising the stakes, and creating opportunities to push the franchise in exciting new directions.

The Asylum's David Michael Lott and Paul Beales are executive producing the new series alongside Rimavi and Vitale.