{"id":69066,"date":"2015-11-05T11:14:31","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T11:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=69066"},"modified":"2015-12-23T10:40:16","modified_gmt":"2015-12-23T10:40:16","slug":"top-10-best-zombie-tv-series-6th-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=69066","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Best Zombie TV Series 6th-4th"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>6. In The Flesh (2013 \u2013 2014)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-69086 size-medium\" title=\"Young zombie - Kieren Walker\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/in_the_flesh_1920x1080_01-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"zombie tv series, in the flesh\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/in_the_flesh_1920x1080_01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/in_the_flesh_1920x1080_01-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/in_the_flesh_1920x1080_01-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/in_the_flesh_1920x1080_01-510x287.jpg 510w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/in_the_flesh_1920x1080_01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"formatted-entry-p\">Another British mini series, this time an actual <a href=\"http:\/\/awards.bafta.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">BAFTA winner<\/a>, this BBC supernatural drama <strong>focuses on the lives of a group of villagers<\/strong> from Lancashire. After a huge <strong>battle against rabid zombies<\/strong> \u2013 exactly, people who died in 2009 \u2013 the armed forced stepped from killing zombies to actually help them. With the aid of a new found medication, they manage to <strong>give them back their consciousness<\/strong> and a part of their humanity.<\/p>\n<p>Now returned into the arms of the society, the <strong>zombies must reintegrate themselves<\/strong>. Starting with trivial things such as using cosmetics and contact lenses, but also injecting themselves with the magical medication, they are trying their best to be once more accepted by the reluctant full humans as a minority, going under the name of Partially Deceased Syndrome sufferers.<\/p>\n<h3>The Secret Life of a Partially Deceased Teen<\/h3>\n<div id=\"quote_shortcode\" class=\"sixtop-post-quote post-quote-right\" >\n<div class=\"quote-sign-box hidden-on-desktop\"><\/div>\n<p>        &ldquo; Being even partially human is not easy &rdquo;<\/p>\n<div id=\"quote_shortcode_after\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In The Flesh\u2019s main character is the <strong>young male zombie<\/strong> <strong>Kieren Walker<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luke_Newberry\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Newberry<\/a>), also called Ren or Kier. His story started, or more exactly ended, when his best friend and also crush, Rick Macy, died. Blaming himself for Rick\u2019s death, Kieren becomes overwhelmed with guilt and <strong>in 2009 commits suicide<\/strong>. <strong>Brought back to life<\/strong> a month later during The Rising, Kieren does what every reanimated corpse does \u2013 hunts and kills.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, he is cured and returns to his family, but <strong>being even partially human is not easy<\/strong>. Kieran is once more overwhelmed with the consequences of his actions \u2013 his suicide and his murders as zombie. Along Kier, we have Amy Dyer (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emily_Bevan\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Bevan<\/a>), a girl who died of leukemia and who is rather happy with her condition as a zombie and regrets nothing.<\/p>\n<h3>Brilliant Drama<\/h3>\n<p>We were not the ones to say it, the viewers did. People who were courageous enough to watch ie were immediately hooked, despite their initial unfaith. The take on the zombie apocalypse was also <strong>generally viewed positively<\/strong> and even the fact that it is more than a zombie carnage was appreciated. Who would have guessed? If there is one reason to complain about In The Flesh, that is the small number of episodes. But as we already know, <strong>British series are usually short<\/strong>\u2026 well\u2026 unless you count <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0436992\/\" target=\"_blank\">Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In The Flesh Launch Trailer - BBC Three\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3uAJklDka_U?feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>5. The Last Ship (2014 \u2013 present)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-69106 size-medium\" title=\"The Last Ship cast\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/the-last-ship1-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"zombie tv series, the last ship\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/the-last-ship1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/the-last-ship1-250x168.jpg 250w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/the-last-ship1.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"formatted-entry-p\">We are going back to the post apocalyptic theme with The Last Ship, the adaptation of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/263501.The_Last_Ship\" target=\"_blank\">William Brinkley<\/a>\u2019s eponymous novel. The story <strong>debuts with the ship Nathan James<\/strong>, a naval destroyer, being sent with a team, presumably on a research mission. After a couple of months, <strong>members are attacked by some strange men<\/strong>, who are infected by a deadly disease.<\/p>\n<p>Conflicted but what they encountered, the teams also find out that a virus has <strong>spread killing the majority of the Earth\u2019s population<\/strong> and somehow, they hold the key to salvation. The main cast includes Eric Dane as Commander Tom Chandler, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0593961\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rhona Mitra<\/a> as Dr. Rachel Scott, Adam Baldwin as Commander Mike Slattery, Charles Parnell as Command Master Chief Russel Jeter, Sam Spruell as Quincy Tophet, Travis Van Winkle as Lieutenant Daniel Green and many others. Believe or not, it is pretty huge.<\/p>\n<h3>Trivia<\/h3>\n<div id=\"quote_shortcode\" class=\"sixtop-post-quote post-quote-right\" >\n<div class=\"quote-sign-box hidden-on-desktop\"><\/div>\n<p>        &ldquo; Honored by many positive reviews. &rdquo;<\/p>\n<div id=\"quote_shortcode_after\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dedication. Work. Sacrifice. Mistakes. Every piece of art, including contemporary art, is marked by these 4 features. When it comes to The Last Ship, there is no exception. To show how dedicated they are to this project, the producers set <strong>some of the scenes to be filmed abroad<\/strong> actual naval destroyers, even though this implied them filming even in a museum.<\/p>\n<p>To add, the main actor, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eric_Dane\" target=\"_blank\">Eric Dane<\/a>, decided to <strong>give up his role in<\/strong> <strong>the very famous Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/strong> to join The Last Ship. Somehow, the show was not saved from noticeable mistakes such as some scenes being said to be<strong> filmed in impossible locations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Love it or hate it<\/h3>\n<p>To have such a high place in our list, you can assume that The Last Ship was <strong>honored by many positive reviews<\/strong>. It is still underrated, enjoying a strong plot and good acting, but its time to shine will come. Though, despite the general good reviews, people still found things to complain about. And this time we have people discussing the military regulations inaccuracies. But hence <strong>not all of us are experts, nor care about such things<\/strong> in general, most got over such things and watched it for what really mattered \u2013 zombies. And the story line, of course.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Last Ship: Series Premiere | TNT\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Vng00SYRL0?feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>4. Fear the Walking Dead (2015 \u2013 present)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-69146 size-medium\" title=\"Fear the walking dead main cast\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Fear-the-Walking-Dead-Main-Cast-photo-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"cast, fear the walking dead\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Fear-the-Walking-Dead-Main-Cast-photo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Fear-the-Walking-Dead-Main-Cast-photo.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Fear-the-Walking-Dead-Main-Cast-photo-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Fear-the-Walking-Dead-Main-Cast-photo-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"formatted-entry-p\">The baby of our list. The <strong>prequel of the famous<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Walking_Dead_(TV_series)\" target=\"_blank\">The Walking Dead series<\/a>, Robert Kirkman\u2019s and Dave Erickson\u2019s horror drama might have only 6 episodes so far, but it is surely making its way to the top, being already renewed for a second season. <strong>Set at the same time<\/strong> as the beginning of The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead is <strong>centered on the residents of a zombie infected city<\/strong> in California, especially on a fractured family.<\/p>\n<p>Secrets, betrayals, fight for survival, two families blending through the relationship between the counselor Madison Clark (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0225332\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kim Dickens<\/a>) and the teacher Travis Manawa (Cliff Curtis). Frank Dillane stars as Nick Clark, Madison\u2019s troubled son and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1486317\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Alycia Debnam Carey<\/a> as Alicia Clark, Madison\u2019s perfect daughter.<\/p>\n<h3>Talking Dead and Spin-offs<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the popular opinion that Fear the Walking Dead is an <strong>actual spin-off of the original series<\/strong>, this version has no characters in common with the main show \u2013 it just depicts the <strong>same zombie crisis, but in another corner<\/strong> of the country, following the destiny of other people, with no other connection between the two versions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article_box related-article-right\">\n<div class=\"related-art-title\">Related<\/div>\n<div id=\"thumbnail_box\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/zombieev13.jpg);\"><a href=http:\/\/6toplists.com\/top-10-best-zombie-movies\/ class=\"related_a\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"thumbnail_box_top\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"thumbnail_box_bottom\">\n<div id=\"thumbnail_box_bottom_text\"><span style=\"color: white;\">Read article: <\/span><br \/><span class=\"related_span\" >Top 10 Best Zombie Movies<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A show or more exactly, an after show that is indeed related to the main one is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amc.com\/shows\/talking-dead\" target=\"_blank\">Talking Dead<\/a>, hosted by Chris Hardwick. Running already from 2011 till present day, Talking Dead is the place where <strong>various special guests discuss the latest episodes<\/strong>. A more accurate description was given by Media Post: \u201c<em>[Talking Dead] may be the first ever talk show on which guests don\u2019t have to worry about promoting something or deflecting private questions<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>Not hurt by negativism<\/h3>\n<p>As always, something related to a more successful and famous thing ends up <strong>being heavily criticized<\/strong> and some take their time to <strong>poison the well for everybody<\/strong>. In other words, do not believe everything you read online, especially about Fear the Walking Dead, which is suffering from \u201c<em>anxious fans syndrome<\/em>\u201d. It is a good thing that some admitted that they indeed enjoyed the show, the differences between the two versions, the talented cast, the slow building of the story line and the balance in favour of drama rather than horror.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fear the Walking Dead | official World Premiere trailer (2015)\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yzXglr5bc3w?feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/top-10-best-zombie-tv-series-10th-7th\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"prev\" >\n<div id=\"prev_link\" >10th-7th place<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/top-10-best-zombie-tv-series-3rd-1st\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"next\" >\n<div id=\"next_link\" >3rd-1st place<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":69156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1522],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69066"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69311,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69066\/revisions\/69311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/69156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}