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Thanks for the tip. Had seen the trailer but didn't get the date when it would get on Netflix. Had more fun with the first 2 episodes than the entire run of "Fear the Walking Dead" (which have some cool episodes at start of season 1 but then go off the board).
If you get the opportunity, it is worth checking out series 4b (episodes 4.9 onwards) of FTWD,. It is much improved [spoilers], possibly due to a radical recast [spoilers] a-la "Red Wedding".I have Black Summer tagged.
Apparently it has no connection to Z-Nation after all, which probably explains the tone difference.
Connection to Z NationThe connection between Black Summer and its parent series will take a similar approach as the 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.[14] Z Nation actor DJ Qualls revealed at San Diego Comic-Con that the Syfy series takes place "quite a long time" after the event of Black Summer, making him feel that the cast is "too old" for a crossover to work.[11] However, the two series do share "most to all of [their] writing, directing, and producing staff" as well as a production company, The Asylum.[1][14]The show's starring actress Jaime King, claimed the series has no connection whatsoever to Z Nation, therefore it's a standalone show.[18]
Gibby, where did you see this? Grimm
“It's interesting because people started tying [Black Summer] to Z Nation and I'm like this has nothing to do with that. It's not a link to Z Nation. I had never actually seen Z Nation or heard about Z Nation, but I have friends who absolutely love that show, and then people started putting it out there that it was like a prequel of Z-Nation, which it's not. So there was a moment when it was kind of confusing because I was like, wait, how is this related? And really there is no relationship, but the relationship is it came from the people that were involved with Z Nation, but that's where I think it all the sudden became, oh this must be a straight up zombie genre show, and it's so much deeper than that. If you want to see the meaning and the drama and the truth, it's there. And if you're in and down and love something that is genre-bending and terrifying because it's so honest, it's also there. It's got everything. And it was really exciting to blend all of these genres together. That tells a true great story.”
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I read an article that quoted Jaime King:Not sure whether she is out of the loop as many places are saying it's the same universe as Z Nation. But the tonal shift seems a bit weird to me if they intended it to be related.