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The Best Episodes of Z Nation

Every episode of Z Nation ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Z Nation!

Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from...
Genres:MysteryAction & AdventureDrama
Network:Syfy

Best Episodes Summary

"Doctor of the Dead" is the best rated episode of "Z Nation". It scored 8.3/10 based on 1052 votes. Directed by John Hyams and written by Karl Schaefer, John Hyams, it aired on 12/5/2014. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Everybody Dies in the End".

  • Doctor of the Dead
    8.3/101,052 votes
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    #1 - Doctor of the Dead

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/5/2014

    The team is rerouted to a Colorado lab where they hope to find Dr. Merch.

    Director: John Hyams

    Writer: Karl Schaefer, John Hyams

  • Everybody Dies in the End
    8.1/10608 votes
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    #2 - Everybody Dies in the End

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 12/16/2016

    The gang reunites and faces the biggest battle yet.

    Director: Abram Cox

    Writer: Abram Cox

  • Resurrection Z
    8.0/101,047 votes
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    #3 - Resurrection Z

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/2014

    An encounter with a seeming Utopian enclave and a religious cult results in a game changer when the survivors travel near Branson, Mo.

    Director: John Hyams

    Writer: Craig Engler

  • White Light
    8.0/10870 votes
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    #4 - White Light

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2015

    The heroes are reunited, but soon find themselves navigating an unexpected tragedy as they engage in fierce fighting with both zombies and bounty hunters who are eager to capture Murphy, dead or alive. Meanwhile, Vasquez makes a strategic decision.

    Director: John Hyams

    Writer: John Hyams

  • We Interrupt This Program
    8.0/10557 votes
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    #5 - We Interrupt This Program

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/24/2017

    The group explores an abandoned TV news station and encounters news crew zombies triggering haunting flashbacks from day one.

    Director: Dan Merchant

    Writer: Dan Merchant

  • All Good Things Must Come to an End
    7.9/10662 votes
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    #6 - All Good Things Must Come to an End

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 12/18/2015

    The team reaches the mobile lab, which turns out to be a submarine. Murphy says goodbye.

    Director: John Hyams

    Writer: Karl Schaefer, D.S. Schaefer

  • Murphy's Law
    7.8/10883 votes
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    #7 - Murphy's Law

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/28/2014

    Murphy is kidnapped by a group of outlaws trying to crack the "Fort Knox of Oxycontin." As the survivors battle drug-enhanced zombies, a startling discovery is made about Murphy's abilities.

    Director: Tim Andrew

    Writer: Michael Cassutt

  • Day One
    7.8/10633 votes
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    #8 - Day One

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/11/2015

    The team reaches California and thinks back to the beginning of the zombie apocalypse.

    Director: Dan Merchant

    Writer: Michael Cassutt

  • The Black Rainbow
    7.8/10449 votes
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    #9 - The Black Rainbow

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/15/2017

    The secret of Warren's dream is unlocked when they reach their final destination, the "Black Rainbow" facility.

    Director: Abram Cox

    Writer: Karl Schaefer, D.S. Schaefer

  • Zunami
    7.7/10969 votes
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    #10 - Zunami

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/2014

    As they travel across Nebraska, the group finds themselves trapped in a morgue as a literal zombie tsunami engulfs them; at the same time, Citizen Z gets a visitor who might not be who he seems to be.

    Director: John Hyams

    Writer: Craig Engler

  • A New Mission
    7.7/10585 votes
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    #11 - A New Mission

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2016

    Warren and gang are taken prisoner; Murphy escapes the sub with his newly formed blends group; both groups head for the same destination.

    Director: Dan Merchant

    Writer: Dan Merchant

  • Escorpion and the Red Hand
    7.7/10571 votes
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    #12 - Escorpion and the Red Hand

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/2016

    More people flock to Murphy's new cult, while the others are stuck in the middle of a war.

    Director: J.D. McKee

    Writer: Steve Graham

  • Escape from Altura
    7.7/10428 votes
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    #13 - Escape from Altura

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2018

    10K nearly loses everything as panic and anti-Talker sentiments flare after an explosion derails the vote.

    Director: Alexander Yellen

    Writer: Dan Merchant

  • The Murphy
    7.6/10880 votes
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    #14 - The Murphy

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/2015

    Everyone tries to escape the impending nuclear blast; Citizen Z battles thawed zombies and issues an air bounty for Murphy.

    Director: John Hyams

    Writer: Karl Schaefer

  • The Collector
    7.6/10704 votes
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    #15 - The Collector

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/2015

    Murphy is captured by an unbalanced zombie fan, who is eager to add him to a zombie museum, so he must match wits to escape.

    Director: Dan Merchant

    Writer: Dan Merchant

  • Adiós, Muchachos
    7.6/10612 votes
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    #16 - Adiós, Muchachos

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/4/2015

    It's discovered that the Z-vaccine doesn't work. Vasquez gets caught trying to kill Escorpion; Murphy uses mental manipulation to help Roberta.

    Director: Abram Cox

    Writer: Jennifer Derwingson

  • No Mercy
    7.6/10749 votes
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    #17 - No Mercy

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2016

    In an unseen story from Season 2, the gang must protect a town from a dangerous new enemy.

    Director: Abram Cox

    Writer: Karl Schaefer, D.S. Schaefer

  • Murphy's Miracle
    7.6/10555 votes
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    #18 - Murphy's Miracle

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/2016

    Warren and team encounter the sole inhabitant of a strange town; Murphy begins a new mission.

    Director: Alexander Yellen

    Writer: Michael Cassutt

  • Doc Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    7.6/10607 votes
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    #19 - Doc Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/2016

    Doc finds himself taken captive by a psychotic nurse and her mental patients.

    Director: Dan Merchant

    Writer: Tye Lombardi

  • Welcome to Murphytown
    7.6/10545 votes
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    #20 - Welcome to Murphytown

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/2016

    After The Man finds out about Lucy's existence, he attempts to kidnap Murphy. However, he underestimates the strength of Murphy's following.

    Director: Jodi Binstock

    Writer: Jodi Binstock

  • Welcome to the Fu-Bar
    7.5/10981 votes
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    #21 - Welcome to the Fu-Bar

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/2014

    The survivors struggle to recover from a shocking death; and in Kansas they happen upon a gun show that makes the zombie apocalypse look calm.

    Director: Abram Cox

    Writer: Jennifer Derwingson

  • The Siege of Murphytown
    7.5/10509 votes
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    #22 - The Siege of Murphytown

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/2/2016

    Warren leads an attack against Murphytown to extract its smug leader.

    Director: Dan Merchant

    Writer: Dan Merchant

  • Duel
    7.5/10538 votes
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    #23 - Duel

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/9/2016

    Addy is being pummeled with whatever The Man can throw at her, and Lucy does the same to The Man.

    Director: Jennifer Derwingson

    Writer: Jennifer Derwingson

  • Back From the Undead
    7.5/10470 votes
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    #24 - Back From the Undead

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2017

    Lucy fights to save Murphy's life; Warren and the others battle a biologically modified Franken-Zombie guarding a clue to Warren's dream.

    Director: Alexander Yellen

    Writer: Michael Cassutt

  • Mt. Weather
    7.5/10419 votes
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    #25 - Mt. Weather

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/2017

    Warren and our heroes must stop Zona from launching operation "Black Rainbow".

    Director: Dan Merchant

    Writer: Craig Engler