8.3/101,056 votesLoading...#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
8.0/101,050 votesLoading...#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
8.0/10874 votesLoading...#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
8.0/10668 votesLoading...#5 - 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
8.0/10560 votesLoading...#6 - 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
7.8/10887 votesLoading...#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
7.8/10639 votesLoading...#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
7.8/10453 votesLoading...#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
7.7/10972 votesLoading...#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
7.7/10590 votesLoading...#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
7.7/10576 votesLoading...#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
7.7/10431 votesLoading...#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
7.6/10884 votesLoading...#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
7.6/10708 votesLoading...#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
7.6/10616 votesLoading...#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
7.6/10754 votesLoading...#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
7.6/10559 votesLoading...#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
7.6/10611 votesLoading...#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
7.6/10549 votesLoading...#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
7.5/10984 votesLoading...#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
7.5/10512 votesLoading...#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
7.5/10541 votesLoading...#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
7.5/10473 votesLoading...#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
7.5/10422 votesLoading...#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
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 1056 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".
