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The Best Episodes of Z Nation

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

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...

Seasons5

  1. Background image for The Black Rainbow
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #1 - The Black Rainbow

    S4:E13

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

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  2. Background image for All Good Things Must Come to an End
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #2 - All Good Things Must Come to an End

    S2:E15

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

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  3. Background image for Doctor of the Dead
    8.3/10(1.1k votes)

    #3 - Doctor of the Dead

    S1:E13

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

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  4. Background image for Day One
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Day One

    S2:E14

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

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  5. Background image for Everybody Dies in the End
    8.1/10(629 votes)

    #5 - Everybody Dies in the End

    S3:E14

    The gang reunites and faces the biggest battle yet.

    Director:Abram Cox
    Writer:Abram Cox
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  6. Background image for Resurrection Z
    8.0/10(1.1k votes)

    #6 - Resurrection Z

    S1:E6

    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
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  8. Background image for Adiós, Muchachos
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Adiós, Muchachos

    S2:E13

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

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  9. Background image for Escape from Zona
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Escape from Zona

    S4:E2

    Driven by Warren's dream of a black rainbow, Warren and Murphy make their way back to the mainland.

    Director:Abram Cox
    Writer:John Hyams
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  10. Background image for We Interrupt This Program
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #9 - We Interrupt This Program

    S4:E9

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

    Director:Dan Merchant
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  11. Background image for Mt. Weather
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Mt. Weather

    S4:E12

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

    Director:Dan Merchant
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  12. Background image for Murphy's Law
    7.8/10(907 votes)

    #11 - Murphy's Law

    S1:E12

    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.

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  13. Background image for Warren's Dream
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Warren's Dream

    S4:E1

    Warren's apocalyptic dream of a Black Rainbow sends the group on a mysterious new mission while fighting for their lives against unkillable MAD-Z's.

    Director:Abram Cox
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  14. Background image for The Unknowns
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #13 - The Unknowns

    S4:E5

    The team is captured by an Unseen Force and enslaved in an elaborate underground facility, forced by their mysterious captors to perform a series of bizarre, dangerous tasks.

    Director:J.D. McKee
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  15. Background image for Back From the Undead
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Back From the Undead

    S4:E6

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

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  16. Background image for Zunami
    7.7/10(996 votes)

    #15 - Zunami

    S1:E8

    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
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  17. Background image for White Light
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    #16 - White Light

    S2:E2

    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
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  18. Background image for A New Mission
    7.7/10(608 votes)

    #17 - A New Mission

    S3:E2

    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
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  19. Background image for Escorpion and the Red Hand
    7.7/10(593 votes)

    #18 - Escorpion and the Red Hand

    S3:E4

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

    Director:J.D. McKee
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  20. Background image for Escape from Altura
    7.7/10(447 votes)

    #19 - Escape from Altura

    S5:E3

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

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  21. Background image for The Murphy
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    #20 - The Murphy

    S2:E1

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

    Director:John Hyams
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  22. Background image for No Mercy
    7.6/10(776 votes)

    #21 - No Mercy

    S3:E1

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

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  23. Background image for Murphy's Miracle
    7.6/10(575 votes)

    #22 - Murphy's Miracle

    S3:E3

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

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  24. Background image for Doc Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    7.6/10(631 votes)

    #23 - Doc Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    S3:E6

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

    Director:Dan Merchant
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  25. Background image for Welcome to Murphytown
    7.6/10(567 votes)

    #24 - Welcome to Murphytown

    S3:E7

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

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  26. Background image for Welcome to the Fu-Bar
    7.5/10(1.0k votes)

    #25 - Welcome to the Fu-Bar

    S1:E7

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Black Rainbow" is the best rated episode of "Z Nation". It scored 8.5/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Abram Cox and written by Karl Schaefer, D.S. Schaefer, it aired on 12/15/2017. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "All Good Things Must Come to an End".