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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!

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...

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  1. Background image for Everybody Dies in the End
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Everybody Dies in the End

    S3:E14

    The gang reunites and faces the biggest battle yet.

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    Director:Abram Cox
    Writer:Abram Cox
  2. Background image for Doctor of the Dead
    8.3/10(1.1k votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Background image for A New Mission
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #3 - 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.

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    Director:Dan Merchant
  4. Background image for Murphy's Miracle
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Background image for Resurrection Z
    8.0/10(1.1k votes)

    #5 - 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.

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    Director:John Hyams
  6. Background image for White Light
    8.0/10(894 votes)

    #6 - 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.

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    Director:John Hyams
    Writer:John Hyams
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  8. Background image for All Good Things Must Come to an End
    8.0/10(689 votes)

    #7 - 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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  9. Background image for We Interrupt This Program
    8.0/10(577 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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    Director:Dan Merchant
  10. Background image for Murphy's Law
    7.8/10(905 votes)

    #9 - 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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  11. Background image for Day One
    7.8/10(657 votes)

    #10 - Day One

    S2:E14

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

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  12. Background image for Duel
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Duel

    S3:E13

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

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  13. Background image for The Black Rainbow
    7.8/10(472 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. Background image for Zunami
    7.7/10(996 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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    Director:John Hyams
  15. Background image for Doc Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Doc Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    S3:E6

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

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    Director:Dan Merchant
  16. Background image for Escape from Altura
    7.7/10(447 votes)

    #15 - 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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  17. Background image for The Murphy
    7.6/10(904 votes)

    #16 - The Murphy

    S2:E1

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

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    Director:John Hyams
  18. Background image for The Collector
    7.6/10(726 votes)

    #17 - The Collector

    S2:E8

    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.

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    Director:Dan Merchant
  19. Background image for Adiós, Muchachos
    7.6/10(632 votes)

    #18 - 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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  20. Background image for Welcome to Murphytown
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #19 - 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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  21. Background image for They Grow Up So Quickly
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #20 - They Grow Up So Quickly

    S3:E10

    Doc and Addy try to convince Lucy's family to follow them; Murphy tests 10K's allegiance.

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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Doc's Angels

    S3:E11

    Doc tries to find a way to communicate with Warren, but instead encounters something much more menacing.

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  23. Background image for Mt. Weather
    7.6/10(436 votes)

    #22 - Mt. Weather

    S4:E12

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

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    Director:Dan Merchant
  24. Background image for Welcome to the Fu-Bar
    7.5/10(1.0k votes)

    #23 - 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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  25. Background image for Back From the Undead
    7.5/10(489 votes)

    #24 - 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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  26. Background image for A New Life
    7.5/10(449 votes)

    #25 - A New Life

    S5:E2

    Warren must leave her new life behind and find her way to Newmerica, reuniting with Murphy and the other heroes, while discovering George is an old friend.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Everybody Dies in the End" is the best rated episode of "Z Nation". It scored 8.8/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Abram Cox and written by Abram Cox, it aired on 12/16/2016. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Doctor of the Dead".