Z Nation backdrop
Mystery•Action & Adventure•Drama

The Worst Episodes of Z Nation

Every episode of Z Nation ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Z Nation!

Binge this in 2d 2h•Peaking at 8.8/10

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 New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab

Airs on
Syfy
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons5

All12345

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Worst Episode
    Click to reveal
    Z Nation Season 1 Episode 9 - Die Zombie Die... Again
    5.7/10(13 votes)

    #1 - Die Zombie Die... Again

    S1:E9

    Mack attempts to go on a real date with Addy, but ends up stuck in some Groundhog Day-like nightmare.

    Director:Nick Lyon
    Writer:Michael Cassutt

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Z Nation Season 1 Episode 10 - Going Nuclear
    5.7/10(15 votes)

    #2 - Going Nuclear

    S1:E10

    The survivors square off against radioactive zombies when they arrive in a South Dakota town that's on the brink of nuclear disaster.

    Director:Tim Andrew
    Writer:Craig Engler

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 6 - Limbo
    5.7/10(11 votes)

    #3 - Limbo

    S5:E6

    Warren and the others are reunited with Addy in Limbo, an underground casino run by Murphy and his Blends, that shelters Talkers on the run from Altura Militia.

    Director:Dan Merchant
    Writer:Delondra Williams

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 7 - Doc's Stoned History
    5.7/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Doc's Stoned History

    S5:E7

    As Doc explains his version of American history to George, Sketchy and Skeezy reenact Doc's stories about the Founding Fathers; Warren and the others go to the bakery that invented bizkits in search of the secret ingredient.

    Director:Jared Briley
    Writer:Collin Redmond

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 9 - Water Keepers
    5.7/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Water Keepers

    S5:E9

    Doc must spirit walk again to help save the Chief of the Water Keepers and get the water flowing to Newmerica.

    Director:Jennifer Derwingson
    Writer:Jennifer Derwingson

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 3 - Escape from Altura
    5.9/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Escape from Altura

    S5:E3

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

    Director:Alexander Yellen
    Writer:Dan Merchant

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Z Nation

    READ
  7. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 8 - Heartland
    5.9/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Heartland

    S5:E8

    Our heroes arrive in the farming outpost that produces flour for bizkits and find it overrun by zombies.

    Director:Steve Graham
    Writer:Steve Graham

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. Z Nation Season 1 Episode 1 - Puppies and Kittens
    6.0/10(22 votes)

    #8 - Puppies and Kittens

    S1:E1

    Three years into the zombie apocalypse, a ragtag team of everyday heroes comes together to transport the only known survivor of the zombie virus from Upstate New York to a lab in California, in hopes of using his blood for a vaccine. A zombie baby proves to be an early obstacle, and what they don't know is that their last, best hope for a vaccine is hiding a dark secret that threatens them all.

    Director:John Hyams
    Writer:Karl Schaefer

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 10 - State of Mine
    6.1/10(7 votes)

    #9 - State of Mine

    S5:E10

    Altura militiamen force Talkers to mine a hazardous waste landfill for the secret ingredient to bizkits.

    Director:Stuart Acher
    Writer:Dan Merchant

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 11 - Hackerville
    6.1/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Hackerville

    S5:E11

    With some help from an outpost of renegade hackers, Warren and George hack Altura's defenses and discover Estes' secret plan.

    Director:J.D. McKee
    Writer:Michael Cassutt

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Z Nation Season 3 Episode 8 - Election Day
    6.3/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Election Day

    S3:E8

    On the road to find Lucy in Illinois, Doc and Addy are forced off the road by a retro presidential limo. Turns out Sketchy is running for "President of the Apocalypse" with Skeezy as his campaign manager. Doc and Addy follow them to Wall Drug, South Dakota and witness the somehow lucrative, always entertaining train wreck that is Sketchy and Skeezy.

    Director:Andrew Drazek
    Writer:Delondra Williams

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Z Nation Season 3 Episode 5 - Little Red and the Wolfz
    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Little Red and the Wolfz

    S3:E5

    A pack of wolves stalks an injured and alone 10k.

    Director:Juan Mas
    Writer:Jennifer Derwingson

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 12 - At All Cost
    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #13 - At All Cost

    S5:E12

    Warren and the others must free the Talkers being held in Quarantine and prepare to attack Altura.

    Director:Dan Merchant
    Writer:Dan Merchant

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. Z Nation Season 2 Episode 5 - Zombaby!
    6.5/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Zombaby!

    S2:E5

    A pregnant Serena tracks down Murphy. The survivors stumble across a hidden Mennonite farm with new dangers.

    Director:Rachel Lee Goldenberg
    Writer:Jennifer Derwingson

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. Z Nation Season 1 Episode 5 - Home Sweet Zombie
    6.6/10(14 votes)

    #15 - Home Sweet Zombie

    S1:E5

    The survivors visit Warren's home town in Central Illinois, but will they find her long missing husband? Oh, yeah - there's also a zombie tornado that leaves everyone in danger.

    Director:Luis Prieto
    Writer:Karl Schaefer

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. Z Nation Season 2 Episode 6 - Zombie Baby Daddy
    6.6/10(10 votes)

    #16 - Zombie Baby Daddy

    S2:E6

    While Murphy is falling for his baby girl, the rest of the team is suspicious of her; Vasquez sneaks away for a meeting; 10K makes a difficult decision.

    Director:Abram Cox
    Writer:Craig Engler

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. Z Nation Season 3 Episode 1 - No Mercy
    6.6/10(10 votes)

    #17 - No Mercy

    S3:E1

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

    Director:Abram Cox
    Writers:Karl Schaefer, D.S. Schaefer

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. Z Nation Season 1 Episode 7 - Welcome to the Fu-Bar
    6.7/10(14 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    Director:Abram Cox
    Writer:Jennifer Derwingson

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. Z Nation Season 1 Episode 2 - Fracking Zombies
    6.8/10(16 votes)

    #19 - Fracking Zombies

    S1:E2

    In New Jersey, the survivors run out of fuel and embark on a dangerous mission to replenish their supply. Meanwhile, Cassandra's past comes back to haunt her.

    Director:John Hyams
    Writer:Michael Cassutt

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. Z Nation Season 2 Episode 9 - RoZwell
    6.8/10(10 votes)

    #20 - RoZwell

    S2:E9

    The team finds an abandoned Air Force base and discovers what looks like alien technology.

    Director:J.D. McKee
    Writer:Craig Engler

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. Z Nation Season 2 Episode 12 - Party With the Zeros
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #21 - Party With the Zeros

    S2:E12

    The team meets La Reina, Queen of the Zeros, after being captured. Dr. Kurian is ready for human trials on his Z-vaccine at the Zero compound.

    Director:Abram Cox
    Writer:Lynelle White

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 1 - Welcome to the Newpocalypse
    6.8/10(9 votes)

    #22 - Welcome to the Newpocalypse

    S5:E1

    Warren recovers from the drone crash with handsome, mysterious Cooper; Doc and the others finally arrive in Newmerica, where they meet George, who is helping form the new country.

    Director:Abram Cox
    Writer:Karl Schaefer

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  23. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 5 - Killing All The Books
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Killing All The Books

    S5:E5

    Pacifica is bombed and the heroes decide to follow the Talker Underground to stop whoever is behind the attacks.

    Director:Juan Mas
    Writer:Jennifer Derwingson

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  24. Z Nation Season 1 Episode 3 - Philly Feast
    6.9/10(16 votes)

    #24 - Philly Feast

    S1:E3

    The survivors make their way through the mean streets of Philadelphia, where they cross paths with a group of psychotic outlaws with ties to one of their own.

    Director:Luis Prieto
    Writers:Karl Schaefer, Eric Wallace

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  25. Z Nation Season 1 Episode 8 - Zunami
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    #25 - 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
    Writer:Craig Engler

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Worst Episodes Summary

"Die Zombie Die... Again" is the worst rated episode of "Z Nation". It scored 5.7/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Nick Lyon and written by Michael Cassutt, it aired on 11/7/2014. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Going Nuclear".