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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Z Nation Season 1 Episode 9 - Die Zombie Die... Again
    5.2/10(1375 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

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  2. Z Nation Season 4 Episode 7 - Warren's Wedding
    5.9/10(551 votes)

    #2 - Warren's Wedding

    S4:E7

    Shaken by the death of one of the team, something snaps in Murphy, and Warren is unable to stop him and the others from committing an atrocity as misplaced revenge.

    Director:Steve Graham
    Writer:Steve Graham

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  3. Z Nation Season 1 Episode 1 - Puppies and Kittens
    6.5/10(1612 votes)

    #3 - 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

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  4. Z Nation Season 3 Episode 8 - Election Day
    6.6/10(627 votes)

    #4 - 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

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  5. Z Nation Season 4 Episode 10 - Frenemies
    6.6/10(535 votes)

    #5 - Frenemies

    S4:E10

    Doc and our heroes are reunited with Sketchy and Skeezy when they take refuge in a working barber shop full of mysterious characters, one of whom Doc knows but can't remember from where.

    Director:Juan Mas
    Writer:Abram Cox

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  6. Z Nation Season 3 Episode 5 - Little Red and the Wolfz
    6.7/10(605 votes)

    #6 - Little Red and the Wolfz

    S3:E5

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

    Director:Juan Mas
    Writer:Jennifer Derwingson

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  7. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 7 - Doc's Stoned History
    6.7/10(443 votes)

    #7 - 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

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  8. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 9 - Water Keepers
    6.7/10(410 votes)

    #8 - 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

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  9. Z Nation Season 1 Episode 2 - Fracking Zombies
    6.8/10(1237 votes)

    #9 - 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

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  10. Z Nation Season 4 Episode 5 - The Unknowns
    6.9/10(506 votes)

    #10 - 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
    Writer:Craig Engler

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  11. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 8 - Heartland
    6.9/10(404 votes)

    #11 - 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

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  12. Z Nation Season 4 Episode 8 - Crisis of Faith
    7.0/10(454 votes)

    #12 - Crisis of Faith

    S4:E8

    Warren and the others encounter a mysterious stranger who they think is a grave robber, but they're something much more.

    Director:Jennifer Derwingson
    Writer:Jennifer Derwingson

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  13. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 10 - State of Mine
    7.0/10(364 votes)

    #13 - 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

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  14. Z Nation Season 1 Episode 5 - Home Sweet Zombie
    7.1/10(1014 votes)

    #14 - 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

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  15. Z Nation Season 2 Episode 5 - Zombaby!
    7.1/10(756 votes)

    #15 - 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

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  16. Z Nation Season 2 Episode 9 - RoZwell
    7.1/10(749 votes)

    #16 - 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

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  17. Z Nation Season 4 Episode 4 - A New Mission: Keep Moving
    7.1/10(492 votes)

    #17 - A New Mission: Keep Moving

    S4:E4

    Following Warren's dream, the team doesn't stop while crossing The Great Pile, a seemingly endless landscape of rubble and destruction.

    Director:Keith Allan
    Writer:Delondra Williams

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  18. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 4 - Pacifica
    7.1/10(441 votes)

    #18 - Pacifica

    S5:E4

    Warren and George search for Lt. Dante, who may be part of an underground network helping Talkers flee human vigilantes.

    Director:Jodi Binstock
    Writer:Jodi Binstock

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  19. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 5 - Killing All The Books
    7.1/10(419 votes)

    #19 - 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

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  20. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 6 - Limbo
    7.1/10(422 votes)

    #20 - 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

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  21. Z Nation Season 1 Episode 11 - Sisters of Mercy
    7.2/10(907 votes)

    #21 - Sisters of Mercy

    S1:E11

    The two groups of survivors reunite in Utah, where they come upon an all-female commune that seems like paradise—that is, until someone ends up dead.

    Director:Rachel Lee Goldenberg
    Writer:Jennifer Derwingson

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  22. Z Nation Season 2 Episode 6 - Zombie Baby Daddy
    7.2/10(709 votes)

    #22 - 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

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  23. Z Nation Season 2 Episode 11 - Corporate Retreat
    7.2/10(664 votes)

    #23 - Corporate Retreat

    S2:E11

    The team gets embroiled in corporate politics after finding a group of white collar survivors hiding out in a hotel.

    Director:Jodi Binstock
    Writer:Micho Rutare

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  24. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 1 - Welcome to the Newpocalypse
    7.2/10(534 votes)

    #24 - 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

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  25. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 11 - Hackerville
    7.2/10(371 votes)

    #25 - 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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Die Zombie Die... Again" is the worst rated episode of "Z Nation". It scored 5.2/10 based on 1375 votes. Directed by Nick Lyon and written by Michael Cassutt, it aired on 11/7/2014. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Warren's Wedding".