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The Worst Episodes of Z Nation

Every episode of Z Nation ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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 New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood.

Genres:MysteryAction & AdventureDrama
Network:Syfy

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "Z Nation" is "Die Zombie Die... Again", rated 5.2/10 from 1314 user votes. It was directed by Nick Lyon and written by Michael Cassutt. "Die Zombie Die... Again" aired on 11/7/2014 and is rated 0.7 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Warren's Wedding".

  • Die Zombie Die... Again
    5.2/10 1,314 votes

    #1 - Die Zombie Die... Again

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/2014

    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

  • Warren's Wedding
    5.9/10 512 votes

    #2 - Warren's Wedding

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2017

    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

  • Puppies and Kittens
    6.5/10 1,529 votes

    #3 - Puppies and Kittens

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/2014

    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

  • Election Day
    6.6/10 589 votes

    #4 - Election Day

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/2016

    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

  • Frenemies
    6.6/10 499 votes

    #5 - Frenemies

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/2017

    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

  • Little Red and the Wolfz
    6.7/10 572 votes

    #6 - Little Red and the Wolfz

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/2016

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

    Director: Juan Mas

    Writer: Jennifer Derwingson

  • Doc's Stoned History
    6.7/10 410 votes

    #7 - Doc's Stoned History

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2018

    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

  • Water Keepers
    6.7/10 377 votes

    #8 - Water Keepers

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2018

    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

  • Fracking Zombies
    6.8/10 1,170 votes

    #9 - Fracking Zombies

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/2014

    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

  • The Unknowns
    6.9/10 471 votes

    #10 - The Unknowns

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2017

    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

  • Crisis of Faith
    6.9/10 422 votes

    #11 - Crisis of Faith

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2017

    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

  • Heartland
    6.9/10 372 votes

    #12 - Heartland

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2018

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

    Director: Steve Graham

    Writer: Steve Graham

  • Pacifica
    7.0/10 407 votes

    #13 - Pacifica

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2018

    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

  • Limbo
    7.0/10 390 votes

    #14 - Limbo

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2018

    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

  • State of Mine
    7.0/10 333 votes

    #15 - State of Mine

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2018

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

    Director: Stuart Acher

    Writer: Dan Merchant

  • Home Sweet Zombie
    7.1/10 966 votes

    #16 - Home Sweet Zombie

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/2014

    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

  • Zombaby!
    7.1/10 717 votes

    #17 - Zombaby!

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/2015

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

    Director: Rachel Lee Goldenberg

    Writer: Jennifer Derwingson

  • Zombie Baby Daddy
    7.1/10 669 votes

    #18 - Zombie Baby Daddy

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/2015

    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

  • RoZwell
    7.1/10 710 votes

    #19 - RoZwell

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/6/2015

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

    Director: J.D. McKee

    Writer: Craig Engler

  • A New Mission: Keep Moving
    7.1/10 460 votes

    #20 - A New Mission: Keep Moving

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2017

    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

  • Killing All The Books
    7.1/10 387 votes

    #21 - Killing All The Books

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2018

    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

  • Hackerville
    7.1/10 337 votes

    #22 - Hackerville

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/2018

    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

  • Full Metal Zombie
    7.2/10 1,008 votes

    #23 - Full Metal Zombie

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/2014

    What's worse than a zombie? An army of zombies (as in, literally a zombie army). Plus, 10K's mysterious past revealed.

    Director: Michael Robison

    Writer: Eric Bernt

  • Sisters of Mercy
    7.2/10 865 votes

    #24 - Sisters of Mercy

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/21/2014

    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

  • Zombie Road
    7.2/10 754 votes

    #25 - Zombie Road

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/2015

    Murphy is finally tracked down; the Zs are attacked by superfast zombies known as Blasters, and they are introduced to an ultrapotent strain of marijuana called Z-Weed.

    Director: Dan Merchant

    Writer: Dan Merchant