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Set amidst a wave of violent animal attacks sweeping across the planet, a young renegade scientist is thrust into a race to unlock the mystery behind this pandemic before time runs out for animals and

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Zoo Season 3 Episode 8 - Stakes on a Plane
    6.5/10(8 votes)

    #1 - Stakes on a Plane

    S3:E8

    Abigail holds Jackson prisoner in order to extract information from him that is critical to her secret master plan, and the team faces a mid-air crisis when their plane experiences an electrical malfunction

    Director:Jet Wilkinson
    Writers:Gregory Weidman, Geoff Tock

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  2. Zoo Season 3 Episode 9 - The Black Forest
    6.5/10(8 votes)

    #2 - The Black Forest

    S3:E9

    After Mitch’s alter ego, Mr. Duncan, attacks the team’s plane then flees, Jamie, Abe and Max set out to find him and help.

    Director:David Barrett
    Writers:Bryan Oh, Nick Parker

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  3. Zoo Season 2 Episode 10 - The Yellow Brick Road
    6.7/10(11 votes)

    #3 - The Yellow Brick Road

    S2:E10

    With Jackson missing, Mitch and Abraham race to find him before General Davies and the International Animal Defense Group can locate him and prevent the team from making a cure. Also, Jamie, Dariela and Allison make a last-ditch effort to convince the Russian government to drop out of the Noah Objective.

    Director:David Barrett
    Writers:Matt Pitts, Jay Faerber

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  4. Zoo Season 1 Episode 11 - Eats, Shoots and Leaves
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    #4 - Eats, Shoots and Leaves

    S1:E11

    Chloe is taken hostage by someone she knows. Jackson and the others are arrive at Zambia to find the leopard to test Mitch's theory of the animal mutation.

    Director:Zetna Fuentes
    Writer:Bek Smith

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  5. Zoo Season 1 Episode 5 - Blame It on Leo
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    #5 - Blame It on Leo

    S1:E5

    Jackson, Jamie and Agent Shaffer search for a chemist in Alabama who has evidence of Reiden Global's role in the growing animal problem. Meanwhile, Chloe, Mitch and Abraham fly to Rio de Janeiro to delay the local government's plan for a massive bat extermination and come up against a ruthless drug lord.

    Director:Steven A. Adelson
    Writer:Jay Faerber

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  6. Zoo Season 3 Episode 2 - Diaspora
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Diaspora

    S3:E2

    Jackson and Logan discover a link between the hybrid attacks that occur in Portland and New York; Mitch is interrogated by a woman claiming to be his daughter, Clementine; and a new development in Abraham’s research into the sterility crisis endangers his family.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writers:Bryan Oh, Nick Parker

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  7. Zoo Season 3 Episode 4 - Welcome to the Terra Dome
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Welcome to the Terra Dome

    S3:E4

    Abraham and Dariela reunite with the team as they try and stop the hybrids from taking over New York City.

    Director:Greg Beeman
    Writers:Gregory Weidman, Geoff Tock

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  8. Zoo Season 1 Episode 2 - Fight or Flight
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    #8 - Fight or Flight

    S1:E2

    Jackson discovers that Abraham is alive and stages a daring rescue to bring his friend home safely. Meanwhile, Jamie suspects that Reiden Global's pesticide is responsible for the lion attacks and convinces Mitch to help her. In Paris, a mysterious man approaches Chloe and asks her to accompany him.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writers:Scott Rosenberg, Jeff Pinkner

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  9. Zoo Season 1 Episode 4 - Pack Mentality
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    #9 - Pack Mentality

    S1:E4

    Jackson, Jamie, and Chloe travel to Mississippi to investigate the prison fire, while Abraham and Mitch go north to trap and study wolves.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Bryan Oh

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  10. Zoo Season 1 Episode 6 - This Is What It Sounds Like
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    #10 - This Is What It Sounds Like

    S1:E6

    Abraham works to save Chloe and Mitch from a drug lord; Jackson and Jamie continue to work with Agent Shaffer in search of Evan Lee Hartley and the Mother Cell after Leo is killed in the crash.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Carla Kettner

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  11. Zoo Season 1 Episode 13 - That Great Big Hill of Hope
    7.0/10(11 votes)

    #11 - That Great Big Hill of Hope

    S1:E13

    Jackson and the team make a final attempt to find a cure to the worldwide animal pandemic, but hit an obstacle that may be impenetrable.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writers:Scott Rosenberg, Jeff Pinkner

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  12. Zoo Season 3 Episode 3 - Ten Years Gone
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Ten Years Gone

    S3:E3

    Abraham and Dariela consider making a deal with Reiden Global for personal reasons, and Jamie and Clementine perform a risky surgery on Mitch.

    Director:Edward Ornelas
    Writers:Jay Faerber, Shintaro Shimosawa

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  13. Zoo Season 3 Episode 5 - Drop It Like It’s Hot
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Drop It Like It’s Hot

    S3:E5

    While Jamie’s under arrest, she manages to manipulate Mitch and Logan into helping her hunt shepherds, members of a secretive group responsible for sterilizing humans

    Director:Norman Buckley
    Writers:Melissa Glenn, Nicole Phillips

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  14. Zoo Season 3 Episode 7 - Wham, Bam, Thank You Sam
    7.0/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Wham, Bam, Thank You Sam

    S3:E7

    The team sets out on a rescue mission for Abe and Dariela’s son, Isaac. Then, in search of information on a new hybrid, Mitch and Jamie travel to California, where they cross paths with a familiar face from their past.

    Director:Alexander H. Gayner
    Writers:Jay Faerber, Shintaro Shimosawa

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  15. Zoo Season 1 Episode 3 - The Silence of the Cicadas
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #15 - The Silence of the Cicadas

    S1:E3

    Jackson and Abraham travel to Robert's isolated lab to recover his research. Meanwhile, Jamie convinces Mitch to go to New Orleans with her to approach a sympathetic senator, and Gaspald convinces Chloe to join forces with him.

    Director:Chris Long
    Writer:Denitria Harris-Lawrence

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  16. Zoo Season 1 Episode 10 - Emotional Contagion
    7.1/10(13 votes)

    #16 - Emotional Contagion

    S1:E10

    On the run as fugitives, the team flies to Zambia to gather leopard DNA in order to manufacture a cure for the abnormal behavior that's affecting animals worldwide. When it’s time to leave, they need to reach out to animal rights activist Ray Endicott to get safe passage out of the country. Also, Chloe makes the ultimate sacrifice to avoid further bloodshed.

    Director:Christine Moore
    Writer:Jay Faerber

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  17. Zoo Season 2 Episode 6 - Sex, Lies and Jellyfish
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #17 - Sex, Lies and Jellyfish

    S2:E6

    The team travels to Portugal where they square off against a dangerous venom dealer in order to get one step closer to the cure. Also, Jackson's increasingly erratic behavior jeopardizes the entire team.

    Director:Edward Ornelas
    Writers:Matt Pitts, Jay Faerber

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  18. Zoo Season 2 Episode 7 - Jamie's Got a Gun
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Jamie's Got a Gun

    S2:E7

    Mitch digs into Jackson’s past to get the answers they need to make the cure. Also, the rest of the team hunts for evidence related to the triple helix inside a quaint English town.

    Director:Lee Rose
    Writers:Melissa Glenn, Bek Smith

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  19. Zoo Season 3 Episode 6 - Oz Is Oz
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Oz Is Oz

    S3:E6

    Mitch seeks to rescue Clementine from her captors, and a glimpse into Jackson’s sister Abigail’s past reveals the origins of the hybrids.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writer:Matt Pitts

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  20. Zoo Season 3 Episode 12 - West Side Story
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #20 - West Side Story

    S3:E12

    After the team’s plane suffers a catastrophic accident in the hybrid zone, Dariela and Tessa set out on a rescue mission to save them.

    Director:Gary Fleder
    Writers:Gregory Weidman, Geoff Tock

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  21. Zoo Season 1 Episode 7 - Sleuths
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Sleuths

    S1:E7

    The team heads to Paris to investigate a group of bears whose trackers have gone offline. Mitch makes a shocking new discovery about the Mother Cell. Chloe runs into her ex-fiancé.

    Director:Dean White
    Writer:Denitria Harris-Lawrence

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  22. Zoo Season 1 Episode 9 - Murmuration
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #22 - Murmuration

    S1:E9

    Jamie contacts a fellow journalist in an attempt to expose the truth about Reiden’s involvement in the global animal problem. After realizing Delavenne works for Reiden, Mitch escapes with both the Mother Cell and his daughter’s medication. However, on their way to deliver the medication, Mitch and Abraham come face-to-face with a terrifying army of birds.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writer:Bryan Oh

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  23. Zoo Season 2 Episode 1 - The Day of the Beast
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #23 - The Day of the Beast

    S2:E1

    Following a shift in violent animal behavior, the team attempt to rescue Jamie and secure the leopard that could hold the key to curing the animal crisis.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writers:Matt Pitts, Melissa Glenn

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  24. Zoo Season 2 Episode 3 - Collision Point
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #24 - Collision Point

    S2:E3

    A tragedy strikes the team's only ally within the government, leaving Jackson and the team on their own to stop a surge of animal-related attacks from destroying the city of Geneva, Switzerland. Meanwhile, Dariela discovers something shocking about General Davies; and in the Canadian wilderness, Jamie comes across a troubling detail about Logan.

    Director:Steven A. Adelson
    Writers:Bek Smith, Jay Faerber

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  25. Zoo Season 2 Episode 11 - The Contingency
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #25 - The Contingency

    S2:E11

    Mitch and Jamie brave an animal attack at the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C., and Jackson finally gets the answers he’s been looking for from a surprising source.

    Director:Leslie Libman
    Writers:Melissa Glenn, Bek Smith

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Stakes on a Plane" is the worst rated episode of "Zoo". It scored 6.5/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Jet Wilkinson and written by Gregory Weidman, Geoff Tock, it aired on 8/17/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Black Forest".