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Z Nation: Season 1

13 episodes Premiered Sep 12, 2014 Updated Jul 21, 2026

Z Nation is a television series categorized under the genres of mystery, action and adventure, and drama. The narrative is set three years after a zombie virus has devastated the United States. The plot follows a motley group of survivors who are tasked with a critical mission following their experiences battling the worst of the zombie apocalypse. This team of everyday heroes agrees to transport a man named Murphy a

Season overview

Z Nation is a television series categorized under the genres of mystery, action and adventure, and drama. The narrative is set three years after a zombie virus has devastated the United States. The plot follows a motley group of survivors who are tasked with a critical mission following their experiences battling the worst of the zombie apocalypse. This team of everyday heroes agrees to transport a man named Murphy across the country. Murphy is identified as an antibody carrier, and the group must move him from New York to California. The series, which premiered in 2014, focuses on the challenges this collective faces as they navigate a landscape altered by the viral outbreak. The primary objective of the survivors is to complete this cross-country journey while managing the dangers inherent in their post-apocalyptic environment. The premise centers on the group's commitment to this transport mission, which serves as the foundation for the events depicted throughout the first season. By focusing on the journey of the antibody carrier, the series explores the efforts of these individuals to address the consequences of the widespread infection that has gutted the nation.

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Episodes

S1·E1

Puppies and Kittens

Sep 12, 2014 · 43 min

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 C

S1·E2

Fracking Zombies

Sep 19, 2014 · 42 min

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.

S1·E3

Philly Feast

Sep 26, 2014 · 41 min

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.

S1·E4

Full Metal Zombie

Oct 3, 2014 · 43 min

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

S1·E5

Home Sweet Zombie

Oct 10, 2014 · 41 min

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.

S1·E6

Resurrection Z

Oct 17, 2014 · 43 min

An encounter with a seeming Utopian enclave and a religious cult results in a game changer when the survivors travel near Branson, Mo.

S1·E7

Welcome to the Fu-Bar

Oct 24, 2014 · 43 min

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.

S1·E8

Zunami

Oct 31, 2014 · 43 min

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

S1·E9

Die Zombie Die... Again

Nov 7, 2014 · 42 min

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

S1·E10

Going Nuclear

Nov 14, 2014 · 43 min

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

S1·E11

Sisters of Mercy

Nov 21, 2014 · 43 min

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.

S1·E12

Murphy's Law

Nov 28, 2014 · 43 min

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

S1·E13

Doctor of the Dead

Dec 5, 2014 · 43 min

The team is rerouted to a Colorado lab where they hope to find Dr. Merch.