Z Nation
Post-apocalyptic dark comedy series on Syfy
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| January 31 2025 | Z Nation removed from Netflix Japan. |
| November 20 2024 | Z Nation removed from Netflix UK. |
| March 12 2024 | The Asylum's official Twitter account posted a cryptic message about Z Nation, suggesting a potential show revival or announcement, including a poster hinting at a major upcoming reveal about the series. |
| April 2023 | Netflix confirms the cancellation of Black Summer, announcing the series will not return for a third season. |
| January 27 2023 | Z Nation removed from Netflix US. |
| November 2019 | Netflix renews Black Summer for a second eight-episode season, which is set simultaneously with the first season of Z Nation. |
| January 21 2019 | Season 5 of Z Nation released on DVD via Amazon. |
| 2018 | At San Diego Comic-Con, Schaefer describes Black Summer as a more traditional zombie series taking place before the apocalypse became 'weird', differentiating it from Z Nation's comedic approach. |
| December 28 2018 | The 68th and final episode of Z Nation aired, concluding the five-season series. |
| December 22 2018 | Syfy officially cancelled Z Nation after five seasons. |
| October 5 2018 | Fifth season of Z Nation premiered on Syfy. |
| July 19 2018 | Netflix orders eight-episode straight-to-series prequel 'Black Summer' set in the Z Nation universe, with Jaime King set to star and created by Schaefer and John Hyams. |
| January 22 2018 | Season 4 of Z Nation released on DVD via Amazon. |
| 2017 | Actor Hodgkinson makes a cameo appearance as Doc in the film Sharknado 5: Global Swarming. |
| December 15 2017 | Syfy renewed Z Nation for a fifth season. |
| March 14 2017 | Season 3 of Z Nation released on DVD via Amazon. |
| June 16 2016 | Syfy announced that the third season would be preceded by a TV movie, which was ultimately integrated as the first two episodes of the season titled 'No Mercy'. |
| March 1 2016 | Season 2 of Z Nation released on DVD via Amazon. |
| 2015 | Netflix acquires worldwide distribution rights for Z Nation, making all 5 seasons available. |
| July 2015 | Actor Smith makes a cameo appearance as Sgt. Warren in the film Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! |
| July 21 2015 | The series made its United Kingdom debut on Freeview channel Pick. |
| April 1 2015 | Z Nation premiered on Syfy in Australia, attracting 26,000 viewers for its first broadcast. |
| February 10 2015 | Syfy releases Season 1 of Z Nation on DVD in association with Universal Home Entertainment. The DVD also includes episodes that run approximately 41-43 minutes each. |
| 2014 | In the first-season episode 'Home Sweet Zombie', a character named Warren makes a humorous reference to zombies in a tornado, saying 'They ain't sharks!' - a meta-reference to the Sharknado film series. |
| October 12 2014 | Syfy announced the order of a second season of Z Nation. |
| September 12 2014 | Z Nation premiered its first season with 13 episodes on Syfy, created by Karl Schaefer and Craig Engler, and produced by The Asylum. |
| June 29 2014 | Filming of 13 episodes for the first season of Z Nation was announced to be underway. |
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