The beginning of Zombie TV shows
The zombie genre began in 1932 with the White Zombie band which was an underground metal band from New York, and it was later popularised with the American horror film called the Night of the Living Dead by Geoge Romero. The genre since then has been used in several films and series and has observed extensive hype, which has led to the production for hit and flop Zombie TV shows across time.
The most recent Zombie TV show- The Last of Us
Although the genre of The Last of Us is not new, the prolonged successful game named the same “The Last of Us” has led the series to gain extensive popularity. On the very first day of the premiere of the Zombie TV Show, it gained 4.7 million viewers. The numbers made it the second-biggest show opening for HBO since 2010. By the end of May, the series witnessed nearly 30 million views per episode.
Observing the rise in views for the series and faith in the audience for success for further Zombie TV shows, the producer has declared that there will be a season 2 for the Last of Us by the middle of 2025. This news has left fans waiting, but while they wait there are many greater Zombie TV shows they can explore.
By the Mid of 2025, season 2 of the said Zombie Tv Show has been set to release.
10 Zombie TV Shows Other than The Last of Us
Glory and Horror
The Walking Dead
Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to find his wife and son missing, along with all the people in the hospital and the city. Soon, he finds his family and the truth about the world and begins the journey of survival with a small group of people.
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All of Us Are Dead
Trapped students in a high school, which has become ground zero for the zombie apocalypse, find their way to survive while finding the truths about themselves and the other in the process.
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Black Summer
In the initial times of the Zombie apocalypse, survivors must find a way to reconnect with their loved ones while fighting for their own survival. This Zombie TV show brings back the old Horror genre to life in modern times via the post-apocalyptic vision of Jamie King, who plays Rose in the series looking for her daughters.
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Resident Evil
Almost thirty years after the T-virus outbreak, the secrets of the Umbrella Corporation, which started all of it, came to light. The fans of Resident Evil- the movie series and Resident Evil- the game series, already know the background of this series, and hence, it makes more sense when the movie series is watched.
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Quirky
iZombie
A medical resident, Live Moore (Rose McIver), realizes that she has become a Zombie and uses her new abilities to help the police department solve crimes. This show presents a quirky view of the Zombie genre.
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Santa Clarita Diet
Sheila and Joel are a real estate couple whose lives turn upside down when they realize that Sheila has become a Zombie. This show is about how, as a family, the Hammonds take on this new change.
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Spinoffs of AMC’s The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
After seeing the disappointment from fans after Rick is killed off in season 10 of TWD, this spinoff has been launched where Rick is shown to have survived, and Michonne meets him after a long search. This is on their sole journey of survival post-commonwealth.
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The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Daryl, after getting detached from the Commonwealth, gets washed up on the shore of Paris and takes shelter at a church. This Zombie TV show is his story of survival while helping the people there to find a cure for the apocalypse.
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The Walking Dead: Dead City
Negan and Maggie find themselves in the middle of the dead zone in Manhattan when Maggie’s son is taken away from her. This show presents her journey to find her son and survive in the new area.
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Fear The Walking Dead
This Zombie TV Show spinoff was released five years after the premier of TWD, but the storyline shows the world when the zombie apocalypse started. The cast includes one of the primary characters from the original TWD, Morgan, and his journey of survival along the way.
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The Ruler of Zombie TV shows- The Walking Dead.
The Walking Dead is one of the most popular Zombie TV shows which has gained mass popularity since its premiere in 2010. The Zombie TV show ran for 12 years straight, given the rise of its fan following. It often happens that some shows get old with the renewed seasons, but somehow, this show not only taps into your horror taste but also your romantic bug and other emotions.
Its take on society and prejudices, along with emotional aspects and the horror side, has kept the audiences hooked. Along with the zombies, the show has incorporated characters who have been directed so humanely even in the compromised post-apocalyptic situation, which makes their death or loss extremely hard for the fans.
Even the main character of the series began with Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), later in the series, several other characters emerged in the storyline, such as Daryl (Norman Reedus), Maggie (Lauren Cohan), Carol (Melissa McBride), Michonne (Danai Gurira) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan).
Admiration towards their work in the show got them to be a part of different spinoffs. Even though the actual The Walking Dead ended, the spinoffs have kept the Zombie TV Show relevant among fans of the genre. The most shocking part of the show is still the character development of Negan as to how he turned from the most hated one to one of the favourite characters in the Zombie TV Show.
