Black Summer is coming Y’all, Netflix’s reincarnation of Z Nation is close!

We were all in mourning when Syfy canceled its zombie show Z Nation last year after a run of five seasons.

Now, the Z Nation universe, much like the shambling ghouls which populate it, is coming back from the dead in the form of a prequel series on Netflix titled Black Summer.

The show stars Jaime King who is known for her voice roles in Transformers: Power of the Primes and Star Wars: The Clone Wars but beyond that, she had a big role in (Hart of Dixie) as Rose, a mother, torn from her daughter, who embarks upon a harrowing journey, stopping at nothing to find her.

Thrust alongside a small group of American refugees, she must brave a hostile new world and make brutal decisions during the deadly summer of a zombie apocalypse.

The only other major cast member that’s been announced so far is Sal Velez Jr who will be playing William Velez. Sal has featured in titles such as Mayans M.C., Ten days in the Valley and Chicago Justice.

What happened to Z Nation?

Well, you may have heard that Z Nation wasn’t picked up by Syfy for a sixth season. Syfy didn’t confirm why the series wouldn’t continue but David Michael Latt, the CEO of The Asylum who’s behind the two shows confirmed that it was probably over ratings.

Ratings for Z Nation did consistently fall since its first season but many people relied on services like Netflix to watch the show rather than catching it live.

Z Nation is on Netflix pretty much everywhere around the world.

It’s likely Netflix had a look in on carrying on Z Nation into season 6 but has either not made the decision to or will wait to see how Black Summer performs.

There’s certainly plenty of people out there who do want to see the sixth season.

How does Black Summer connect with Z Nation?

It’s similar to how The Walking Dead and Fear The Walking Dead works together. They share a single universe but are set at different time periods.

Will any Z Nation characters show up in Black Summer?

That’s not been confirmed yet but if it takes a similar direction to Fear The Walking Dead it’s absolutely possible.

At the moment, however, we’re expecting a brand new cast and over the course of season 1 and beyond perhaps we’ll slowly see characters we know from the main show cameo.

Season 1 of Black Summer premieres April 11 on Netflix.

Watch the trailer for the show, below.