Black Summer

Netflix | Release Date: April 11, 2019

6.1	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 48 Ratings

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GobyFeb 16, 2020

Season 1:
- Story is at times driven by antisocial behaviour that is unrealistic, unexplained and asinine under given circumstances.
+ Fascinating depiction of the actions and experiences of different people in the same area to show howSeason 1:
- Story is at times driven by antisocial behaviour that is unrealistic, unexplained and asinine under given circumstances.
+ Fascinating depiction of the actions and experiences of different people in the same area to show how events are connected.
- Infinite ammo and no reload cheat
+ Some very enjoyable tension packed scenes that were choreographed well.
- Characters keep forgetting to aim at the head, even though they are fully aware that is the only part of the body where shots count.
+ Fast zombies
- Timeline jumps that seemingly cut out important parts of the storytelling. In fact the whole timeline of events is confusing, especially in the early episodes where you'll find yourself asking "Did all this happen today or has this been going on for months?"
+ Zombiecam
- Storytelling sometimes gave in to temptation and went over-dramatic at the expense of realism.
+ Zombies are actually hard to kill in melee combat, just like they probably would be if zombies were a real thing.
- *Staring in disbelief while acting against instinct for added drama* cliche
+ I actually liked the idea of not putting too much focus on character buildup, it's not necessary in this style of storytelling. In this show it leaves more room for action, setting the mood and makes it harder to speculate who is going to be expendable.… Expand

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SquezeMay 14, 2019

It's really difficult to keep you on the screen for the whole serie in zombie series. It happened with the walking dead when zombies got replaced by humans.
Black summer is good, is very good for the first episodes when you see what peopleIt's really difficult to keep you on the screen for the whole serie in zombie series. It happened with the walking dead when zombies got replaced by humans.
Black summer is good, is very good for the first episodes when you see what people could do when in real danger and the beginning of the contagion. But then you start noticing the bad acting, especially the annoyingly korean girl talking nonsense too often.. Poor choices of the others and a really rushed hit n run shooting ending all brings to a mediocre series.
I am not completely disappointed, but they need to do much better to keep me entertained another season. Is it really that difficult to find some good acting in zombies movies??… Expand

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JAQSROCKERMay 28, 2019

The increased pace of the Zombies was a welcome but the series just seemed way too fast paced and the ending just made me feel "is that it?". Personally couldn't make a connection with any character and they just seemed to make the sameThe increased pace of the Zombies was a welcome but the series just seemed way too fast paced and the ending just made me feel "is that it?". Personally couldn't make a connection with any character and they just seemed to make the same mistakes that people do in TWD. Slightly disappointed on what seemed great from the trailers… Expand

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DukeJonJul 11, 2023

It's ok, but if you seen the walking dead you've seen this. Everything seems overfamiliar now in the oversaturated zombie trope. The zombies turn so quickly and move so fast you can't see how humanity would have lasted more than a week against them.

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Iamcritical86Mar 18, 2022

The end of season 1 didn't exactly provide me with the clarity I had hoped for. Lots of loose ends, writing and directing is rather sloppy. Lots of "down time" and "slowness". Yet ANOTHER zombie flick and a mediocre one at best. Black SummerThe end of season 1 didn't exactly provide me with the clarity I had hoped for. Lots of loose ends, writing and directing is rather sloppy. Lots of "down time" and "slowness". Yet ANOTHER zombie flick and a mediocre one at best. Black Summer does have it's moments, but not enough for me to garner a better review.… Expand

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Seve82Dec 28, 2022

Forced myself to watch first season thru and have to say this comes nowhere near The Walking Dead in quality. Watch only if you are desperate to see some zombie stuff and be prepared for foolishness like endless ammo before needing to reload.

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ofaicJul 22, 2020

La serie es entretenida y x lo menos hasta el capitulo 5 te mantiene pegado al borde del sillon y podria decir, hasta con el pulso algo acelerado. Sin embargo la califico con 6 x q sinceramente ver zombis tan rapidosssss y con rapidos quieroLa serie es entretenida y x lo menos hasta el capitulo 5 te mantiene pegado al borde del sillon y podria decir, hasta con el pulso algo acelerado. Sin embargo la califico con 6 x q sinceramente ver zombis tan rapidosssss y con rapidos quiero decir mas rapidos que el magnifico e inigualable Ibrahim Bolt, nose.... como que no convence y ademas cuando las personas mueren en esta serie la coversion a zombie es instantanea es q ni las varitas magicas de las put@$ hadas de Disney son tan eficientes.… Expand

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