Netflix | Release Date: April 11, 2019
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Lewy1978May 26, 2019
Was a fan on The Walking Dead but lost interest as found it became too slow paced. Well, let me tell you Black Summer is the absolute opposite, extremely fast paced and actually very tense. Shot in a way that allows you to feel the terrorWas a fan on The Walking Dead but lost interest as found it became too slow paced. Well, let me tell you Black Summer is the absolute opposite, extremely fast paced and actually very tense. Shot in a way that allows you to feel the terror that the characters are feeling. These zombies are quick too - which adds more intensity. I really enjoyed this whole season and cannot understand the negative reviews. The only reason I did not give it 10 is that I would have liked more character development and dialogue, but I suppose this also adds to the mystery of Black Summer. Highly recommend! Expand
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Hell-NicoJun 21, 2019
Probably the best zombie story since 28 months later.
With only 8 episodes the show move at a break neck path, no place here for **** cliche "survivor politic", the story stay tightly focused on the struggle for survival.
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Probably the best zombie story since 28 months later.
With only 8 episodes the show move at a break neck path, no place here for **** cliche "survivor politic", the story stay tightly focused on the struggle for survival.

The no names actors are giving 101% and the show makes a lot of use of clean sequence shot instead of the overused quick edits.
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PrismeJun 20, 2021
Better than the Walking dead. Down time is minimal and the action moves along well without being too fast either. I watched the entire 1st season and I barely even noticed I burned through all episodes since the story telling is very wellBetter than the Walking dead. Down time is minimal and the action moves along well without being too fast either. I watched the entire 1st season and I barely even noticed I burned through all episodes since the story telling is very well made. You never know who is going to die and how, like Game of Thrones, and the pity stories of how life used to be so great are not tedious like TWD. Expand
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RLOLIVEIRAJun 18, 2021
Serie excelente! Clima de tensão, personagens humanos que acabam fugindo à regra das séries atuais de zumbis.
Recomendado!
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VestingBootMar 20, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show is really good at keeping tension. The camera work besides a few ahots was pretty good especially in the 2nd to last episode and it show the straight and open tunnel. I will say this first, IMO it's not a zombie show it's more of a thriller series with zombies involved. I never felt the story was lagging behind or rushed at all. If it had more character development and more backstory on spears I wpuld have given this a 10. All and all fantastic show. Highly recomend. Expand
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MurdleburtJul 20, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (Mild Spoilers) Black summer is, imo, easily the best zombie apocalypse show, to date. Even though it's based on the world of Z Nation, they seem to have decided on a far more serious approach. Unlike literally every other zombie based show, you get the feeling that the characters are real. They're terrified. None of them is suddenly a master gunslinger. They spend a lot of time trying to figure out just how to survive, in their new world. You're also reminded on more than one occasion that, no matter how good someone is, no matter how prepared someoy is, no one is safe in a world ruled by fear. If I have one complaint about the show, it's the inconsistency in the runtime of their episodes. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to them. One episode may be and hr long, while the next is only 20 min long. I found myself feeling a little cheated by the short episodes, to be honest. Expand
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Redleg1971Feb 22, 2021
Solid zombie story. It borrows from others, but has made them its own. I love the anthology style with the individual stories coming together by season's end. Looking forward to Season 2.
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UlundoMay 13, 2019
Great and stylish susstitute for dull Walking dead. Plausible characters and tense suspense
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Saint6300May 20, 2019
I loved it. I actually thought it was better than walking dead. More realistic and possible. Kept my adrenaline rushing the whole time. I hope they decide to keep the series going
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Punch_holyMay 17, 2019
Quality show with intense scenes. Characters are very different to a typical horror movie! Better then fear the walking dead. could do with more action...
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thatguy1May 3, 2019
Just the right amount of chaos and unpredictably, keeps you in the edge of your seat and the moral compasses will constantly surprise you!
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aantik4444Oct 9, 2021
Absolutely loved this. Season 2 especially is intelligent complicated character-based TV, it's absolutely everything a post-apocalyptic series should be: messy, bloody, violent and bleak to the extreme.
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kevinCHONNov 12, 2021
I think that the cinematography, great action sequences, and bleakness of this show makes for a very entertaining and albeit stressful view.
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ITS_PEDROJun 10, 2022
Black summer es una serie muy buena. La verdad es que la vi el año pasado y me encanto. Me encanta la tension que se maneja en cada escena, por ejemplo en la escuela cuando estaban estos nenes y risas en verdad me hizo tener miedo, meBlack summer es una serie muy buena. La verdad es que la vi el año pasado y me encanto. Me encanta la tension que se maneja en cada escena, por ejemplo en la escuela cuando estaban estos nenes y risas en verdad me hizo tener miedo, me mantenia atento todo el timepo.

Sobre personajes principales me parecen bastante buenos, en especial la Koreana, me gusta mucho su forma de actuar me hace creer que enscerio esta en un apocalipsis. En cuanto a los demas personajes, estan bastante bien pero nada del otro mundo diria yo.

Lo que me gusta de la serie es que muestra un tono muy serio llevado a la "realidad", las escenas no habladas me generan estres, enojo y mucho miedo; se sienten como escenas reales en la cual los personajes no hablan como le pasaria a una persona en un apocalipsis. Me encanta como la serie de apoco unifica a los personajes, cada uno tiene su momento de "fama" en el cual lo conocemos mejor. Es verdad que a veces se me hacia pesado algunas escenas y queria que pasen rapido, ya que eran un poco lentas pero en verdad como un buen fan de los zombies creo que la serie no esta nada mal. Me encanto ver esta lo distinta a lo que acosumbro de ver de zombies... suelen o ser como The Walking Dead (que es muy buena) con zombies normales problemas mas humanos o peliculas/series con zombies mutantes y randoms. Siento que esta serie tiene otro punto de vista de un apocalipsis zombie y eso me engancho muchisimo. No creo que merezca un super premio pero creo que merece ser vista por los verdaderos fan de los zombies. (Encontrar series de zombie buenas es difil)

"mucha cantidad pero poca calidad"
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NickWhiteJan 21, 2022
О сюжете и его завязке говорить не хочется, не это главное в этом кино. Это простое роуд-муви в условиях апокалипсиса. Тут главное, антураж и быстрый темп повествования и развития событий. Основа - главная героиня ищет свою пропавшую дочь.О сюжете и его завязке говорить не хочется, не это главное в этом кино. Это простое роуд-муви в условиях апокалипсиса. Тут главное, антураж и быстрый темп повествования и развития событий. Основа - главная героиня ищет свою пропавшую дочь. Начну с пары слов о втором сезоне - многие указывают на то, что он оказался скучнее и хуже, чем первый. Но он просто другой. У него иная структура повествования, дробящая сюжетные линии на части и перемешивая их по времени. Концентрация событий будет повыше, чем у первого сезона. Единственно, что не понравилось - это реализация перестрелок между людьми. В реальности, люди стреляют из-за укрытий и никто не идет на прямую, словно в штыковую атаку, стреляя на ходу. Это как один из примеров. Был эпизод, где практически с пяти метров была перестрелка лицом к лицу с минимумом укрытий. И практически, мало пострадавших.
Зомби здесь быстры и опасны, если столкнулся с ними один против двоих, то практически мало шансов выжить. Например, эпизод в кафе, когда герои в количестве пяти человек не могли выбраться из него, т.к. снаружи было всего лишь два зомби, но и этого хватало, чтобы получить высокий шанс быть укушенным. Никакое холодное оружие или биты не помогут, только прицельный выстрел в голову, но для этого надо еще попасть в цель. И поверьте, в этом сериале нет метких стрелков, способных по быстро движущей цели нанести один смертельный выстрел. Что добавляет реалистичности.
Кстати, если вспоминать первый сезон, очень понравилась серия, где один из героев в течении целого (!) эпизода, старается спастись от преследующего его зомби и все это снято длинными сценами, практически, одним дублем и при том, сама камера находится как бы за плечом героя, что только придает эмоции нервозности и сопереживания за персонажа. А так, в целом, это качественное кино про зомби. Что редкость в данном жанре в последнее время.
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pmax89Feb 9, 2023
Fantastic show, people turning against each other as would happen in a real break down of society.
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SayreTXJul 25, 2023
I really liked The Walking Dead, but I absolutely love Black Summer. It's presented in a vignette structure similar to Tarantino movies, which enables the creators to jump to the next exciting bit rather than spend lots of time onI really liked The Walking Dead, but I absolutely love Black Summer. It's presented in a vignette structure similar to Tarantino movies, which enables the creators to jump to the next exciting bit rather than spend lots of time on transitions. The story is told primarily through relentless action rather than characters talking about stuff that doesn't matter that much. There is an emphasis on realism rather than Hollywood storytelling; the writers definitely researched human behavior. No one is safe, and a major character can die at any moment. The zombies are refreshingly dangerous and difficult to contend with. Expand
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