‘Black Summer’ adds new blood to post-apocalyptic TV genre

The number of television shows set in post-apocalyptic times will dip to seven after AMC’s “Into the Badlands” airs its series finale on May 6.
And one of those remaining seven, Fox’s “The Passage,” has yet to be renewed or cancelled. A decision on whether that vampire apocalypse show gets a second season will occur by mid-May, TVLine reported.
The latest post-apocalyptic themed series to air is “Black Summer,” which premiered on April 11 on Netflix. The zombie apocalypse series is reportedly set in the “Z Nation” universe of fast-moving zombies.
“Black Summer” is Netflix’s second post-apocalyptic TV show after the Danish drama “The Rain,” which returns for a sophomore season on May 17.
Other series in the genre currently airing include “The Walking Dead” (AMC), “Fear the Walking Dead” (AMC), “The 100” (CW) and “Van Helsing” (Syfy).
But more end-of-the-world entertainment is on the way.
Netflix has four additional PA shows in the works: “Daybreak,” “V-Wars,” “The Last Kids on Earth” and a series based on the “Resident Evil” video games.
Other such shows in development include “Y” on FX, “Snowpiercer” on TNT, and “See” on Apple TV Plus. AMC also is developing a second spinoff series from “The Walking Dead,” set to air next year.

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Photos: Scenes from “Black Summer” on Netflix (Netflix)