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Black Summer
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jaime King
Rose
16 eps
Christine Lee
Kyungsun
16 eps
Sal Velez Jr.
William Velez
8 eps
Zoe Marlett
Anna
11 eps
Justin Chu Cary
Spears
9 eps
Kelsey Flower
Lance
9 eps
Brianna Johnston
1 eps
Megan Reneau
1 eps
Alex Fellowes Smith
1 eps
David Haysom
Young Soldier
1 eps
Jayson Therrien
Panicked Soldier
1 eps
Joel Jackshaw
Large Man
1 eps
Ryan Luhning
Liston
1 eps
Dwight Layne
Soldier #2
1 eps
Lonni Olson
Ben
1 eps
Ari Rombough
Desperate Wife
1 eps
Mustafa Alabssi
Ryan
3 eps
Edsson Morales
Manny
4 eps
Aidan Fink
Leader
2 eps
Gwynyth Walsh
Barbara
4 eps
Stafford Perry
Phil
3 eps
Brad Kelly
1 eps
Joel Gagne
Slavi
1 eps
Erika Hau
Carmen
6 eps
Nathaniel Arcand
Governale
3 eps
Melissa Cambridge
Survivor / Zombie
1 eps
Tom Carey
Bronk
3 eps
Nyren B. Evelyn
Earl
1 eps
Ty Olsson
Patrick
1 eps
Bobby Naderi
Ray Nazeri
1 eps
Linda Kee
1 eps
Daniel Diemer
Luke
1 eps
G. Michael Gray
Freddie
1 eps
Elaine Yang
1 eps
Chantelle Han
1 eps
Brenda Robbins
1 eps
Dakota Daulby
1 eps
Travis Friesen
1 eps
Joe Perry
1 eps
Duff Zayonce
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Black Summer actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Black Summer reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and Character Depth.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In the dark, early days of a zombie apocalypse, complete strangers band together to find the strength they need to survive and get back to loved ones.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E08
The Plane
Time for takeoff. Out at the airstrip, old allies reconnect, new cohorts seize the opportunity, and escape seems tantalizingly within reach.
- Directed by Abram Cox
S02E03
Card Game
Inside, Rose and Anna are warm, but are they safe? A loose coalition coalesces, but the tension grows, everyone is armed, and an ax has gone missing.
- Directed by John Hyams
S02E06
Currency
Treasure brings out the worst in everyone, but trust is the most precious commodity in this wasteland. Rose grasps at straws, and Sun risks it all.
- Directed by Abram Cox
S02E02
Prelude
No good deed goes unpunished in a zombie apocalypse: The tables turn for Rose, Sun, Spears and Anna. The winter brings snow — and fresh horrors.
- Directed by Abram Cox
S02E05
White Horse
Hungry, hurt and alone, Spears encounters a talkative stranger who claims to know him. A mysterious rider on a pale horse passes in the wilderness.
- Directed by John Hyams
S02E07
The Lodge
A refuge with hot water, food and all the comforts of civilization feels too good to be true. Rose oversleeps as fear grows and a visitor checks in.
- Directed by John Hyams
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Craig EnglerExecutive Producer
Writing
- Delondra WilliamsWriter
Direction
- John HyamsDirector
- Abram CoxDirector
Music
- Matt JantzenOriginal Music Composer
- Alec PuroOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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