This was a fun 30 minute pilot episode . Rated TV-MA for gore and language (the TV equivalent of an R rating) . It mostly introduces the characters and sets the tone of the show , [spoiler] basically they travel around trying to find other survivors who when found , promptly die horrible deaths as the group also deals with their own personal problems and idiosyncrasies [/spoiler] . Yeah it wasn't the same actors from the movie but I thought they were likable enough . Special effects were great , lots of outdoor city locations , it looked fairly high budget . I was hoping this would be picked up but it was of course dumped for no doubt something more artsy fartsy . Z-Nation has since proved that the concept of a light-hearted and fun zombie apocalypse series is viable . Not the first time that Amazon's pilot program has let me down .