Thursday, May 9, 2013

BBC America’s ‘In the Flesh’: Undead Life After Zombie Cure

Until recently, Channel 4 has had the market cornered on gripping zombie TV in the UK. In 2008 they produced the excellent Charlie Brooker-penned satirical horror miniseries Dead Set, which told the story of a group of Big Brother contestants hiding out from the zombie apocalypse. More recently, they aired a gripping reality show created by illusionist Derren Brown, who managed to trick a directionless young man into genuinely believing that zombies had taken over Britain by building an elaborate military compound set around him and filling it with zombie extras and character actors. This year, however, the BBC has decided to enter the fray by making their own significant addition to zombie TV.

BBC America has announced that zombie drama In the Flesh is coming to the channel this summer, and have launched an official page for it that includes cast and crew interviews, photos, and guides to the episodes and characters.