iZombie 

A medical resident finds that being a zombie has its perks, which she uses to assist the police.

Creators:

Diane Ruggiero, Rob Thomas

Stars:

Rose McIver, Malcolm Goodwin, Rahul Kohli

4 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Rose McIver	...	Olivia Moore 71 episodes, 2015-2019
Malcolm Goodwin	...	Clive Babineaux 71 episodes, 2015-2019
Rahul Kohli	...	Ravi Chakrabarti 71 episodes, 2015-2019
Robert Buckley	...	Major Lilywhite / ... 69 episodes, 2015-2019
David Anders	...	Blaine DeBeers 68 episodes, 2015-2019
Aly Michalka	...	Peyton Charles 54 episodes, 2015-2019
Bryce Hodgson	...	Don E / ... 50 episodes, 2015-2019
Jessica Harmon	...	Dale Bozzio 30 episodes, 2015-2019

Storyline

Liv Moore, a medical student, gets invited in a party which turns into a macabre zombie arena. Liv wakes up from the dead and becomes a zombie. For maintaining her humanity she must eat human brains so she began working in coroner's office to access brains. Eating a brain gives her memories and traits of that person. So she helps detective Clive Babineaux to solve the murder as a psychic.

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Plot Keywords:

female protagonist | coroner | zombie | vertigo comics | dc comics | 

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Taglines:

Brain Appétit

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Horror

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

iZombie

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spondoolie Entertainment, Vertigo Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both David Anders and Robert Knepper, were part of the cast of Heroes (2006), but in different seasons, Anders was part of the cast in Season 2, with the ability to regenerate, while Knepper was part of the cast in Season 4, having the power of Earth manipulation.

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Quotes

[opening theme]
deadboy & the Elephantmen: [singing] Uh-huh / Uh-huh / Oh-oh-oo / Yeah / Stop, na-nana-ooo / I'm already dead, yeah / I a-am... a-a-a-already de-e-ead

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Connections

Referenced in No Tomorrow: No Rest for the Weary (2016)

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Soundtracks

Stop, I'm Already Dead
Performed by Deadboy & The Elephantmen
Theme song

User Reviews

Quirky plot, charming actors.

Let me preface this review by stating that I am not a fan of zombie-themed entertainment. While I am a horror-lover, I do not find zombies - or vampires, for that matter - to be particularly frightening. Plus, they've been done to death (haha). Particularly recently.

That said, when I saw the pilot featured on Hulu I didn't have high hopes. Still, I had some time to kill, so I gave it a try, and I'm really glad that I did. As of today (3/30/15) there are only two episodes out, but I thoroughly enjoyed both of them. I found the show to be quirky and the actors likable. The show follows a fairly standard "solve a murder an episode" format, couched in an overarching "figure out Zombism" / "are there others? and, if so, how many?" plot.

For some reason, the vibe I get from iZombie is similar to 'Pushing Daisies,' which I count as a major plus. The first two episodes definitely left me wanting more, though it's more for the charm and entertainment value than any real curiosity of the major storyline's advancement.

I am definitely suggesting that my friends watch this show, and I have high hopes that it will continue to be enjoyable. I do have some reservations that it may start to focus too heavily on convoluted romantic hijinks, but I am hoping that I will be pleasantly surprised.