iZombie (2015)
Rebel without a cure.
A medical student who becomes a zombie joins a Coroner's Office in order to gain access to the brains she must reluctantly eat so that she can maintain her humanity. But every brain she eats, she also inherits their memories and must now solve their deaths with help from the Medical examiner and a police detective.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 17 March 2015 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 1 August 2019 |
| Genre | Drama, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
| Created by | Diane Ruggiero-Wright and Rob Thomas |
| Starring | Rose McIver, David Anders and Robert Buckley |
| Seasons | 5 seasons, 71 episodes |
| Episode length | about 42 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 50 hours |
| Rated | TV-14 |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.8/10 |
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What kind of watch this is
iZombie, created by Diane Ruggiero-Wright and Rob Thomas, is a 2015 crime drama with a sci-fi twist. The hook is simple but sticky: eating brains gives you memories, and memories come with unfinished business. Rose McIver plays the protagonist, who joins the Coroner’s Office to feed, then solves the murders of the people she consumes. It runs 50 hours over 5 seasons, a commitment that feels shorter when you are watching a detective work a case while the lead character is literally digesting the victim.
What the critics said
Critics liked it. Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season a 92% approval rating, with an average score of 7.65/10. Metacritic assigned a 74 out of 100, indicating generally favorable reviews. Amy Ratcliffe of IGN praised the pilot’s casual take on zombies. LaToya Ferguson of The A.V. Club graded the series an A−, noting it measures up well against Pushing Daisies. Later seasons held similar or higher scores, with season two earning a 100% rating. The finale drew sharper criticism. Paste called it one of the worst TV-viewing experiences they had ever had, citing the creator’s split attention.
How it did with audiences
TMDB users rate iZombie 7.8 out of 10. That is a solid number for a show about a zombie detective. It suggests viewers appreciated the premise enough to keep pressing play. The box office data is empty, which is standard for television. Audiences didn’t need a theater ticket to find the value here. They just needed a remote.
What came next for the cast
Rose McIver moved from a 2011 drama to a steady stream of holiday romances. Malcolm Goodwin left a 2007 crime film for a 2022 action series. The cast split into two very different lanes. One got royals, the other got violence. The credits cannot say iZombie caused that. They can only say what followed.
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Sources
- iZombie on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q16911674 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “IZombie (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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