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The Best Episodes of Z Nation Season 5

Every episode of Z Nation Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Z Nation Season 5!

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Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Z Nation Season 5 Episode 3 - Escape from Altura
    7.7/10(493 votes)

    S5:E3

    10K nearly loses everything as panic and anti-Talker sentiments flare after an explosion derails the vote.

    Director:Alexander Yellen
    Writer:Dan Merchant

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  2. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 2 - A New Life
    7.5/10(494 votes)

    S5:E2

    Warren must leave her new life behind and find her way to Newmerica, reuniting with Murphy and the other heroes, while discovering George is an old friend.

    Director:Alexander Yellen
    Writer:Michael Cassutt

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  3. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 12 - At All Cost
    7.4/10(394 votes)

    S5:E12

    Warren and the others must free the Talkers being held in Quarantine and prepare to attack Altura.

    Director:Dan Merchant
    Writer:Dan Merchant

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  4. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 13 - The End of Everything
    7.4/10(457 votes)

    S5:E13

    Our heroes break into Altura in an attempt to bring Pandora and Estes to justice, when Cooper reappears, shocking Warren; there’s something he has to tell her.

    Director:Alexander Yellen
    Writer:Karl Schaefer

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  5. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 1 - Welcome to the Newpocalypse
    7.2/10(567 votes)

    S5:E1

    Warren recovers from the drone crash with handsome, mysterious Cooper; Doc and the others finally arrive in Newmerica, where they meet George, who is helping form the new country.

    Director:Abram Cox
    Writer:Karl Schaefer

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  6. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 4 - Pacifica
    7.1/10(474 votes)

    S5:E4

    Warren and George search for Lt. Dante, who may be part of an underground network helping Talkers flee human vigilantes.

    Director:Jodi Binstock
    Writer:Jodi Binstock

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  7. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 5 - Killing All The Books
    7.1/10(449 votes)

    S5:E5

    Pacifica is bombed and the heroes decide to follow the Talker Underground to stop whoever is behind the attacks.

    Director:Juan A. Mas
    Writer:Jennifer Derwingson

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  8. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 6 - Limbo
    7.1/10(452 votes)

    S5:E6

    Warren and the others are reunited with Addy in Limbo, an underground casino run by Murphy and his Blends, that shelters Talkers on the run from Altura Militia.

    Director:Dan Merchant
    Writer:Delondra Williams

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  9. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 11 - Hackerville
    7.1/10(402 votes)

    S5:E11

    With some help from an outpost of renegade hackers, Warren and George hack Altura's defenses and discover Estes' secret plan.

    Director:J.D. McKee
    Writer:Michael Cassutt

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  10. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 10 - State of Mine
    7.0/10(393 votes)

    S5:E10

    Altura militiamen force Talkers to mine a hazardous waste landfill for the secret ingredient to bizkits.

    Director:Stuart Acher
    Writer:Dan Merchant

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  11. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 8 - Heartland
    6.9/10(436 votes)

    S5:E8

    Our heroes arrive in the farming outpost that produces flour for bizkits and find it overrun by zombies.

    Director:Steve Graham
    Writer:Steve Graham

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  12. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 7 - Doc's Stoned History
    6.7/10(476 votes)

    S5:E7

    As Doc explains his version of American history to George, Sketchy and Skeezy reenact Doc's stories about the Founding Fathers; Warren and the others go to the bakery that invented bizkits in search of the secret ingredient.

    Director:Jared Briley
    Writer:Collin Redmond

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  13. Z Nation Season 5 Episode 9 - Water Keepers
    6.7/10(442 votes)

    S5:E9

    Doc must spirit walk again to help save the Chief of the Water Keepers and get the water flowing to Newmerica.

    Director:Jennifer Derwingson
    Writer:Jennifer Derwingson

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Escape from Altura" is the best rated episode of "Z Nation" season 5. It scored 7.7/10 based on 493 votes. Directed by Alexander Yellen and written by Dan Merchant, it aired on 10/19/2018. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "A New Life".