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As much as I enjoy many zombie movies and TV shows , zombies have always struck me as slightly less versatile onscreen monsters, with a single primary function of shambling — or, sometimes, running — mindlessly after people in order to eat their brains and/or other organs. So it’s particularly refreshing when a show like “iZombie” comes along, finding a fresh take on the familiar beats of zombie storytelling. There are plenty of references to zombie classics, from “Night of the Living Dead” to “28 Days Later,” but the series forges its own unique path in the zombie subgenre.

The supernatural drama created by “Veronica Mars” veterans Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero-Wright aired for five seasons on The CW from 2015-2019, but never quite achieved the same level of fan following as other CW genre shows.…