{"id":379187,"date":"2023-08-09T22:12:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T03:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/needmoretv.com\/shows-like-zomboat%21-2019\/"},"modified":"2024-03-03T21:46:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T03:46:56","slug":"shows-like-zomboat%21-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/needmoretv.com\/shows-like-zomboat%21-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Shows Like Zomboat! (2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\"Zomboat!<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n

7 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 2001 reviews)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A Zombie apocalypse is unleashed in Birmingham and sisters Kat and Jo, together with unlikely travel companions Sunny and Amar must flee for their lives…by canal boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Leah Brotherhead, Ryan McKen, Hamza Jeetooa, Cara Theobold
\nCreators:<\/strong> William Hartley, Adam Miller
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1 season, 6 episodes, 30-minute runtime<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Shows Most Like Zomboat! (2019)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Crazyhead (2016)<\/h3>\n \n
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\"Susan<\/figure>\n \n\n \n

7.2 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 5202 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Amy and Raquel attempt to navigate their way through the choppy waters of their early twenties whilst simultaneously kicking the ass of some seriously gnarly demons. What could possibly go wrong?<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Cara Theobold, Susan Wokoma, Lewis Reeves, Tony Curran
Creators:<\/strong>
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

1 season, 6 episodes, 60.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Dead Pixels (2019)<\/h3>\n \n
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7.4 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 3279 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Centres on three mates whose world revolves around their obsession for the fictional MMORPG Kingdom Scrolls, splitting between their real and virtual lives, and how they cross over.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy, Fantasy<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Alexa Davies, Will Merrick, Charlotte Ritchie, Sargon Yelda
Creators:<\/strong> Jon Brown
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

2 seasons, 12 episodes, 25.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Zapped (2016)<\/h3>\n \n
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6.7 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 1521 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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James Buckley is transported to a parallel world featuring “psychopathic Fairies, Shell Men, seductive Demi-Fins and vicious Throcks”.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy, Fantasy<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Paul Kaye, Sharon Rooney, James Buckley, Kenneth Collard
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Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

3 seasons, 15 episodes, 30.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Quacks (2017)<\/h3>\n \n
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\"Quacks<\/figure>\n \n\n \n

7.7 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 1345 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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In Victorian London four pioneers, friends, and rivals fighting to make a mark on the world and save lives.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Rory Kinnear, Tom Basden, Mathew Baynton, Lydia Leonard
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1 season, 6 episodes, 30.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Ghosts (2019)<\/h3>\n \n
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\"Ghosts<\/figure>\n \n\n \n

8.3 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 19164 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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A group of spirits restlessly squabble in an abandoned country home.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy, Fantasy<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Lolly Adefope, Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas
Creators:<\/strong> Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

4 seasons, 21 episodes, 30.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Truth Seekers (2020)<\/h3>\n \n
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\"Nick<\/figure>\n \n\n \n

7 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 14036 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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A team of part-time paranormal investigators use homemade gizmos to track the supernatural, sharing their adventures online. As their haunted stake outs become more terrifying they begin to uncover an unimaginable, apocalyptic conspiracy.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Nick Frost, Malcolm McDowell, Samson Kayo, Susan Wokoma
Creators:<\/strong> Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Nat Saunders
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

1 season, 9 episodes, 223.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Wasted (2016)<\/h3>\n \n
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7.3 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 1165 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Surreal slacker comedy set in a West Country village, where the lives of a group of twenty-something friends are changed forever by the appearance of a familiar figure as a spirit guide.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Danny Kirrane, Dylan Edwards, Gwyneth Keyworth, Rose Reynolds
Creators:<\/strong> Jon Foster, James Lamont
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

1 season, 6 episodes, 30.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Plebs (2013)<\/h3>\n \n
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7.8 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 8333 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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PLEBS follows three desperate young men from the suburbs as they try to get laid, hold down jobs, and climb the social ladder in the big city – a city that happens to be Ancient Rome.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Tom Rosenthal, Ryan Sampson, Tom Basden, Karl Theobald
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6 seasons, 39 episodes, 25.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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In the world of television, where zombie-themed shows seem to march across our screens in an unending horde, Zomboat!<\/em> emerges as a unique take that combines the undead with humor, all set on the quaint canals of Birmingham, UK. This 2019 ITV2 series manages to stand out not by reinventing the wheel but by taking it on a leisurely cruise down the canal, dodging flesh-eaters along the way.<\/p>\n

What Sets Zomboat!<\/em> Apart?<\/h2>\n

At its core, Zomboat!<\/em> is a story of survival, but it’s packaged in a way that’s refreshingly different. The premise is simple yet absurd: when a zombie apocalypse hits Birmingham, sisters Kat and Jo, along with unlikely allies Sunny and Amar, escape the chaos by commandeering a canal boat. It’s a setup that promises, and delivers, both laughs and suspense.<\/p>\n

The Characters<\/h3>\n

The show’s charm heavily relies on its main quartet:<\/p>\n