# Reality Z (2020)

> A Brazilian zombie apocalypse unfolds around the studio of a reality show called Olimpo, where participants and producers are trapped in Rio de Janeiro.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/87081

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 10
- Episode runtime: 30 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: horror, science fiction, drama
- Created by: Cláudio Torres, João Costa
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Ravel Andrade, Ana Hartmann, João Pedro Zappa, Carla Ribas, Emílio de Mello, Guilherme Weber, Luellem de Castro, Pierre Baitelli
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10241238/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Tone: bleak, tense, frantic, claustrophobic, cynical

## What critics say

Audiences rate the single season as negative overall, with a middling 6.4 for the season and a weak aggregate score.

## Synopsis

Reality Z (2020) is a Brazilian scripted survival horror series created by Cláudio Torres and João Costa for Netflix. Set during a zombie apocalypse in Rio de Janeiro, it follows a group of participants and producers trapped inside the studio of a reality show called Olimpo, The House of the Gods, which has become an improvised shelter for people seeking salvation. Ravel Andrade plays Léo Schmidt, Ana Hartmann plays Nina, João Pedro Zappa plays TK, and Carla Ribas plays Ana Schmidt, with Emílio de Mello and Sabrina Sato in supporting roles. The engine of the show is simple and grim: characters must survive the collapse of the city outside while the walls of the studio grow less safe and loyalties strain under fear. Each of its ten half-hour episodes keeps the pressure on, mixing gore with the cynical glamour of television spectacle. Told as a single continuing story across one season, it shares ground with The Walking Dead for its sense of a fragile community under siege, and with Battle Royale for its satirical view of entertainment built on human suffering. The tone is bleak, tense and frantic, with a claustrophobic atmosphere and a steady undercurrent of dread and hopelessness that defines the viewing experience.

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