Syfy has announced that Z Nation will be back to "Z-Whack its way through a third season of zombie road trippin' action."

The more-comedic-in-tone zombie series (GRRM even guest starred as a zombie version of himself ) stars Kellita Smith (The Bernie Mac Show), DJ Qualls (Supernatural), Keith Allan (Rise of the Zombies), Anastasia Baranova (The Darkness II), Russell Hodgkinson (Big Fish), Nat Zang, and Matt Cedeño (Devious Maids).A 15-hour third season is slated to premiere on Syfy in 2016.Z Nation is averaging 1.5 million total viewers per episode (Live +7) and, to date, it ranks as Syfy's most social original series in total social engagements. Upcoming guest stars include Missi Pyle, Doug Jones, Anthony Michael Hall, and Gina Gershon.

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