I do not understand the "wow" reviews for this rather dull and pretentious series. Despite what the makers claim, this is just another zombie apocalipsis trash, with a small twist - it's not virus, but Cordiseps fungus that turns infected people into flesh-eating zombies. The production is awesome though, with very believable landscapes of a nearly dead civilization as we know it (hence 4 stars). But the plot itself is fairly predictable, and so is the preformance of the lead actors. Bring the saviour of the humankind to those who can turn him/her ("the chosen one") into a remedy. Yes, some likable characters would suddenly die, but this is not enough to make this series original. I managed to watch 4 episodes, but then had enough. No matter what's going to happen, I care neither for the story nor for the characters. Pushing the buttons of people's feelings (learned from Mr Spielberg, the great master of this kind of manipulation?), like in episode 3, should be a "no-no" in movie business. Same as exploiting the theme of a death of a child to squeeze some tears from the awed audience. Such a waste of time and money spent to produce this mediocre piece of pretentious trash.