“Revival” by name, revival by nature. Syfy’s latest original harks back to the mid-2010s when a glut of dramas presented zombies not as rabid, Romero-esque monsters hellbent on devouring flesh, but entirely civilized, regular-looking humans capable of reentering society. Well, at first anyway.
Australia’s “Glitch” plucked seven individuals out of the grave, the American “Resurrection” and France’s “Les Revenants” (and unnecessary English-language remake “The Returned”) resuscitated entire small-town cemeteries, while the UK’s “In the Flesh” explored the aftermath of a zombie uprising in which the “surviving” undead could be scientifically restored to their normal state.
Of course, based on the acclaimed same-named comic book series launched by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton in 2012, “Revival” essentially predates this mini-phenomenon. And as you’d expect from its home network, its tone is grimier, gorier, and, at times, unashamedly goofier.
Created by low-budget horror favorites Aaron B. Koontz…
