In the Flesh - Season 1
Four years after the Rising, the government starts to rehabilitate the Undead for reentry into society, including teenager Kieren Walker, who returns to his small Lancashire village to face a hostile reception, as well as his own demons.
1977 in Cheshire, England, UK
1960, Salford, Lancashire, England, UK
May 5, 1971 in Wales, UK
14 March 1942, Garston, Liverpool, England, UK
12 December 1944, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK
19 May 1987, Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
January 03, 2014
In the Flesh offers a fresh, clever take on the zombie story; it could almost be a sequel to The Walking Dead in a time after a cure has been found (there's also less blood and gore than seen in TWD).
June 06, 2013
In the Flesh... is best not analyzed too deeply for meaning and just enjoyed for its odd and fascinating concept.
June 07, 2013
It's a powerful meditation on what happens to a community once a galvanizing threat is removed but then returns, albeit in a more benign state.
June 07, 2013
In the Flesh makes for a compelling story with far-reaching arcs about family relationships, forgiveness, forbidden love, and bigotry.
November 20, 2020
Bitterly profound and immensely beautiful.
June 07, 2013
The show quickly veers into something sweeter, sadder and more thoughtful -- a meditation on forgiveness, redemption and second chances.
June 05, 2013
Unfortunately, the potentially intriguing premise of this new three-part BBC America series, In the Flesh, soon turns into a heavy-handed allegory.
August 27, 2018
In the Flesh has a unique and innovative take on the undead creatures.
June 06, 2013
As it raises the sorts of questions that classic zombie fare, In the Flesh also draws some perceptive connections to our own social and political contexts
January 03, 2014
To be tolerant or not to be tolerant, that is one question, and In the Flesh explores it in a novel way.
June 06, 2013
Suspenseful, tragic yet also uplifting in its audacious collision of fantasy and emotional realism, this haunting gem reminds us that we shouldn't speak ill of the dead. They sometimes make the best characters.
January 03, 2014
Overall, the emotional honesty of Kieran's character and his all too human craving for acceptance and happiness make In the Flesh oddly moving.
