I thought that since fans of Z Nation (One of my current favorites...) here in the Palladium Megaverse have posted threads about the show and its return, starting with this one by Tor and the latest by SittingBull, we could grow a bit more diverse by talking about a spin-off series that just premiered last night: Fear the Walking Dead. Spun off from (You guessed it!) The Walking Dead, it starts off at the beginning of the zombie apocalypse rather than several months later when the main protagonist wakes up from a coma.
My belief is that while this has a number of differences from Dead Reign canon, it can act as a bit of inspiration to show people how one could create the background of a character and the world he lives in when setting up the game. Note that I won't spoil anything about the story, but I will say that the show starts off at a point where civilization still stands, it's set in a major metropolitan area (Bad news for survivors! ), and that the zombies tend to appear "fresher" than in the original series, because they haven't had the chance to decay as much over the course of the several months that would follow. Personally, I think that watching this show might be useful for Dead Reign GMs in need of inspiration. However, I, as always, do not propose actual crossover material. The intent I offer is to use what you learn from the show to enrich the kind of storyline that your games may have.
Anyway, feel free to comment or add constructive criticism. Even so, please take care; thanks a bunch, and have a good day.