Prime Video's new apocalyptic zombie movie has become a streaming success. Amazon's streaming service has been consistently producing original movies since 2019, although they take on a variety of genres, they started making horror movies about a year in, including Black Box, The Lie, Nocturne, and Evil Eye. Since then, that roster has expanded significantly to include more movies, such as Bingo Hell, Black as Night, Madres, The Manor, Master, Goodnight Mommy, Nanny, and perhaps Prime Video's most popular horror movie, Totally Killer.

On the series side, one of Prime Video's most popular efforts is the post-apocalyptic drama Fallout, based on the Bethesda video game series of the same name, which has been renewed for a second season. Though some of its content could be categorized as post-apocalyptic, Prime Video has never directly dabbled in the zombie before. However, its first feature-length installment in the genre has recently seen an unexpected surge in popularity and achieved some significant success.

Apocalypse Z: The Beginning Of The End Becomes A Streaming Success

It Ranks 6th On Reelgood's Chart

Prime Video's new zombie movie, Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End, has become a streaming success. Directed by Carles Torrens, with a script written by Ángel Agudo based on the novel by Manel Loureiro, Prime Video's new Spanish-language zombie film follows a man and his cat who attempt to survive a global pandemic that turns infected people into aggressive creatures. Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End's cast includes Francisco Ortiz, José María Yazpik, Berta Vázquez, and more.

Now, shortly after its streaming debut on October 31, Prime Video's new apocalyptic zombie movie has become a streaming success. Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End ranks sixth on Reelgood's Top 10 movies chart for the week of October 31 to November 6. It ranked below Trap, The Substance, Woman of the Hour, Don't Move, Time Cut, and above Late Night with the Devil, Caddo Lake, MaXXXine, and Despicable Me 4.

What Apocalypse Z: The Beginning Of The End's Streaming Success Means For The Movie

It Could Spawn A Trilogy

With Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End becoming a streaming success, the new zombie movie has excelled both critically and commercially. Though the movie only has seven reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, which isn't enough to qualify for a Rotten Tomatoes score, critics call it a visually impressive and well-acted adaptation that captures the essence of the original novel. However, it doesn't bring anything new to the zombie genre, relying on clichéd genre tropes. Critics also appreciate its potential to start a franchise based on author Manel Loureiro's trilogy of novels.

Audiences are also enjoying Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End, indicated by its streaming success and 70% score on the Popcornmeter with 100+ ratings. Audience reviews are mostly positive, praising its suspenseful storytelling, engaging characters (especially the inclusion of a memorable cat), and relatable themes of survival, especially in a post-COVID context. The movie left many viewers hoping for a sequel, and while some found the ending cliché, its critical and commercial success should be enough to spawn sequels from Prime Video based on the existing trilogy of novels.

Our Take On Apocalypse Z: The Beginning Of The End's Streaming Success

Zombie Content Continues To Excel On Streaming

Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End is just the latest zombie movie or television show to excel on streaming. The Walking Dead is the most popular example of this which, while an AMC original series, has excelled streaming on Netflix and other services. One of Netflix's most popular zombie movies is Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead which, at the time of its release, was tied for the eighth most-watched original film on the streamer, and spawned the prequel movie Army of Thieves with a direct sequel, Planet of the Dead, also in development.

Prime Video's Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End could become just as popular of a zombie franchise as AMC's The Walking Dead or Netflix's Army of the Dead.

Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End is just the latest in a long line of zombie movies and TV shows to excel on streaming. Zombies have been a mainstay in popular culture for decades now since 28 Days Later reinvigorated the genre, and it's only natural for this popularity to extend to streaming, which has only given the genre a broader appeal. With its current streaming success, Prime Video's Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End could become just as popular of a zombie franchise as AMC's The Walking Dead or Netflix's Army of the Dead.

Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End premiered at the Sitges Film Festival on October 5.

Source: Reelgood