BBC America is running a three-night special miniseries event that shows zombies as they have not been portrayed before. In The Flesh, which originally aired in the U.K. several months ago, picks up after "The Rising," where the recently deceased were brought back from the dead for reasons unknown, ate brains (as zombies are wont to do), and then were somehow rounded up, quarantined, and rehabilitated. The miniseries follows the story of Kiernan "Ren" Walker (Luke Newberry), as he is given daily shots that artificially restore his brain function, allowing him to return to his former self in personality if not in looks. For that, the government issues the former zombies -- known as suffering from PDS, or post-deceased syndrome -- color contacts, hair and face make-up, and other body prosthetics that will make it easier for their communities to accept their return. Hit the jump for more on this moody, atmospheric series that is a must-watch. In The Flesh plays with the idea of second chances, as most of the featured sufferers of PDS are teenagers and young adults who died prematurely: in war, from cancer, or by their own hand. For some, this chance to live a "second life" is a blessing, but there are others who feel it's a curse, or that their lives as the undead were preferable to the ones before or after. Here is where In The Flesh distinguishes itself in the zombie genre, and shares some themes with shows like Being Human. The resurrection of bodies has already taken ...
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