Serpent and the Rainbow

Strange Country Ep. 47: Zombie Apocalypse

Are you ready for the zombie apocalypse? The United States is. CONPLAN 8888-11 has all the know-how for defeating eight different type of zombies. Strange Country explores this plan and various scenarios of "what would you do" if you and some repulsive man were the last people on Earth.

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