The Brits nail the zombie apocalypse and manage to mock pop-culture in the process. Dead Set's skewering of reality television is both brutal and hilarious. If the show has any problem, it's that it's too darn short. It's five episodes are over in a breeze. While the first gets off to a slower start due to it's extended running time, once the dead start rising it doesn't let up. With it's strong characters, brutal violence. excellent setting, and much appreciated sense of humor this isn't a show you'll want to see end. However the mini-series angle is also a strength of it. You may want to keep following these characters, but at least we don't get to see any sort of dive in quality brought on by the need to churn out more seasons and stories. It does what it sets out to do and it does it well. Very well in fact. Nearly every aspect is spot on. The zombies are menacing, the gore and deaths are brutal, and it can be genuinely funny. Mix that with a cast you actually give a crap about and you are sure to be (dead) set with an excellent dose on undead excellence. Dead Set is simply some of the best zombie content I've ever experienced. This is a must for undead lovers, horror enthusiasts, or just people who love some good social satire. When it comes horror-comedy, Dead Set nails both with unflinching brutality.

A new twist on the Zombie Apocalypse idea wherein a Zombie horde attacks the Big Brother house. “Dead Set” is grim and grisly with some decent acting and direction and lots of blood and gore. It’s fairly short (I was able to binge watch the whole thing in one afternoon), but it still packs a wallop. Apparently some of the stars were actually a part of the original Big Brothers series in Britain, which probably made it seem even more satiric. It will be inevitably compared to “The Walking Dead”, but that’s not a bad thing.

If you watch "Big Brother" or similar reality shows as if peering in a Zoo for the most obnoxious kinds of human beings; if you daydream how awesome it would be if all the housemates were eaten by zombies or if your sick mind goes to even worse scenario of everybody else being eaten by zombies and all that is left are the BB contestants... this misanthropic masterpiece penned by the Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker is THE show for you: a veritable feast for the lovers of horror and haters of humanity everywhere.

This show doesn't have nearly enough to say. It's not clever, engaging, and so poorly shot on handheld cameras as to be borderline classified as an esoteric art piece.