iZombie isn't your typical DC Comics show.
Series like Arrow and Flash are what people expect when they hear DC Comics - iZombie, on the other hand, features a young half-zombie coroner eating the brains of homocide victims in oder to solve crimes. It's definitely not your typical superhero story, but the change of pace is great. CW is becoming known for its superhero series, and having something different shows just how much the network and DC can do.
Considering that iZombie is set to premiere tonight on the CW, it makes sense that DC All Access is all about the show this week, and Tiffany Smith took a second to catch up with the cast before the series premiere:
Of course, DC All Access comes with the regular news and comic book release dates you'd expect - so, if you're wondering what issues are scheduled to hit newsstands this week, you're in the right place!
And, as the cherry on top, we've got an exclusive clip of an outtake from Robert Buckley's interview:
It's alright, Mr. Buckley - everyone makes mistakes sometimes.
Here's the official synopsis for iZombie:
"Olivia "Liv" Moore was a rosy-cheeked, disciplined, over-achieving medical resident who had her life path completely mapped out...until the night she attended a party that unexpectedly turned into a zombie feeding frenzy. As one of the newly undead, Liv is doing her best to blend in and look as human as possible. Her appearance now passes for "Goth," with shockingly pale skin and nearly white hair, and her demeanor has gone from exuberant to exhausted. The change in Liv is baffling to her mother, her former fiancé, Major, and her best friend and roommate, Peyton, who still has the high-energy, Type-A personality that Liv has completely abandoned.
Despite her post-traumatic ennui, Liv has devised a way to resist her baser urges to devour fresh human brains - she's taken a job in the Seattle coroner's office. In this appropriately dead-end job, Liv can secretly snack on the brains of the many Jane and John Doe corpses that make a final stop in the morgue. Despite carefully covering her tracks, Liv's boss, Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti, discovers her secret and is surprisingly excited about the scientific possibilities. Even with her boss' enthusiasm, Liv remains resigned to an eternity without hope or purpose, until she realizes that with every brain she consumes, she retains a portion of that person's memories.
Liv begins to experience visions from the point of view of the murder victims. Much to the surprise of Dr. Ravi and homicide detective Clive Babineaux, Liv often has detailed knowledge of crime scenes and motives that she can't easily explain. Posing as a psychic, she works with Detective Babineaux to investigate these crimes and discover who is responsible. It's not the same as being alive again, but at least Liv can find purpose in her undead existence by helping Clive solve the murders of those who are indeed fully dead."
iZombie will debut tonight at 9pm on CW.
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