S.O.Z: Soldiers or Zombies
2021
Original language: Spanish
- drama
- sci-fi & fantasy
The story
Drug lord Alonso Marroquín escapes from a Mexican prison in an attempt to go into hiding. A US military secret experiment goes wrong and the elite unit from the Mexican Police that is after Marroquín gets infected, creating a new zombie species. The Army and the zombies end up at the drug lord’s hideout and a battle for human survival begins.
What it’s like
Sun-bleached, dust-choked daylight and hard-edged handheld camerawork give this series a feverish, pressurised feel, with the heat and grit of a narco-war border town and sudden bursts of chaotic close action. Its mood is tense and relentless, with a sense of dread that builds through standoffs, sieges and fast, messy fights rather than quiet stretches. Sound leans on crackling gunfire, guttural zombie noise and tense silences between assaults. The violence is frequent and graphic, with zombie attacks, bloody gunfights and brutal, unsentimental cruelty tied to the drug trade, so this is not a gentle watch. The arcs centre on hardened soldiers, police and criminals forced into uneasy alliances as survival overrides loyalty. It suits viewers who want high-tension genre horror with a gritty, politically charged edge, a binge for a late night rather than a calm background watch.
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