When I first saw the previews for the show iZombie, I was mildly intrigued. The show focuses on a strong female lead (my favorite type of character in a TV show) who was turned into a zombie and now uses her zombie powers to solve crimes. For a while I forgot all about the show’s existence, but my interest in the show was renewed when I saw it was added to Netflix this October.

The show was created by Rob Thomas, who was also responsible for Veronica Mars and Party Down, which are both favorites of mine and feature strong female characters. As soon as I realized Thomas was being iZombie I knew I was going to end up hooked to the show!

The lead character in iZombie, Liv Moore, is able to deduce how murder victims met their demise by consuming their brains (which she needs as part of her zombie cravings, anyway). In addition to the plot being interesting, I really like the way that the character of Liv is styled:

To see what else was added and what was removed from Netflix in October, check out the following link:

http://www.tvguide.com/news/coming-to-netflix-october-hemlock-grove-jane-the-virgin/

In the meantime, be sure to check out iZombie, I highly recommend it– its a great choice for the Halloween season but also a very compelling series as a whole!