'Z Nation' Renewed for Fourth Season at Syfy (Exclusive) 

'Z Nation' Renewed for Fourth Season at Syfy (Exclusive)

The drama has been a solid performer for the cable network on Fridays.

The NBCUniversal-owned cable network has renewed the zombie apocalypse drama for a fourth season,

has learned. Season four will again consist of 13 episodes and will air in 2017.

has been a sturdy performer for Syfy. Its most recent episode to see a live-plus-three-day lift reported aired on Nov. 18. The drama starring Kellita Smith, DJ Qualls and Keith Allan averaged 1.2 million viewers, with nearly 500,000 of them in the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demo. Since its premiere,

regularly ranks among cable's top 10 most-watched scripted series.

Produced by The Asylum, the series co-stars Anastasia Baranova, Russell Hodgkinson, Nat Zang and Emilio Rivera. Karl Schaefer serves as showrunner. 

The renewal comes as Syfy has doubled down in the past few years on more science fiction fare, a la

. To that point, the network has found success with a slate that also includes

Channel Zero, Dark Matter, The Expanse, Killjoys, The Magicians, Van Helsing

season-three finale is set to air Dec. 16 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Syfy.

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