Z-Realm: After Unknown (TV Series)

Z-Realm: After Unknown is a sequel series to Z-Realm, taking place after the fifth movie. It consisted of five episodes, each one exceeding the 1 hour mark.

List of Episodes

 * 1) "Out of the Unknown" (1 hr) - In the year Unknown Time 30, Jake and Marla voyage to the edge of the Z-Realm, until they reach a portal...
 * 2) "Five Years Later" (1 hr, 6 min) - Spending half a decade in the real world, Jake and Marla are now happily married and have a kid named Benjamin; Jake tries to get his new school idea off the ground.
 * 3) "Zarc Steps Out of the Dark" (1 hr, 2 min) - In an episode centered entirely around now 38 year-old Zarc, he must blindly navigate his way out of the Z-Realm. He would eventually make it out, but was not alone...
 * 4) "Z Academy" (2 hrs) - Jake establishes a 9-year school (ages 10-19) alongside Marla, where they both teach about the Z-Realm and their time there. Because of this, Zarc, after earning back his friends' trust, must look after Benjamin for 5 hours every weekday; While playing outside, Benjamin notices cracks in the ground...
 * 5) "Epilogue" (2 hrs, 23 min) - The dark Z-Realm fuses with the normal world, and Jake and Marla get everyone out of their academy building so they can see if Benjamin's okay. The Shadow King, thought to have died, has returned to link the two realms. He tries to control Zarc again, this time taking his life. Jake and Marla are forced to go back to the Z-Realm, to destroy its core. While trying to do this, the Shadow King possesses Benjamin, but is interrupted midprocess when the Z-Core is shattered and the entire Z-Realm is finally destroyed. Benjamin's vision is slightly tainted, and he now wears glasses. Jake, Marla, and Benjamin mourn the loss of Zarc. In the final scene, Jake decides to shut down Z Academy, so that him and his family can live their lives, finally safe. Finally certain. Finally at peace.

Age Rating
The series was rated TV-14 for language, disturbing imagery, suggestive dialogue, and some adult situations.

Production
4 episodes of the series were finished right before the release of Z-Realm 5: Abyssal Abyss. The show wouldn't premiere until a year after the last movie. Episode 5 entered production after the release of the first three episodes.

Reception
Fans of the film series and new viewers adored this show. It was enough to make a fangirl shout "YES" at the screening of its trailer.

The most notable review, which inspired the series' tagline, was: "When it was first announced that my favorite movie would be getting five sequels, I assumed that there would inevitably be a 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. But this... This is even better."