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. Now as one of the newly undead, Liv has devised a clever 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.

iZombie brings Vertigo‘s (an imprint of DC Comics) series to the television screen taking the basic concept Mike Allred and Chris Robertson created in the comics, and adding in a bit of Veronica Mars to it.

The episode has a great tone, and vibe about it, taking the sleuthing formula Producer (and first episode Director) Rob Thomas perfected with Mars, mixing it with a (kleptomaniac) zombie.

What’s truly fantastic about the first episode is the smart ass delivery and witty lines delivered by Rose McIver with almost enjoyment. Really, the entire cast is spot on, and compliment McIver’s style. And the show really rests on McIver’s undead shoulders, and due to that, it shines.

The plot is somewhat predictable towards the end, and the tone changes from somewhat humorous to much more sinister and serious towards the end, but overall the show has a fun nature about it that’s very fitting for a show on The CW.

iZombie is late to the television season, and the numerous other comic adaptations that debuted, but it’s a welcome addition. Expect it to quickly become a cult show, it’s kind of hard to not be entertained by the alabaster badass.

Overall Rating: 9