BBC America meanwhile joins the zombie craze with the very watchable "In the Flesh."

A 'partially dead' (read: zombie) teenager is returned to his family in a new series on BBC America. It's tough feeling like an outsider.

“In the Flesh” takes place in a Britain where thousands of dead people have risen from their graves, wreaking havoc and causing a virulent anti-zombie ba...

“In the Flesh” takes place in a Britain where thousands of dead people have risen from their graves, wreaking havoc and causing a virulent anti-zombie ba...

The British show “In the Flesh,” which is up for a British Academy television award, shifts to the political and religious in its second season.

British miniseries airs Thursday-Saturday on BBC America.

The metaphorical aspects of the supernatural have already been given quite a workout in “True Blood,” which is why BBC America’s three-part “In the F...