Zoo Shows That Summer Popcorn Fare Isn't Just for the Big Screen

CBS's big swing is worth watching, for now

From Jurassic World to Avengers: Age of Ultron, summer movies are all about escapist fun. As CBS looks to lure audiences during the same season, it's found a show that distills the pleasures of those summer popcorn films in Zoo.

Premiering Tuesday night and based on James Patterson's best-selling novel, Zoo takes place in a world where animals begin rebelling and attacking humans. James Wolk stars as zoologist Jackson Oz, a former Bostonian who now works as a safari guide in Botswana.

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