They’re coming for you.
October 15, 2021 is a HUGE day for horror, with Halloween Kills and Venom: Let There Be Carnage arriving in theaters, and the brand new “I Know What You Did Last Summer” series coming to Amazon. And that’s not all, as we’ve learned today that SYFY‘s “Day of the Dead” series – based on George A. Romero‘s zombie classic – will also premiere on October 15!
Check out a brand new piece of poster art below, while you wait!
Ten episodes of “Day of the Dead” are headed to SYFY in October and beyond, with Steven Kostanski (The Void, Leprechaun Returns, Psycho Goreman) directing four of those episodes.
“Day of the Dead” is the story of six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion. This ode to George A. Romero’s famous flesh-eaters reminds us that sometimes all it takes to bring people together is a horde of hungry zombies trying to rip them apart.
Steven Kostanski had told Bloody Disgusting’s Boo Crew Podcast earlier this year, “[The series] does have ties to the original movie. I can’t go into too many specifics, unfortunately. I’m not really allowed to say much of anything.”
George Romero’s 1985 classic was followed by an unofficial prequel in 2005 as well as two different remakes in 2008 and 2018, none of which were able to hold a candle to Romero’s masterful work. Needless to say, there’s a pretty low bar in place for all things Day of the Dead at this point. Here’s hoping Kostanski and the team can raise it a little bit this year.
Scott Thomas and Jed Elinoff are the creators and showrunners.
Watch the trailer for the new series here.
