Army of the Dead (franchise)

Army of the Dead
Official franchise logo
Based on
The Living Dead franchise
by
Distributed byUniversal Pictures (2004)
Netflix (2021–present)
Release date
2004–present
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Army of the Dead franchise consists of American zombie-action horror installments, which serve as spiritual sequels to the 2004 re-imagining of Dawn of the Dead (1978).[1] The franchise consists of a streaming release film that was also released in theaters for a limited time, and a spin-off prequel film, with future installments in various degrees of development.

The original film, entitled Army of the Dead, was stuck in development hell for a number of years until Netflix acquired the distribution rights from Universal and Warner Bros. Pictures; the film was released in May 2021.[2] Though it was met with mixed critical reception, the movie succeeded as one of the most popular films of all time from Netflix, with an estimated 75 million homes streaming the movie.[3] A spin-off prequel film, titled Army of Thieves, was released later that year in October.

The franchise will continue with a prequel anime-styled television series titled Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas is currently in production and is intended for exclusive release on Netflix, as well as a sequel feature film titled Planet of the Dead currently in development.

  1. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (February 21, 2021). "Army of the Dead | New Look: Zack Snyder's Zombie Outbreak Epic Hits Netflix in May". Indie Wire. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  2. ^ Sintamuang, Kevin (May 21, 2021). "Zack Snyder Tells Us Where Zombie Babies Come From in Army of the Dead". Esquire. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Greenlit.sequel_THR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).