All Hallows Eve is soon upon us and keeping in tune with the Halloween season we have some tasty morsels for the hungry horde of Netflix subscribers. You’ll be able to gorge yourself on all the guts and gore with all the Zombie goodness you can stream right now. Here’s the full list of Zombie Movies/TV Shows on Netflix for Halloween 2018.
Ash vs Evil Dead (TV Series)
Director: Multiple
Cast: Bruce Campbell, Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo, Lucy Lawless, Jill Marie Jones
Run-time/Episodes: 30 Episodes (3 Seasons)
IMDB Rating: 9.4/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 99%
Taking Place 30 years after the events of the Evil Dead trilogy, Ash Williams is working at the ‘Value Stop’ as a shelf-stacker, seemingly retired and content to living in his caravan Ash soon has to take up arms after an invasion of Deadites rocks his town, with his trusty boom-stick and attachable chainsaw Ash must once again send the dead back to the depths of Hell!
Unfortunately back in April it was announced that the show had been canceled due to dwindling viewing figures, fans petitioned for Netflix to pick up the show but actor Bruce Campbell came forward to announce his retirement from the role for now but praising creator and partners Sam Raimi and Rob Tapart, he also came forward to say playing Ash Williams was “The Role of a lifetime”.
Bunks
Director: Tibor Takacs
Cast: Dylan Schmid, Aidan Shipley, Emilia McCarthy, Atticus Mitchell, Christian
Run-time/Episodes: 80 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 54/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N/A%
After scamming their way into becoming Summer Camp counsellors to escape Military Camp, brothers Dylan and Dane soon find themselves triggering a curse that gives rise to a potential Zombie Apocalypse, the trouble-making brothers must find a way a cure the infected and save the camp for the summer.
The Canadian film was broadcast by Disney XD and produced by the Fresh TV.
Cargo Netflix Original
Director: Yolanda Ramke, Ben Howling
Cast: Martin Freeman, Anthony Hayes, Susie Porter, Kris McQuade
Run-time/Episodes: 104 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 85%
In a world overtaken by a virus that turns people into zombies within 48 hours, husband and wife, Andy and Kay, and their one-year-old daughter, Rosie, is living safely on a houseboat in rural Australia. Kay is bitten during a search for food and water and while trying to find medical supplies for his wife Andy crashes in a car accident, waking hours later Kay has succumbed to the virus and in his attempt to leave the car and take his daughter to safety he is bitten by his wife. Andy traverses across the Australian wilderness desperately trying to find someone to take care of his daughter before he falls victim to the virus.
The film premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival back in October 2017, it wasn’t till May 2018 before it was released worldwide on Netflix, the movie received positive praise from critics and fans alike, highly praised for his role in the movie was Martin Freeman who gave an exceptional performance.
Day of the Dead Bloodline
Director: Hèctor Hernández Vicens
Cast: Jonathon Schaech, Sophie Skelton, Jeff Gum, Marcus Vanco, Lillian Blankenship, Ulyana Chan
Run-time/Episodes: 90 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 3.4/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 0%
In a post-apocalyptic world over ran with flesh-eating Zombies, in an underground bunker made of up of military personnel and other survivors are seeking to find a cure to the virus that threatens their very existence.
The film is a re-imagining of George A. Ramero’s 1985 Day of the Dead, the film was met with a poor reception from critics and fans weren’t too impressed with either but if you’re looking for a guilty pleasure B-Horror movie then this should be good enough for you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKc65We4Yhs
Dead Rising: Watchtower
Director: Zach Lipovsky
Cast: Jesse Metcalfe, Meghan Ory, Virginia Madsen, Keegan Connor Tracy, Aleks Paunovic, Dennis Haysbert
Run-time/Episodes: 118 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 5.2/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 30%
After faulty medication, Zembrex fails to help those infected with the Zombie virus it causes an outbreak in East Mission, Oregon, on the scene Hit Point reporter Chase Carter is left behind by camerawoman Jordan as the infected tear into the victims around them, following interviewee Crystal, Chase, and Crytal along with distraught mother Maggie must fight for their survival and escape the city before the Army call in an air strike to level the area, but all isn’t what it seems as Jordan investigates the military presence and lands upon a groundbreaking conspiracy at work.
Following on from the success of the Dead Rising video games, the movie is loosely based upon the plot of the video game, a lot of Game to Movie adaptations don’t tend to do all that well but the film did well enough to warrant a sequel which was released back in June 2016. While fans of the franchise may prefer to stick to the video games this film is a guilty pleasure for others.
Deadset (TV Series)
Director: Yann Demange
Cast: Jaime Winstone, Liz May Brice, Adam Deacon, Davina McCall, Beth Cordingly
Run-time/Episodes: 5 Episodes (One Season)
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N/A%
The show centers around the housemates of popular British reality TV-Show “Big Brother” in the midst of a Zombie outbreak in the UK. On ‘Eviction’ night the contestants are getting prepared for one of their fellow housemates to leave the Big Brother House, unbeknownst to the Contestants, Production Studio and fans in attendance zombies descend upon them and one after the other a flesh-eating nightmare ensues.
The Creator of Black Mirror Charlie Brooker was also the brainchild behind Dead Set, highly praised for a fresh outlook on the Zombie genre with its gaze set upon blending horror and reality TV together.
Gallow Walkers
Director: Andrew Goth
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Kevin Howarth, Riley Smith, Tanit Phoenix Copley, Simona Roman, Steven Elder
Run-time/Episodes: 90 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 3.6/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N/A%
Son of a Nun Aman is a gunslinger of the West, his mother before his birth broke her covenant with God bringing a curse upon her son Aman. Any that die by the gun at his side will be resurrected. Aman soon finds himself hunted by a gang of his undead victims being lead by the terrible Kansa. Constantly followed by those seeking vengeance against him Aman enlists the help of a young gunslinger to help him in his fight against the vengeful undead.
the film went through a production nightmare due to Wesley Snipe’s tax issues, the film started production in 2006 and wasn’t finished until 2010, it took almost 2 years for its first release in 2012 at the Film4 Frightfest in the United Kingdom, it wasn’t until 2013 the film was released on Blu-Ray and DVD nearly 7 years after it began production.
Here Alone
Director: Rod Blackhurst
Cast: Lucy Walters, Gina Piersanti, Adam David Thompson, Shane West
Run-time/Episodes: 108 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 5.6/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 47%
An airborne infection destroys society as we know it leaving Ann struggling to survive in the woodland, a year on from the infection she lives in isolation and lives off the land as best she can. Housing in the area is too high of a risk to scavenge with the threat of the infected lurking in the area. As she slowly loses hope of civilization returning she comes across the Injured Chris and his teenage step-daughter Olivia.
For a Zombie movie, the film builds upon suspense rather than working with gore, keeping in tune the idea of isolation and mistrust of the outside world. Again not a gore fest but in a world plagued by Zombie movies the narrative is an interesting take on a genre leaves a lasting impression.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZxVPvCdDHE
iZombie (TV Series)
Director: Multiple
Cast: Rose McIver, Malcolm Goodwin, Rahul Kohli, Robert Buckley, David Anders
Run-time/Episodes: 58 Episodes (4 Seasons)
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 98%
Liv Moore, a medical student, gets invited to a party which turns into a macabre zombie arena. Liv wakes up from the dead and becomes a zombie. For maintaining her humanity she must eat human brains so she began working in coroner’s office to access brains. Eating a brain gives her memories and traits of that person. So she helps detective Clive Babineaux to solve the murder as a psychic.
The release of iZombie garnered a really great response from critics and fans alike, going strong with four seasons currently out and a fifth season scheduled to air in 2019, it was looking a bit shaky for the CW Zombie drama as the show wasn’t in the initial list of CW shows set for renewal, but fans were able to have a sigh of relief once its renewal had been confirmed.
KL Zombi
Director: Ming Jin Woo
Cast: Zizen Razak, Siti Saleha, Izara Aishah
Run-time/Episodes: 97 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 4.7/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N/A%
Slacker Nipis awakes to find his country Malaysia has been overtaken by a Zombie apocalypse, Nipis goes from Hockey loving Pizza Delivery boy and is transformed into a zombie killing machine.
The original script and story had been written by the original novelist (Adib Zaini) of which the film is based upon (Zombiyaya). The movie originally aired back in August 2013 and received a few award nominations in Malaysia, it wasn’t until 2017 that Netflix picked up the exclusive rights to stream the movie worldwide.
Ladronas de Almas
Director: Juan Antonio de la Riva
Cast: Sofia Sisnegia, Nathasa Dupeyron, Ana Sofia, Duran, Ricardo Dalmacci, Javier Escobar
Run-time/Episodes: 88 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 5.1/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N/A%
During the war for the Independence of Mexico, a small group of insurgent fighters arrives at an abandoned ranch in the countryside. The ranch hides a dark secret as a crippled old man lives in the seemingly vacant ranch with his three daughters and some servants. Convinced the property is hiding a vast amount of wealth the insurgents will soon learn the hard way when they cross the family.
A modern take on the original Hollywood ‘Zombie’ the movie has been praised by some for its throwback to a time before flesh-eating zombies became the normality in the genre.
Life After Beth
Director: Jeff Beena
Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Dana DeHaan, John C. Reily, Molly Shannon, Cheryl Hines, Anna Kendrick
Run-time/Episodes: 89 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 5.6/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 43%
After Zach’s girlfriend Beth returns back from the dead, he soon realizes her resurrection isn’t all that cracked up to be. As she slowly transcends into a flesh-eating zombie she becomes a danger to him, her family and the rest of the town.
The Zombie Rom-Com was met with mixed reviews upon release and failed to cover its budget of $2.4 Million at the box office but this was due to a limited release to theatres across the country, it originally premiered at the Sundance Festival in January 2014. While not having the biggest fanbase the film is much more popular amongst teenagers.
Night of the Living Deb
Director: Kyle Rankin
Cast: Maria Thayer, Michael Cassidy, Julie Brister, Syd Wilder, Ned Donovan, Ray Wise
Run-time/Episodes: 85 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 5.5/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 83%
After a night on the town, Deb wakes up in the apartment of her dream guy, after an awkward encounter that morning what should have been any normal walk of shame home turned into a blood fest as flesh-eating Zombies roam the streets. The awkward pair has to band together to survive the apocalypse, and hopefully, for Deb, she can the man of her dreams she’s the one for him.
After posting the script online pair Michael Cassidy and Kyle Rankin had revealed on Kickstarter that they were looking for $99,000 to create their Zombie Rom-Com, after raising over $100,000 they finally were able to start production.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pqm_drZQ44
Pandemic
Director: John Suits
Cast: Rachel Nichols, Alfie Allen, Missi Pyle, Mekhi Phifer, Danielle Rose Russell
Run-time/Episodes: 92 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 4.5/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 47%
Set in the near future a virus is ravaging the world, after witnessing the fall of New York Dr. Lauren Chase travels to Los Angeles and with assistance from her recon team, they search the Streets of L.A with the hopes of finding survivors of the Pandemic.
The film is shot almost exclusively from a POV angle switching from character to character, director John Suits had to do a lot of research into the POV genre and doesn’t consider his film as in the ‘Lost Footage’ genre. The film consisted of a Male and Female camera operator for the POV, the operator would change depending on the Gender of the Character’s POV during the film.
Plan Z
Director: Stuart Brennan
Cast: Stuart Brennan, Mark Paul Wake, Victoria Morrison, Brooke Burfitt
Run-time/Episodes:
IMDB Rating: 3.9/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N/A%
After a Zombie virus plagues the world, survivalist Craig puts his Zombie Survival plan into motion to save him and his friends from the flesh-eating members of the undead.
Probably as a low a budget as you can get for a Zombie movie and that’s saying something, most of its budget appears to of been spent on some of the abroad locations prior to the events of the undead hordes. The lack of extra budget really hurts the film but as a passion project to create a Zombie survival movie you can appreciate the dedication and time to what Stuart Brennan was trying to achieve, give him a solid budget and I’d be intrigued to see what he can create.
Ravenous Netflix Original
Director: Robin Aubert
Cast: Marc-André Grondin, Monia Chokri, Charlotte St-Martin, Micheline Lanctôt
Run-time/Episodes: 104 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 88%
In a small, remote village in upstate Quebec, things have changed. Locals are not the same anymore – their bodies are breaking down and they have turned against their loved ones. A handful of survivors goes hiding in the woods, looking for others like them.
The French Canadian horror film debuted at the Toronto film festival back in 2017, the film was met with positive reviews by critics upon release. The film also won many awards from the award ceremony for Canadian moves ‘Prix Iris’, the categories the movie succeeded in was Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, and 4 more awards. At the Toronto film festival, Ravenous won the award for best Canadian film.
Rise of the Zombie
Director: Devaki Singh
Cast: Luke Kenny, Kirti Kulhari, Ashwin Mushran, Benjamin Gilani, Tasya Steponva
Run-time/Episodes: 86 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 4.1/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N/A%
Wildlife photographer devotes his life to his profession and often isolates himself from the rest of the world. Sick of him caring more his job than her Neil’s girlfriend Vinny walks out on him. Further isolating himself into his work after the breakup Neil has a chance occurrence while in the Jungle, and he soon starts to change and slowly losing his humanity. Out of the very depths of his being rises soulless and depraved monstrosity.
This B-list horror should be taken as what it is… A B-list horror. The film hasn’t blown people away by any means but if you’re looking for a Zombie film with a different take on genre then give this a watch.
Santa Clarita Diet (TV Series) Netflix Original
Director: Multiple
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson, Skyler Gisondo, Mary Elizabeth Ellis
Run-time/Episodes: 20 Episodes (2 Seasons)
IMDB Rating: 708/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 79%
Married realtors, Sheila and Joel, who are living a quiet life, raising their teenage daughter in Santa Clarita, Calif. Their world unexpectedly changes when Sheila goes through a dramatic transformation that sends her down a road of death and destruction but leaves her looking and feeling better than ever.
The series could be compared to Weeds with Zombies. The series finds its own edge in the Zombie genre and definitely stands out amongst the horde. it is very light-hearted for a Zombie series but a fun zombie comedy is a nice change of pace for an already heavy clad genre filled with all too traditional troupes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjRnbOgoAUQ
The Lazarus Effect
Director: David Gelb
Cast: Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, Sarah Bolger, Evan Peters, Donald Glover
Run-time/Episodes: 83 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 5.2/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 15%
A group of medical researchers attempts to learn how to bring patients back from the dead. After an experiment goes wrong the research team will pay the price of playing god.
Not a traditional ‘Zombie’ movie and some may argue it isn’t a Zombie movie as there’s no flesh and gore being digested by the undead. But as a Zombie is reanimated dead this movie qualifies. It would be good to go into this movie with an open mind and while it hasn’t received the best of responses from critics at the end of the day what horrors do get praised? Best make the judgement for yourself.
The Return of the Living Dead
Director: Dan O’Bannon
Cast: Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews, Beverly Randolph
Run-time/Episodes: 91 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 91%
In Louisville, Kentucky After a pair of idiot employees at the local medical supply warehouse accidentally release a toxic gas into the air, the gas raises corpses back from the dead. The now resurrected dead are on the hunt for their favorite food… Brains.
The Return of the Living Dead is a cult classic, and during the time of George A Ramero’s time as King of the Zombie genre, this film still managed to stand out above the ever-growing horde of Zombie movies. A must see for any zombie enthusiast.
The Returned (TV Series)
Director: Multiple
Cast: Kevin Alejandro, Agnes Bruckner, India Ennenga, Sandrine Holt, Sophie Lowe
Run-time/Episodes: 10 Episodes (1 Season)
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 100%
A small mountain town is left reeling after several loved ones presumed dead start re-appearing in their homes. Despite having died years prior, the remnants of the deceased loved ones haven’t aged, and completely unaware of the fact they had died. Their determination to reclaim their lives once again is rocked after a murder attempt bears a frightening resemblance to a serial killer in the town’s past.
Unfortunately, the show was canceled after only one season by A&E and while it gained favorable reviews the show wasn’t able to conclude its story by the end of series one. The series is an adaptation of the French series Les Revenants which internationally was broadcast with the same name ‘The Returned’.
The Rezort
Director: Steve Barker
Cast: Dougray Scott, Jessica De Gouw, Martin McCann, Claire Goose, Elen Rhys
Run-time/Episodes: 93 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 5.3/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 57%
After a Zombie pandemic threw the world into chaos, humanity was able to fight back and quell the outbreak. On a resort island, rich holidaymakers can now hunt and kill all the Zombies they wish. But after a flaw in the security system, the Zombies escape their confines and hunt the predators that preyed upon on them.
So basically what if Jurassic Park met Dawn of the Dead just without the Dinosaurs is the best way to describe this movie. Not the most memorable but an easy watch to shut your mind off too.
The Walking Dead (TV Series)
Director: Multiple
Cast: Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Chandler Riggs, Melissa McBride, Danai Gurira, Lauren Cohen
Run-time/Episodes: 8 (115 Episodes)
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 86%
Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to learn the world is in ruins, Rick now searches for his family in the midst of the Zombie apocalypse.
Easily one of the biggest tv shows of this decade and of that the 21st Century The Walking Dead has captivated audiences worldwide with its spilling of guts and gore and what it means to be a survivor in a post-apocalyptic world with flesh-eating zombies. While the quality of the show has dipped in recent seasons its fan following still remains extraordinarily loyal and that doesn’t look to change anytime soon and with 8 seasons and 115 episodes you can binge to your heart’s content.
Train to Busan
Director: Yeon Hang-So
Cast: Gong Yoo, Yeon Hang-So, Jung Yu-Mi, Ma Dong-Seok, Sohee
Run Time/Episodes: 118 Minutes
IMBD Rating 7.6/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 96%
Absentee workaholic Father Seok-Woo is taking his daughter Su-Anto to Busan to see her Mother when a zombie virus suddenly breaks out in South Korea, along with the other passengers on the train, the struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan begins.
The ever-growing horde of Zombie movies grows with each passing year, some are poor, some are charming low budget passion projects and some are absolutely fantastic. Train to Busan one of those that stands out in the Horde and deserves a place at the top of your watch list.
V/H/S/2
Director: Multiple
Cast: Lawrence Michael Levine, Kelsey Abbott, Adam Wingard,
Run-time/Episodes: 96 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 70%
The Anthology film is split into 5 parts with each taking part in a different setting. We follow 2 private investigators look into the disappearance of a Mother’s Son, a man who after a car accident is given an implant that allows him to see ghosts, a cyclist encounters a Zombie while going for a ride in the park, an Indonesian cult is being investigated for a documentary by a news crew and a slumber party with an Alien Abduction.
Multiple directors took part in the production of the film. The Raid director Gareth Evans took part and so did the director of 2016’s Blair Witch Simon Barrett. Other notable mentions is Director Adam Wingard, he’ll be directing the upcoming Kong vs Godzilla that is set for release in 2020.
Viral
Director: Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost
Cast: Sofia Black-D’Elia, Analeigh Tipton, Travis Tope, Michael Kelly, Machine Gun Kelly, John Cothran
Run-time/Episodes: 85 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 5.5/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 54%
In the wake of a viral outbreak, Sister’s Emma and Stacey’s town they live in is quarantined with no way of getting in or out to reunite with their parents. throwing caution to the wind and not realizing the danger both girls attend a party. Soon chaos descends upon the area they live as more and more people they know become infected and soon the young women along with Emma’s crush Evan have to barricade themselves inside their home. It’s already too late for her sister Stacey who has become infected with the virus, will Emma protect her sister or will she fight the virus?
Due to complications the film never released at the box office and instead was released straight to video on demand. Some fans may recognizese Machine Gun Kelly starring in this film who has recently been in the news due to his on going feud with Rap artist Eminem.
Warm Bodies
Director: Jonathan Levine
Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Dave Franco, Analeigh Tipton, Rob Corddry, John Malkovich
Run-time/Episodes: 98 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 80%
After a Zombie virus destroys most of the human population most of the human population are now flesh-eating Zombies. After a chance encounter, while hunting with other zombies for flesh, the weird zombie named R rescues the young woman from being eaten and takes her back to his home. As the pair bond R starts to change and Julie takes note that R is not like any other zombie that has been encountered. As R progressively becomes more human it says off a chain of events that could potentially save the world.
The zombie Rom-com is really charming and puts a great spin on the genre. The movie is perfect for those that are into light-hearted rom coms while also enjoying the element of the undead in the background, while I wouldn’t consider this a horror movie it’s a great zombie movie in its own right.
What We Become
Director: Bo Mikkelson
Cast: Benjamin Engell, Troels Lyby, Mille Dinesen, Ella Solgaard, Marie Boda
Run-time/Episodes: 85 Minutes
IMDB Rating: 5.6/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 78%
In a small Danish town a family must fight for survival after their town is quarantined during a Zombie outbreak.
A slow burner for a Zombie movie, it takes a long time for the Zombies to appear in this one but the movie spends most of the time building up to the outbreak that sweeps throught the town. The Dnaish horror is definitely worth a watch, just don’t expect guts and gore throughout.
Z Nation (TV Series)
Director: Multiple
Cast: Russel Hodgkinson, Nat Zang, Keith Allan, Kellita Smith, Anastasia Baranova, DJ Qualls
Run-time/Episodes: 4 (55 Episodes)
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10 | Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 45%
Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the United States of America a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood.
Don’t let the ratings fool you, this show is one hell of a fun zombie series to watch. While it doesn’t quite take itself as serious as what the Walking Dead does it’s the fact it doesn’t take itself so seriously that adds to the charm of the show, it isn’t afraid to go out there try something new. Yes, while it can get a little silly in parts the series is still wildly entertaining.
What’s your favorite Zombie Movie/TV Show? Let us know in the comments below!
