SYFY recently gave a 10-episode series order to a new take on George A. Romero’s “Day of the Dead,” and we’ve learned today that Steven Kostanski (The Void, Leprechaun Returns, Psycho Goreman) will executive produce as well as direct the first four episodes.
Additionally, Keenan Tracey (Bates Motel), Daniel Doheny (Alex Strangelove), Natalie Malaika (Fractured), Morgan Holmstrom and Kristy Dinsmore (Vikings) have been cast.
Head over to Deadline for character details.
“Written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, who also will showrun, Day of the Dead is the intense story of six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion. This ode to 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.”
The series comes from Abbott Street Films and Cartel Entertainment (“Creepshow”).