Army of the Dead

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). 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. 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. 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 which is in post-production, as well as a film serving as a direct sequel to the original film called Planet of the Dead that is in development. Development