8 Best Zombie Films and Series on Netflix
Zombies are the undead gift that keep on giving. They may be one of the most enduring horror tropes, but there’s plenty of innovation to be found. From Korean high-school dramas, to action-comedy epics, sink your teeth into these genre highlights.
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A slow-burn zombie series filled with political intrigue, this is like The Crown but set in feudal Japan and with zombies. The action takes a while to get going, but when it does, there’s no stopping it.
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An action comedy film that’s The Bucket List meets Dawn of the Dead, we follow twentysomething Akira who wants to live his best life before he kicks the bucket, like kayaking, driving a forklift without a license, and punching a zombie square in the face.
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Martin Freeman stars in this underrated zombie thriller about a man stranded in the Australian Outback amidst a deadly zombie pandemic. To make matters worse, he’s got his baby with him, who he must protect at all costs - not just from the world, but from himself.
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Pulpy and schlocky in all the right places, this live-action adaption of the popular video game horror franchise sees the shady Umbrella corporation inadvertently unleash a mind-eating virus on the world. It doesn’t just turn people into zombies, but at one point, a Doberman too.
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A younger-skewing spin with deeper comments to make on the power of social media, #Alive explores how a video game streamer would survive the zombie apocalypse. We follow Joon-woo and Yoo-bin as they forge a connection by creatively killing hordes of undead.
The most high-budget, action-packed zombie film on Netflix sees Dave Bautista and co. attempt to recover $200 million from a Las Vegas casino swarming with infected before the military blow it up with a nuclear strike.
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When a zombie virus spreads through school, teachers flee and leave rapidly mutating classmates to both fight and fend for themselves. This 12-episode season is tense and bloody throughout, with lots to say against inter-generational divide.
Zombieland
A light-hearted spin on the genre, Zombieland stars Jesse Eisenberg as a neurotic survivor who devises his own playbook to navigate a post-apocalyptic world. Develop cardio, make sure to shoot zombies twice, and never enter public bathrooms unless you want to get zombiefied.
