Limited series · Syfy
Day of the Dead
They're coming for you.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Keenan Tracey
Cam McDermott
10 eps
Daniel Doheny
Luke Bowman
10 eps
Natalie Malaika
Lauren Howell
10 eps
Kristy Dawn Dinsmore
Amy
10 eps
Morgan Holmstrom
Sarah Blackwood
10 eps
Marci T. House
Captain Pike
1 eps
Mike Dopud
Detective McDermott
2 eps
Victor Zinck Jr.
Shawn
1 eps
Jay Brazeau
Pops Parker
1 eps
Nikolai Witschl
Zombie Zero
1 eps
Matty Finochio
Bobby Hart
1 eps
Miranda Frigon
Paula Bowman
2 eps
Dejan Loyola
Jai Fisher
2 eps
Trezzo Mahoro
Trent
2 eps
Pam McCartney
Armless Zombie
1 eps
Kevin O'Grady
Rhodes
2 eps
Michel Issa Rubio
Thin Zombie / Embalming Zombie
1 eps
Christopher Russell
Trey Bowman
2 eps
Darryl Scheelar
Magnum
1 eps
Paula Shaw
Mrs. French
1 eps
Caitlin Stryker
Nicole
2 eps
Lucia Walters
Logan
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Day of the Dead actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Day of the Dead reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and World Building.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A group of strangers try to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 10 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Limited Series
202110 episodes
8.2IMDbFollow the residents of the small town of Mawinhaken, Pennsylvania, as a sudden zombie outbreak turns an ordinary day into a fight for survival. When the dead begin rising and attacking the living, chaos quickly spreads through the streets, hospitals, and homes of the town. A group of strangers, including a former soldier, a mortuary assistant, local teenagers, and emergency workers, are forced together as they try to escape the growing horde and protect the people they care about. As the outbreak worsens, the survivors discover that fear and desperation can be just as dangerous as the undead surrounding them. Relationships are tested, hidden secrets come to light, and several characters are pushed into making brutal choices in order to stay alive.
Best episode · S01E02 Chum
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
The Thing in the Hole
A normal day for the town of Mawinhaken takes a horrifying turn when the dead begin to rise. Cam and Lauren make a shocking discovery at the cemetery. Meanwhile, McDermott investigates a mystery under the Cleargenix fracking operation.
- Directed by Steven Kostanski
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Matt DrakeProducer
Writing
- Scott ThomasWriter
- Jed ElinoffWriter
Direction
- Steven KostanskiDirector
- Jacquie GouldDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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