Day of the Dead (TV series)

Day of the Dead
GenreHorror
Created byJed Elinoff and Scott Thomas
Based onDay of the Dead
by George A. Romero
Starring
  • Keenan Tracey
  • Daniel Doheny
  • Natalie Malaika
  • Morgan Holmstrom
  • Kristy Dawn Dinsmore
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Stan Spry
  • Jeff Holland
  • Drew Brown
Production companies
  • Cartel Entertainment
  • HiTide Studios
Original release
NetworkSyfy
ReleaseOctober 15 (2021-10-15) –
December 17, 2021 (2021-12-17)

Day of the Dead is an American horror television series based on the film of same name that premiered on Syfy on October 15, 2021 and concluded on December 17, 2021.

Premise

Six strangers try to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion.

Cast and characters

  • Keenan Tracey as Cam McDermott, a high school senior and son of a local police detective who spends his free time working odd jobs to get out of his small Pennsylvania hometown
  • Daniel Doheny as Luke Bowman, the son of town mayor, Paula Bowman
  • Natalie Malaika as Lauren Howell, a sarcastic assistant mortician at the local mortuary
  • Morgan Holmstrom as Sarah Blackwood, former Special Forces now working on a fracking crew outside of town. She discovers a mysterious body which plunges her into the middle of a zombie invasion.
  • Kristy Dawn Dinsmore as Amy, a life coach and daughter of the town doctor. When the dead start to rise, she begins a transformation as she fights for survival.
  • Miranda Frigon as Paula Bowman, the town Mayor
  • Christopher Russell as Trey Bowman, Paula's husband and Luke's father
  • Dejan Loyola as Jai Fisher, a doctor and Amy's fiancé

Episodes

No.Title [1]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [1]U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Thing in the Hole"Steven KostanskiTeleplay by : Jed Elinoff & Scott ThomasOctober 15, 2021 (2021-10-15)0.277[2]
2"Chum"Steven KostanskiJed Elinoff & Scott ThomasOctober 22, 2021 (2021-10-22)0.216[3]
3"The Grey Mile"Steven KostanskiJared Rivet & J. Wilder KonschakOctober 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)0.184[4]
4"Forest of the Damned"Steven KostanskiMaisie CulverNovember 5, 2021 (2021-11-05)0.272[5]
5"'Til the Dead Do Us Part"Jacquie GouldScott Thomas & Jed ElinoffNovember 12, 2021 (2021-11-12)0.180[6]
6"The Lady Birders of Nepa"Jacquie GouldMichael V. RossNovember 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)0.221[7]
7"Their Evil Was Our Evil"Jacquie GouldLiz Hsiao Lan AlperNovember 26, 2021 (2021-11-26)0.191[8]
8"To Anyone Who Can Hear My Voice"Jem GarrardJed Elinoff & Scott ThomasDecember 3, 2021 (2021-12-03)0.211[9]
9"Death Comes to Paymart"Jem GarrardJed Elinoff & Scott ThomasDecember 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)0.213[10]
10"Choke on 'Em!"Jem GarrardJed Elinoff & Scott ThomasDecember 17, 2021 (2021-12-17)0.284[11]

Production

In February 2020, it was announced Syfy had given a straight to series order of 10 episodes for a series based on Day of the Dead.[12] The show was written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas who also served as showrunners.[13] In October 2020, it was announced Keenan Tracey, Daniel Doheny, Natalie Malaika, Morgan Holmstrom and Kristy Dawn Dinsmore had been cast as regulars in the series.[13] The series premiered on October 15, 2021.[14]

Reception

Viewership and ratings per episode of Day of the Dead
No. Title Air date Rating
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "The Thing in the Hole" October 15, 2021 0.06 0.277[2] TBD TBD TBD TBD
2 "Chum" October 22, 2021 0.05 0.216[3] 0.04 0.156 0.09 0.372[15]
3 "The Grey Mile" October 29, 2021 0.03 0.184[4] TBD TBD TBD TBD
4 "Forest of the Damned" November 5, 2021 0.09 0.272[5] TBD TBD TBD TBD
5 "'Til the Dead Do Us Part" November 12, 2021 0.03 0.180[6] TBD TBD TBD TBD
6 "The Lady Birders of Nepa" November 19, 2021 0.06 0.221[7] 0.02 0.135 0.08 0.356[16]
7 "Their Evil Was Our Evil" November 26, 2021 0.04 0.191[8] 0.03 0.103 0.07 0.294[17]
8 "To Anyone Who Can Hear My Voice" December 3, 2021 0.04 0.211[9] TBD TBD TBD TBD
9 "Death Comes to Paymart" December 10, 2021 0.04 0.213[10] TBD TBD TBD TBD
10 "Choke on 'Em!" December 17, 2021 0.07 0.284[11] TBD TBD TBD TBD

See also

References

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