THE TIMELINE OF THE DEAD
Everybody knows that 'Night of the Living Dead' was the first movie in George A. Romero's '...of the Dead' universe....but do you know how many other franchises it jumpstarted? Below you will find every real sequel....remake....and spin-off that owe everything to the original 'NOTLD'. I have a separate list for the zombie movies that pay homage to it....but these are the projects that have a direct link to it.
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- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsDuane JonesJudith O'DeaKarl HardmanA ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the Northeast of the United States.This is the first installment in George Romero's series of DEAD films. Originally this was called 'Night of Anubis'....but was referred to as 'Night of the Flesh Eaters' while filming commenced. The name was changed to differentiate it from another film called 'The Flesh Eater'....and 'Night of the Living Dead' was ultimately chosen. No copyright was placed on the film however....which prompted others to think that the film was in public domain. George and company spent many years entangled in legal battles to recoup some of their financial loss.
- DirectorTom SaviniStarsTony ToddPatricia TallmanTom TowlesWhen the unburied dead return to life and seek human victims, seven refugees shelter in a house in the Pennsylvanian countryside.This is the only remake that George Romero gave his approval for....which was done to recoup some of the lost profits from the original.
- DirectorJeff BroadstreetStarsBrianna BrownJoshua DesRochesSid HaigBoth an homage to and a re-imagining of the original 1968 film, this update follows a group of survivors trapped in a farmhouse battling a siege of undead zombies....in 3D.3D remake of NIGHT.
- DirectorJeff BroadstreetStarsAndrew DivoffJeffrey CombsSarah LievingAfter inheriting the family mortuary, a pyrophobic mortician accidentally exposes hundreds of un-cremated bodies to toxic medical waste. As the corpses re-animate, the mortician's inheritance-seeking younger brother unexpectantly shows up, stumbling upon a full zombie outbreak!Sequel to the 3D remake.
- DirectorJames PlumbStarsSule RimiKathy SaxondaleLee BaneThe deceased have risen with the instinct to feed on the living as a family is trapped during a zombie apocalypse. Wales. Based on George A. Romero's classic "Night of the Living Dead".Unofficial remake of NIGHT.
- DirectorsZebediah De SotoKrisztian MajdikStarsAmanda NilesGus MalliarodakisDanielle HarrisA group of survivors trapped in a New York apartment fight to stay alive against legions of zombies.Animated remake of NIGHT.
- DirectorChad ZuverStarsCalhoun KoenigTessa HawkesKayla ElizabethDuring a visit to see their wife and mother's grave. Jerry and his daughters Melanie and Barbra are going to experience a night they will never forget.Unofficial remake of NIGHT.
- Unofficial remake of NIGHT.
- DirectorJohn A. RussoStarsDuane JonesJudith O'DeaKarl HardmanA re-edited version of Night of the Living Dead (1968) by a few members of its creative team, excluding director George Romero. It cuts 15 minutes from the original and replaces it with 15 minutes of newly-shot footage.This was an attempt by some members of the original Latent Image team to cash in on the film's 30th anniversary. Some footage was taken out and replaced with new footage....with new music added in some places. George Romero was not involved in any capacity whatsoever.
- DirectorJerome CloutierUnofficial remake of NIGHT.
- DirectorMike SchneiderStarsWilliam BurchinalBill CardilleMarilyn EastmanNight of the Living Dead: REANIMATED features the work of various artists, animators, and filmmakers from around the globe. The mixed media featured include puppetry, CGI, hand-drawn animation, illustration, acrylics, claymation, and even 'animated' tattoos, just to name a few. This mass-collaboration approach is less about remaking Romero's film and more about viewing the classic through an experimental lens. Instead of trying to alter Image Ten's work, NOTLD:R seeks to showcase the responses that artists from around the world have had to this landmark film.This was an attempt to reshoot the movie using various artistic methods.
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsDavid EmgeKen ForeeScott H. ReinigerDuring an escalating zombie epidemic, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter and his TV executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.The second installment in George Romero's series of DEAD films.
- DirectorZack SnyderStarsSarah PolleyVing RhamesMekhi PhiferA nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.Official remake of DAWN produced by Richard Rubinstein.
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsLori CardilleTerry AlexanderJoseph PilatoAs the world is overrun by zombies, a group of scientists and military personnel sheltering in an underground bunker in Florida must decide on how they should deal with the undead horde.The third installment of George Romero's DEAD universe.
- DirectorSteve MinerStarsMena SuvariNick CannonMichael WelchWhen a small Colorado town is overrun by the flesh hungry dead a small group of survivors try to escape in a last ditch effort to stay alive.Remake authorized by Taurus Entertainment.
- DirectorHèctor Hernández VicensStarsSophie SkeltonJohnathon SchaechJeff GumA small group of military personnel and survivalists dwell in an underground bunker as they seek to find a cure in a world overrun by zombies.Remake by Millennium Films.
- DirectorsAna ClavellJames Glenn DudelsonStarsLaurie BaranyayStan KlimeckoJohn F. Henry IIIn 1968, the military levels a facility after a lethal bacteria is released. In present day, a patient on an outing from a mental institution finds an old vacuum tube, which -- when it's opened -- releases bacteria turning people into zombies.Sequel authorized by Taurus Entertainment.
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsJohn LeguizamoAsia ArgentoSimon BakerThe living dead have taken over the world, and the last humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they come to grips with the situation.The fourth installment of George Romero's DEAD universe. For years....fans called this proposed sequel 'Twilight of the Dead'. The original title was 'Dead Reckoning'....but Universal pleaded with George to use 'Night of the Living Dead' in the title somewhere so they could control the rights of said name. George compromised by calling it LAND OF THE DEAD (Universal wanted 'Night of the Living Dead: Land of the Dead)….which is what ultimately stuck.
- StarsNathalie BaudaisYszan HarriottDavid KoserubaA backwoods farmer struggles to find his way to sanctuary, away from an army of reanimated corpses.Official video game tie-in which serves as a loose prequel to the events depicted in the movie.
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsMichelle MorganJoshua CloseShawn RobertsA group of young film students run into real-life zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.The fifth installment in George Romero's DEAD universe. The movie is not a traditional sequel though....since the events portrayed in the film take place along those in the original NIGHT.
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsAlan Van SprangKenneth WelshKathleen MunroeOn an island off the coast of North America, local residents simultaneously fight a zombie epidemic while hoping for a cure to return their un-dead relatives back to their human state.The sixth installment in George Romero's DEAD universe. This is a sequel to DIARY and is on a similar timeline to DAWN...taking place a few weeks after the initial outbreak. While the movie was filming.... a title wasn't decided upon as of yet....so it was referred to as ....OF THE DEAD.
- DirectorBrad AndersonStarBetty GabrielFollows the last humans on Earth as they fight to survive on an island filled with zombies.Seventh and final installment of Romero's DEAD universe.
- DirectorTor RamseyStarsTom SaviniMarty SchiffDamien LuvaraIn a small Pennsylvanian town, Matthew has just taken over an old farm property in order to start his new car dealership. Unknown to him the farm is located on the site of a graveyard, which the local townsfolk claim should be left alone.Direct sequel to the 30th anniversary of NIGHT.