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Zombies: The Re-animated Series is an upcoming animated musical series produced by Disney Television Animation and based on the Disney franchise Zombies.
Zombies: The Re-animated Series is set to be released on June 28, 2024, on Disney Channel, followed by its Disney+ premiere the next day.[1][2][3]
Voice cast
edit- Meg Donelly as Addison
- Milo Manheim as Zed
- Ariel Martin as Wynter
- Chandler Kinney as Willia
- Pearce Joza as Wyatt
- Carla Jeffery as Bree[4]
- Trevor Tordjman as Bucky
- Jonathan Langdon as Coach
- James Godfrey as Bonzo
- Kylee Russell as Eliza
- Terry Hu as A-Spen
- Kahyun Kim as Dae, a witch[5]
Zombies: The Re-animated Series Shorts (2023)
edit| No. | Title [6] | Original air date [6] |
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| 1 | "Endless Summer" | July 21, 2023 |
| 2 | "Solstice Slasher" | July 28, 2023 |
| 3 | "Grill or Be Grilled" | August 4, 2023 |
| 4 | "Cabin in the House" | August 11, 2023 |
| 5 | "ZOMBIES Summer Mini Bites" | August 28, 2023 |
| 6 | "Suddenly Seabrook" | September 2, 2023 |
| 7 | "I Think We're a Clone Now" | September 9, 2023 |
| 8 | "Coach's Cat" | September 16, 2023 |
| 9 | "Robot Space Bear" | September 23, 2023 |
| 10 | "Wynter Transport" | September 30, 2023 |
| 11 | "ZOMBIES Halloween Mini Bites" | October 28, 2023 |
Episodes
editSeason 1
edit| No. | Title [6] | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date [6] | Prod. code [6] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Re-Senior Year" | TBA | TBA | June 28, 2024 | 101 | TBD |
| "I Scream Zoda" | ||||||
| 2 | "Rage Against the Vending Machine" | TBA | TBA | June 28, 2024 | 102 | TBD |
| "Young, Wild, and Free Period" | ||||||
| 3 | "These Boots Were Made for Willa" | TBA | TBA | July 6, 2024 | 103 | TBD |
| "Double Troubled" | ||||||
| 4 | "Alien vs. Shredator" | TBA | TBA | July 6, 2024 | 104 | TBD |
| "A Wyatt Place" | ||||||
| 5 | "Invasion of the Bucky Snatchers" | TBA | TBA | July 13, 2024 | 105 | TBD |
| "The Dining" | ||||||
| 6 | "Training Dae" | TBA | TBA | July 13, 2024 | 106 | TBD |
| "Youngins & Dragons" | ||||||
| 7 | "Foul Play" | TBA | TBA | July 20, 2024 | 107 | TBD |
| "Catch Meat If You Can" | ||||||
| 8 | "When Bucky Met Barky" | TBA | TBA | July 20, 2024 | 108 | TBD |
| "The More, The Burier" | ||||||
| 9 | "No Woman BFF'd Behind" | TBA | TBA | July 27, 2024 | 109 | TBD |
| "Pet Peeves" | ||||||
| 10 | "Something to Tok About" | TBA | TBA | July 27, 2024 | 110 | TBD |
| "Last Fan Standing" | ||||||
Production
editDevelopment
editIn 2022, Descendants: Wicked World creator Aliki Theofilopoulos, and Amphibia story editor Jack Ferraiolo were approached by Disney executives to develop an animated series based on Disney Channel's Zombies franchise, which they agreed to do due to the franchise's high school setting providing multiple storytelling opportunities, having liked the Zombie films, and wanting to work together on a project.[7]
On June 15, 2022, during the Annecy Film Festival, Disney Television Animation announced development on animated series based on the Zombies franchise, titled Zombies: The Re-animated Series, on Disney+. Writers Joseph Russo and David Light were set to return from the original trilogy as executive-producers alongside Gary Marsh, Theofilopoulos and Ferriolo.[8] Theofilopoulos and Ferriolo also serve as showrunners for the series.[7]
Writing
editThe producers wanted to use the series' animated format as "[an] opportunity to push ideas conceptually and visually" within the franchise.[7] They also wanyed the show to have a strong focus on its ensemble cast, drawing inspiration from shows such as New Girl and Freaks and Geeks,[7] as well as tern co,edies Ferraiolo watched in his youth, wanting to "juxtapose dumb ideas with achieving a goal" much like in the latter.[9] The writers wanted the series to explore issues relatable to teenagers and "blow it out of proportion" while keeping the story grounded in "the emotional truth of being a teenager".[7]
Casting
editOn August 12, 2022, Meg Donelly and Milo Manheim were confirmed to be reprising their roles as Allison and Zed from the original trilogy.[2] On November 18, 2022, Theofilopoulos confirmed that Carla Jeffery would reprise her role as Bree in the series.[4] Voice recordings for the series had already began by that point.[4] In June 2023, Ariel Martin, Chandler Kinney, Pearce Joza, Trevor Tordjman, Jonathan Langdon, James Godfrey, Kylee Russell, and Terry Hu were confirmed to be reprising their roles in the series.[3] In May 2024, it was announced that Kahyun Kim would be voicing a new character named Dae.[5]
Animation
editAnimation services will be provided by Atomic Cartoons.[10] Matt Doering will serve as art director for the series.[11] The artists designed the characters so that they could be reminiscent of their appearance in the movies while also fitting an animated format.[9]
Music
editThe series will feature a musical number per episode, performed by its voice cast.[5] Several songwriters from the films returned to work on the series.[12] Theofilopoulos drew inspiration from her experience in Phineas and Ferb for the show's songs, wanting to combine the humourous tone of the Phineas and Ferb songs with the musical style from the Zombies films.[9] She also drew inspiration from her experience in Descendants: Wicked World.[12]
The song "Our Year" from the first film serves as the series' opening theme. The somgwriters originally conceived several original songs to be used as the opening theme; the somgs were ultimately used as musical numbers within the series.[12]
References
edit- ^ "'ZOMBIES: The Re-Animated Series' Coming Soon To Disney+". Archived from the original on 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ a b Teaser | NEW SERIES | ZOMBIES The Re-Animated Series | @disneychannel, archived from the original on 2022-11-02, retrieved 2023-06-13
- ^ a b Meg and Milo's EXCLUSIVE First Look at the NEW ZOMBIES: The Re-Animated Series | @disneychannel, archived from the original on 2023-06-13, retrieved 2023-06-13
- ^ a b c Theofilopoulos, Aliki [@alikigreeky] (November 18, 2022). "So much fun with Carla today! #zombiesreanimatedseries https://t.co/OeUdsETaEw" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c McPherson, Chris (2024-05-15). "Disney's 'ZOMBIES: The Re-Animated Series' Trailer Brings Your Favorite Undead Teens Back [Exclusive]". Collider. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ a b c d e "Shows A-Z - zombies: the re-animated series on disney". The Futon Critic.
- ^ a b c d e "You are being redirected..." www.animationmagazine.net. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ Pedersen, Lise; Pedersen, Lise (2022-06-15). "Disney Reveals Animated Series Slate at Annecy Festival (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ a b c AdThrive (2023-10-28). "LightBox Expo Recap: "Shorts in Short" with Disney Television Animaation's "ZOMBIES: The Re-Animated Series," "Broken Karaoke," and "Theme Song Takeover"". LaughingPlace.com. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "ZOMBIES: The Re-Animated Series". Atomic Cartoons. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ Doering, Matt [@mattdoering] (November 8, 2022). "Before the news cycle gets (extra) crazy this week, I wanted to share that I recently started a new project! I'm Art Directing "Zombies: The Re-Animated Series" at Disney TVA!! Can't wait for you all to see what @alikigreeky and @jackferraiolo have planned for the show! 🧠🧟🧠🧟 https://t.co/F3YU2H6IEm" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c Reif, Alex (2024-06-14). "Annecy Recap: "Storytelling Through Music" with Disney Television Animation". LaughingPlace.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.