Zombies. Whether they’re sprinting after survivors, lurking in dark hallways, or showing up in unexpected comedy sketches, these undead fiends never go out of style. No matter how many apocalyptic stories hit our screens, the zombie genre keeps reinventing itself—and somehow, we’re always game for more. From heart-thumping thrillers to witty comedies and survival epics that are a little too close to reality, here are 13 of the greatest zombie series and movies that you should be watching now, ranked from the most out-there to the most memorable.
13. Zombieverse
Ever dream of surviving a zombie apocalypse and reality TV simultaneously? Zombieverse brings that hellish nightmare to life. Contestants believe they’ve enrolled in a typical show—until zombies arrive. The ensuing pandemonium is as chaotic as it’s funny. It’s half horror, half improv, and all entertainment.
12. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
When the apocalypse arrives, Akira Tendo doesn’t freak out—he parties. At last liberated from his soul-sucking career, he makes a list of 100 things to do before he becomes a zombie. Part comedy and part commentary on contemporary burnout, this offbeat live-action remake is sentimental, absurd, and an unexpectedly feel-good spin on the end of the world.
11. The Walking Dead: Dead City
Maggie and Negan. New York City. Do we even need to say more? This spin-off brings two of The Walking Dead’s most complicated characters together in an uneasy alliance to hunt for Maggie’s son in a walker-infested city. There are tensions, traumas, and just enough sparks of hope to have you hooked.
10. The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
Rick and Michonne at last receive the reunion fans have been clamoring for. Following years of speculation about what became of Rick, this limited series brings him back, full of twists, action, and emotional gut punches. Their romance is a high-stakes combination of survival and passion that is worth it in every sense.
9. The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Waking up in France with no clue how he got there, Daryl Dixon gets his international spin-off. With mysterious cults, quick-moving zombies, and a new mission to protect a gifted boy, this is The Walking Dead like you’ve never seen it—stylish, tense, and refreshingly different.
8. Fear the Walking Dead
This prequel illustrates how the apocalypse started. Seeing the world fall apart from a blended family’s perspective gives Fear its emotional resonance. It delves into what happens when individuals still hold on to hope before they know just how bad things will be.
7. The Walking Dead
The series that set the standard for zombie TV. From Rick Grimes waking up in a deserted hospital to eleven seasons of tragedy, backstabs, and legendary walker kills, The Walking Dead redefined the genre for an entire generation. It’s the one that launched a universe—and it had every right to.
6. Train to Busan
Buckle up—this South Korean thriller spins a speeding train into a round-the-clock zombie death trap. Every stop heightens the stakes. It’s not merely the pacing or the set pieces—it’s the gut-punch emotional hit that ranks Train to Busan among the all-time favorite zombie movies.
5. The Dead Don’t Die
When indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch takes on the zombie apocalypse, the outcome is mirthless, bizarre, and intensely fun. Starring Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, and Adam Driver, this deadpan horror comedy is packed with eccentric moments and meta-humor that’ll haunt you far beyond the conclusion.
4. Black Summer
If you prefer your zombies quick, aggressive, and horror-come-to-life, Black Summer gets the job done. The frantic, fractured style of storytelling drops the viewer right in the thick of it. The tension does not abate, nor do the hordes of zombies.
3. Army of the Dead
Zack Snyder combines a heist film and a zombie thriller, and the outcome is thoroughly entertaining. In a walled city, Las Vegas infested with intelligent zombies and counting down toward a nuclear apocalypse, this one’s huge, flashy, and full of panache. Come for the action, stick around for the undead tiger.
2. All of Us Are Dead
High school soap opera collides with outright horror in this intense Korean drama. As a virus epidemic keeps students hostage in their school, it’s a matter of survival from hour to hour. With dark subject matter, frenetic action, and a cast that will shatter your heart, it’s as thrilling as it is emotional.
1. Alive
At the top is #Alive, a sleek survival tale of loneliness, connection, and gaming one’s way out of the apocalypse. Joon-woo is trapped in his apartment while the world falls apart around him, but hope flickers in when he finds another survivor in the vicinity. It’s smart, timely, and even rather sentimental—and proves that even as society goes under, connection does too.