Day of the Dead (TV series)

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Day of the Dead
Genre Horror
Created byJed Elinoff and Scott Thomas
Based on Day 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
Network Syfy
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.

Contents

Premise

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

Cast and characters

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 Thomas October 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 Garrard Jed 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 will be written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas who also will serve 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.TitleAir 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, 20210.060.277 [2] TBDTBDTBDTBD
2"Chum"October 22, 20210.050.216 [3] 0.040.1560.090.372 [15]
3"The Grey Mile"October 29, 20210.030.184 [4] TBDTBDTBDTBD
4"Forest of the Damned"November 5, 20210.090.272 [5] TBDTBDTBDTBD
5"'Til the Dead Do Us Part"November 12, 20210.030.180 [6] TBDTBDTBDTBD
6"The Lady Birders of Nepa"November 19, 20210.060.221 [7] 0.020.1350.080.356 [16]
7"Their Evil Was Our Evil"November 26, 20210.040.191 [8] 0.030.1030.070.294 [17]
8"To Anyone Who Can Hear My Voice"December 3, 20210.040.211 [9] TBDTBDTBDTBD
9"Death Comes to Paymart"December 10, 20210.040.213 [10] TBDTBDTBDTBD
10"Choke on 'Em!"December 17, 20210.070.284 [11] TBDTBDTBDTBD

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