# Day of the Dead (TV series)

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 | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "The Thing in the Hole" | Steven Kostanski | Teleplay by : Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas | October 15, 2021 (2021-10-15) | 0.277 |
| 2 | "Chum" | Steven Kostanski | Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas | October 22, 2021 (2021-10-22) | 0.216 |
| 3 | "The Grey Mile" | Steven Kostanski | Jared Rivet & J. Wilder Konschak | October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29) | 0.184 |
| 4 | "Forest of the Damned" | Steven Kostanski | Maisie Culver | November 5, 2021 (2021-11-05) | 0.272 |
| 5 | "'Til the Dead Do Us Part" | Jacquie Gould | Scott Thomas & Jed Elinoff | November 12, 2021 (2021-11-12) | 0.180 |
| 6 | "The Lady Birders of Nepa" | Jacquie Gould | Michael V. Ross | November 19, 2021 (2021-11-19) | 0.221 |
| 7 | "Their Evil Was Our Evil" | Jacquie Gould | Liz Hsiao Lan Alper | November 26, 2021 (2021-11-26) | 0.191 |
| 8 | "To Anyone Who Can Hear My Voice" | Jem Garrard | Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas | December 3, 2021 (2021-12-03) | 0.211 |
| 9 | "Death Comes to Paymart" | Jem Garrard | Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas | December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10) | 0.213 |
| 10 | "Choke on 'Em!" | Jem Garrard | Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas | December 17, 2021 (2021-12-17) | 0.284 |

## 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. The show was written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas who also served as showrunners. 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. The series premiered on October 15, 2021.

## 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 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2 | "Chum" | October 22, 2021 | 0.05 | 0.216 | 0.04 | 0.156 | 0.09 | 0.372 |
| 3 | "The Grey Mile" | October 29, 2021 | 0.03 | 0.184 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 4 | "Forest of the Damned" | November 5, 2021 | 0.09 | 0.272 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 5 | "'Til the Dead Do Us Part" | November 12, 2021 | 0.03 | 0.180 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 6 | "The Lady Birders of Nepa" | November 19, 2021 | 0.06 | 0.221 | 0.02 | 0.135 | 0.08 | 0.356 |
| 7 | "Their Evil Was Our Evil" | November 26, 2021 | 0.04 | 0.191 | 0.03 | 0.103 | 0.07 | 0.294 |
| 8 | "To Anyone Who Can Hear My Voice" | December 3, 2021 | 0.04 | 0.211 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 9 | "Death Comes to Paymart" | December 10, 2021 | 0.04 | 0.213 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 10 | "Choke on 'Em!" | December 17, 2021 | 0.07 | 0.284 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |