Zombies 2

**Zombies 2** is a Disney Channel Original Movie that was released on February 14, 2020. It is the sequel to the 2018 film Zombies.

## Plot

In the earlier days of Seabrook, settlers fought off a group of werewolves for a moonstone that they have kept hidden underground. In the present, time has passed since Seabrook and Zombietown settled their differences. Zed plans to ask Addison to Prawn, the Seabrook equivalent of Prom, while Addison works to lead her team of zombie and human cheerleaders against a team of more experienced, all human cheerleaders. Bucky announces his candidacy for class president which means that the cheer captaincy will go to someone else. Addison and other cheerleaders show interest in this. When the bus carrying the cheerleaders enters the nearby forbidden forest, Addison and the team spot werewolves, which causes the mayor to reinstate anti-monster laws. Zombies are banned from Prawn, so Zed decides to run for class president to go to Prawn with Addison.

Meanwhile, the local werewolves' power-granting moonstone necklaces are losing their power. Prophecy states that a girl with white hair known as the Great Alpha will lead them to this moonstone, so the werewolves enrol at Seabrook to contact Addison. Zed attempts to gain their vote for him by offering them advice on how to assimilate into Seabrook, which the zombies ignore in favour of embracing their werewolf traits.

The werewolves eventually bring Addison to their den, where they tell her the prophecy and give her a fully charged moonstone necklace, which they have saved for the Great Alpha. If she is truly a werewolf, wearing it will cause her to transform. The werewolves give her one day to decide and reveal that the destruction of the power plant will cause the destruction of the moonstone buried underneath it. The next day, Addison shows Zed the necklace, and Zed takes it. Zed wins his presidential debate against Bucky, but when the Z-band shorts out due to the moonstone, Zed becomes a full zombie, losing the election.

The werewolves head to Seabrook Power and face off against the Zombie Patrol. Addison and Bree hear the alarm from school. The werewolves are arrested at the demolition site, but Addison arrives with the cheerleaders and zombies, who get the adults to stop the demolition. Zed reveals to Addison that he took the necklace from her. Angry, she puts on the necklace, but finds out that she's not a werewolf. The device controlling the demolition shorts out and the whole building is destroyed.

Prawn night arrives and Zed, as well as the rest of the non-humans, show up to crash Prawn. Zed and Addison make up; however, the ground starts shaking and splits open with a blue glow from the hole. The werewolves realize that the moonstone is not destroyed and enter the hole to find it. The humans and zombies follow to help. They find the moonstone, but a huge boulder blocks the way. Zed removes his Z-band and uses his zombie strength to lift the boulder and allow the others to bring the moonstone out safely. They return to Prawn and Zed and Addison have their first kiss.

Later, a blue glowing rock falls from the sky, and Addison's alarm clock briefly shorts out. After waking up, her hair glows bright blue for a short moment.

## Cast and Characters

* Milo Manheim as Zed
* Meg Donnelly as Addison
* Trevor Tordjman as Bucky
* Kylee Russell as Eliza
* Carla Jeffery as Bree
* Chandler Kinney as Willa
* Pearce Joza as Wyatt
* Ariel Martin as Wynter
* Kingston Foster as Zoey
* James Godfrey as Bonzo
* Naomi Snieckus as Ms. Lee
* Tony Nappo as Zevon
* Jasmine Renée Thomas as Stacey
* Emilia McCarthy as Lacey
* Noah Zulfikar as Kevin
* Paul Hopkins as Dale
* Marie Ward as Missy
* Jonathan Langdon as Coach

## Production

In early 2019, a sequel to Zombies was in production, with returning stars, director, and writers. Pearce Joza, Chandler Kinney, and Ariel Martin joined the cast with Kylee Russell, Trevor Tordjman, Carla Jeffery, James Godfrey, and Kingston Foster reprising their roles from the first film. The film is written by David Light and Joseph Raso, directed by Paul Hoen, and executive produced by Anna Gerb, Paul Hoen, and Joseph Raso. Production on the film began on May 27, 2019, and wrapped in Toronto on July 15, 2019. Scenes were also shot at Rockwood Conservation Area. Mary Pantelidis served as producer.

## Reception

During its premiere on February 14, 2020, in the 8:00pm time slot, Zombies 2 attracted a total of 2.46 million viewers, with a 0.52 rating for people aged 18–49.

As of October 2021, the film holds a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on five reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10.