Season One

Promotional material for episodes six and seven.

Season 1 of Left 4 The Dead premiered on October 2nd, 2023, and concluded on December 18th, 2023 when it was cancelled. It consisted of three major story arcs and had six planned, all marketed in the style of zombie films, which was planned to total 25 episodes. The series was developed for television by Martin Bird, who helped produce and write the first season. It featured a small staff of writers: Glen Howard, Beck Washington and, most prominently, Joseph Kennedy. It was executive produced by star Bradley Cooper as well as Al Pacino.

The season's major plot lines are as follows: No Mercy, Crash Course, Death Toll. The major cast of characters consist of Shadow the Hedgehog, with plans to feature Darth Vader, Carl "CJ" Johnson, Jinx, Gwen Stacey, Albert Wesker, Ronald McDonald, Bill Overbeck and Peter Griffin as the only recurring character.

### Plot

Rotting Apartments

Prior to the opening credits, we see the Prologue; which reveals in a montage the beginning outbreak and how the survivors meet. Albert and Shadow are former colleagues entrapped in a mostly unrevealed government conspiracy when the outbreak happens, finding themselves ambushed they take shelter in a gun store where they meet Gwen Stacey and Ronald McDonald, Ronald is the son of the store owner and Gwen is a resident in Fairfield who knew Ronald’s little brother. The four survivors agree to stick together and, when infected attack, they team up and eventually find themselves atop an apartment block. Whilst regrouping and talking over their plan, a news chopper flies past; the pilot, Peter Griffin, uses a loudhailer to announce to any and all survivors to head for Mercy Hospital for evacuation. The survivors agree to head for the hospital as Albert believes he can get some answers to the ongoing apocalypse that will help get Shadow off his back. Ronald devises that the team get off the streets as fast as possible and make way into the sewers, since he knows the sewer way leads to the hospital. Albert leads the group through an overrun apartment building and onto the streets, when they eventually find themselves at a safe room. Tensions rise between Albert and Shadow, as Shadow believes Wesker knows more than he’s letting on. Gwen convinces Shadow to let it go for now and save it until they get to the helicopter, he agrees and the four set off for the subways.

Subway Surfers

Subway Surfers is the second episode of Left 4 The Dead’s first season. We pick up after episode 1 with the survivors heading into the subway, which they quickly find to be overrun with infected; the group have each other’s backs and traverse the tracks until they eventually hit a generator room. Ronald is nearly killed during a horde attack but is saved by Shadow, this selfless move slows the group down and Albert scolds Shadow for doing so but Gwen defends him. The tension between the group rises as they carry on, Shadow finds Albert more suspicious than he did before but also begins growing a bond with Gwen and Ronald. They continue their way through until they’re back onto the street, where they stop at a safe house after narrowly avoiding hordes of infected.

Enter The Sewer

Enter the Sewer is the third episode of Left 4 The Dead’s first season. After the survivors find themselves holed up in another safe house, they’re able to re-arm. Before heading out, Albert finally agrees to tell Shadow something: He has a hunch he knows how the outbreak started. Shadow demands to know if the government they work for was involved to which Wesker says he doesn’t know; but assumes so. The two mostly bury the hatchet when the group agrees to stick together, hoping to settle their differences. The survivors team up and exit out onto the street on their way to the sewers, they work through an overrun warehouse and Albert narrowly avoids death when the group come face to face with a Tank. Eventually they get into the sewers, but unfortunately are split up when they’re attacked by the infected. Shadow and Gwen move through the sewers at ease whilst Albert and Ronald are tense due to Ronald still being unsure of Albert being trustworthy. Eventually they meet in the middle of the sewer system; Gwen and Shadow inform them of Mangles, an infected type the pair encountered whilst journeying in the sewer. Albert backtracks to get them to the right manhole. The survivors find themselves in front of Mercy Hospital when they exit the sewer system and are forced to make a break for the safe room when a horde attacks.

Hospital Haven

Hospital Haven is the fourth episode of Left 4 The Dead’s first season. In an action packed episode, the survivors find themselves in the now overrun Mercy Hospital; desperate to escape the city. Knowing they must get to the roof, the group band together and fight their way through hordes of infected until they reach an elevator on the higher floors that takes them even further up. During this moment, Albert finally takes a moment to apologize to Ronald about not saving him in the generator room. Ronald and Albert settle their differences whilst Shadow and Gwen devise a plan once they reach the rooftop. After fighting through the in construction upper floors, they reach an abandoned room that’s locked up tight; the group utilize it as a safe room and arm themselves.

No Mercy

No Mercy is the fifth episode of Left 4 The Dead’s first season and the final episode of the ‘No Mercy’ plot line. The group of survivors, now banded together more than ever, make their way to the rooftop where they find a makeshift defensive position to stock up and hold off against the infected hordes that are coming. Using the radio, Albert contacts the pilot Peter Griffin in hopes of getting the chopper down on the helipad for rescue as soon as possible. Peter states he’ll be a little while and that they’ll have to wait for him, so they better prepare themselves. The survivors tell Peter they’ll wait on the roof and slowly; the hordes of infected rise in a long and intense fight that seems to last forever. Shadow is grabbed by a smoker but saved by Gwen and Ronald is injured by a Tank, but saved and assisted by Albert last second. As the hordes pile, Peter finally arrives and luckily; all four members of the team board. Peter takes off and the survivors finally rest. We fade to black.

#### Episodes

NO MERCY PLOT LINE

CRASH COURSE PLOT LINE

DEATH TOLL PLOT LINE

DEAD AIR PLOT LINE

BLOOD HARVEST PLOT LINE

THE SACRIFICE PLOT LINE

##### Cast

Starring

* Jason Griffith as Shadow the Hedgehog (25/25) / (12/25)
* James Earl Jones as Darth Vader (25/25) / (1/25)
* Christopher Bellard as Carl "CJ" Johnson (19/25) / (5/25)
* Ella Purnell as Jinx (14/25) / (1/25)
* Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacey (12/25)
* Antony Starr as Albert Wesker (7/25)
* Squire Fridell as Ronald McDonald (7/25)
* Willem Dafoe as Bill Overbeck (6/25)

Supporting / Guests

* Marcus Bromander as Charles Calvin (0/25)
* Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin (3/25)
* Perrell Brown as DreamyBull voices (23/25)
* Hugo Weaving as Infected voices (10/25)
* Bill Farmer as Goofy voices (24/25)
* Robert Patrick as Agent Hannibal James (1/25)
* Roger Craig Smith as The President (1/25)