Zombies (franchise)

Zombies
Original workZombies and Cheerleaders
by David Light & Joseph Raso
OwnersDisney Channel
Disney Branded Television
Years2018–present
Films and television
Animated seriesZombies: The Re-Animated Series (2024)
Television short(s)Zombies: Addison's Moonstone Mystery (2020–2021)
Television film(s)Zombies (2018)
Zombies 2 (2020)
Zombies 3 (2022)
Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires (2025)
Zombies 5 (2027)
Theatrical presentations
Musical(s)Descendants/Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour (2025)
Miscellaneous
Directed byPaul Hoen
Produced byMary Pantelidis (1–3)
Skot Bright (4)
Written byDavid Light
Joseph Raso
Josh Cagan (4)
Music byGeorge S. Clinton (1–3)
Amit May Cohen (2–3)
Tom Howe (4)
StarringMeg Donnelly
Milo Manheim
CinematographyRobert Drinkmann (1)
Rudolf Blahacek (2)
Christian Herrera (3)
Carlos González (4)
Edited byLisa Jane Robison (1)
Lisa Binkley (2–4)

The Zombies franchise consists of four musical adventure-comedy films directed by Paul Hoen, three Disney Channel Original Movies and one film that premiered on Disney+ before airing on Disney Channel. Written by David Light and Joseph Raso, the series consists of Zombies (2018), Zombies 2 (2020), Zombies 3 (2022), Zombies 4 (2025), and Zombies 5 (2027). The franchise stars Milo Manheim as Zed & Meg Donnelly as Addison while Malachi Barton as Victor & Freya Skye as Nova Bright star in the fourth film and onward. Zombies premiered on Disney Channel on February 16, 2018, Zombies 2 premiered on Disney Channel on February 14, 2020, and Zombies 3 premiered on Disney+ on July 15, 2022 before airing on Disney Channel on August 12, 2022. Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires premiered on Disney Channel on July 10, 2025. It was originally meant to be a television series titled Zombies and Cheerleaders, but it was never developed and was instead remade as the film Zombies.