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Zombies: The Re-Animated Series

Zombies: The Re-Animated Series is an animated musical television series based on the Disney franchise Zombies.[1] It is a co-production between American studio Disney Television Animation and Canadian studio Atomic Cartoons, alongside vanity card Bloor Street Productions. The show brings back most of the original cast from the first three films.[2]

Zombies: The Re-Animated Series
Genre
Based on
Developed by
Voices of
Theme music composer
  • Matt Wong
  • Jack Kugell
  • Hanna Jones
Opening theme"My Year (The Re-Animated Remix)"
ComposerAmit May Cohen
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Aliki Theofilopoulos
  • Jack Ferraiolo
  • Gary Marsh
  • David Light
  • Joseph Raso
Running time22 minutes (11 minutes per segment)
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseJune 28, 2024 (2024-06-28) –
present
Related
Zombies
Zombies 2
Zombies 3

Zombies: The Re-Animated Series premiered on June 28, 2024, on Disney Channel, followed by its Disney+ premiere the next day.[3]

Premise

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Following graduation day at Seabrook High School, A-Spen does a time warp that enables everyone to re-do senior year together as they engage in various misadventures in Seabrook.[4]

Characters

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Main characters

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  • Addison Wells (voiced by Meg Donnelly[5]) - The head cheerleader, who is a human/alien hybrid.
  • Zed Necrodopolous (voiced by Milo Manheim[6]) - A zombie and star football player who is Addison's boyfriend.
  • Wynter Barkowitz (voiced by Ariel Martin[7]) - An overeager werewolf.
  • Willa Lykensen (voiced by Chandler Kinney[8]) - A werewolf who is the leader of her group.
  • Wyatt Lykensen (voiced by Pearce Joza[9]) - A werewolf who is the brother of Willa and love interest of Eliza.
  • Bree (voiced by Carla Jeffery[10]) - A human cheerleader who is the best friend of Addison.
  • Bucky Buchanan (voiced by Trevor Tordjman[11]) - The self-absorbed human cousin of Addison and former head cheerleader.
  • Bonzo (voiced by James Godfrey[12]) - A zombie who is a friend of Zed and the love interest of Bree. He can only speak zombie language, which the other characters understand.
  • Eliza (voiced by Kylee Russell[13]) - A genius zombie and friend of Zed, who is dating Wyatt.
  • A-Spen (voiced by Terry Hu[14]) - An alien who enabled the time warp to happen so that everyone could re-do the senior year.

Other characters

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  • Principal Lee (voiced by Naomi Snieckus) - The human principal of Seabrook High School.
  • Coach (voiced by Jonathan Langdon) - The unnamed human gym teacher and football coach of Seabrook High School.
  • Razzy (voiced by Eden Riegel) - A demon cat that was adopted by the coach.
  • Dae (voiced by Kahyun Kim[15]) - A witch who is a new student at Seabrook High School.
  • Zoey Necrodopolous (voiced by Kingston Foster) - A zombie who is the younger sister of Zed.
  • Motherboard (voiced by Jackeé Harry) - The A.I. of the aliens' UFO. It was previously voiced by RuPaul in Zombies 3.
  • Sasquatch (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos) - A Sasquatch that lives near Seabrook whose kind have been old enemies of the werewolves.

Episodes

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
Shorts11July 21, 2023 (2023-07-21)October 28, 2023 (2023-10-28)
1TBAJune 28, 2024 (2024-06-28)TBA

Zombies: The Re-Animated Series Shorts (2023)

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No.Title [16]Original air date [16]
1"Endless Summer"July 21, 2023 (2023-07-21)
2"Solstice Slasher"July 28, 2023 (2023-07-28)
3"Grill or Be Grilled"August 4, 2023 (2023-08-04)
4"Cabin in the House"August 11, 2023 (2023-08-11)
5"ZOMBIES Summer Mini Bites"August 28, 2023 (2023-08-28)
6"Suddenly Seabrook"September 2, 2023 (2023-09-02)
7"I Think We're a Clone Now"September 9, 2023 (2023-09-09)
8"Coach's Cat"September 16, 2023 (2023-09-16)
9"Robot Space Bear"September 23, 2023 (2023-09-23)
10"Wynter Transport"September 30, 2023 (2023-09-30)
11"ZOMBIES Halloween Mini Bites"October 28, 2023 (2023-10-28)

Season 1 (2024)

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No.Title [16]Directed byWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal air date [16]Prod.
code [16]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Re-Senior Year"Justin LovellAliki Theofilopoulos & Jack FerraioloRebecca Champagne & Stephanie GonzagaJune 28, 2024 (2024-06-28)101N/A
"I Scream Zoda"Steve RolstonRachel McNevinGemma & Nick Nason
2"Rage Against the Vending Machine"Justin LovellJoey ManderinoRachel ColucciJune 28, 2024 (2024-06-28)102N/A
"Young, Wild, and Free Period"Steve RolstonMike YankAmmie Lieu-Dang & Rebecca Champagne
3"These Boots Were Made for Willa"Justin LovellJoan FordRiver Minho Kim & Rebecca ChampagneJuly 6, 2024 (2024-07-06)[a]103N/A
"Double Troubled"Steve RolstonElliott MayaAlison Jensen Tsui & Nick Nason
4"Alien vs. Shredator"Justin LovellMike YankRebecca ChampagneJuly 6, 2024 (2024-07-06)[a]104N/A
"A Wyatt Place"Steve RolstonJoey ManderinoShawn Pedralba & Gemma
5"Invasion of the Bucky Snatchers"Steve RolstonJoan FordGemmaJuly 13, 2024 (2024-07-13)[a]105TBD
"The Dining"Justin LovellJack Ferraiolo & Rachel McNevinYoshiko Aurelie Agresta
6"Training Dae"Steve RolstonJack Ferraiolo & Rachel McNevinAmmie Lieu-Dang & Riccardo DuranteJuly 13, 2024 (2024-07-13)[a]106TBD
"Youngins & Dragons"Justin LovellElliott MayaRachel Colucci
7"Foul Play"Justin LovellJoey ManderinoAlison Jensen TsuiJuly 20, 2024 (2024-07-20)[a]107TBD
"Catch Meat If You Can"Steve RolstonMike YankJeremy Bondy
8"When Bucky Met Barky"Justin LovellJoan FordJon AffolterJuly 20, 2024 (2024-07-20)[a]108TBD
"The More, The Burier"Steve RolstonElliott MayaShawn Pedralba & Gemma
9"No Woman BFF'd Behind"Justin LovellTeresa KaleYoshiko Aurelie AgrestaJuly 27, 2024 (2024-07-27)[a]109TBD
"Pet Peeves"Steve RolstonJoey ManderinoChristos Rousakos
10"Something to Tok About"Justin LovellMike YankRachel ColucciJuly 27, 2024 (2024-07-27)[a]110TBD
"Last Fan Standing"Steve RolstonJoan FordBrian-Rey Ejar
11"Reality Check, Please!"Justin LovellElliott MayaOliver HineAugust 3, 2024 (2024-08-03)[a]111TBD
"Their Guy Sasquatch"Steve RolstonRoma MurphyChristopher Johnson

Production

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Development

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In 2022, Descendants: Wicked World creator Aliki Theofilopoulos, and Amphibia story editor Jack Ferraiolo were approached by Disney executives to develop an animated series based on Disney Channel's Zombies franchise, which they agreed to do due to the franchise's high school setting providing multiple storytelling opportunities, having liked the Zombie films, and wanting to work together on a project.[17]

On June 15, 2022, during the Annecy Film Festival, Disney Television Animation announced development on animated series based on the Zombies franchise, titled Zombies: The Re-Animated Series, on Disney+. Writers Joseph Raso and David Light were set to return from the original trilogy as executive producers, alongside Gary Marsh, Theofilopoulos, and Ferraiolo.[18] Theofilopoulos and Ferraiolo also serve as showrunners for the series.[19]

Writing

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The producers wanted to use the series' animated format as "[an] opportunity to push ideas conceptually and visually" within the franchise.[19] They also wanted the show to have a strong focus on its ensemble cast, drawing inspiration from shows such as New Girl and Freaks and Geeks,[19] as well as teen comedies Ferraiolo watched in his youth, wanting to "juxtapose dumb ideas with achieving a goal" much like in the latter.[20] The writers wanted the series to explore issues relatable to teenagers and "blow it out of proportion" while keeping the story grounded in "the emotional truth of being a teenager".[19]

Casting

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On August 12, 2022, Meg Donelly and Milo Manheim were confirmed to be reprising their roles as Allison and Zed from the original trilogy.[21] On November 18, 2022, Theofilopoulos confirmed that Carla Jeffery would reprise her role as Bree in the series.[22] Voice recordings for the series had already began by that point.[22] In June 2023, Ariel Martin, Chandler Kinney, Pearce Joza, Trevor Tordjman, Jonathan Langdon, James Godfrey, Kylee Russell, and Terry Hu were confirmed to be reprising their roles in the series.[23] In May 2024, it was announced that Kahyun Kim would be voicing a new character named Dae.[15]

Animation

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Animation services will be provided by Atomic Cartoons.[24] Matt Doering will serve as art director for the series.[25] The artists designed the characters so that they could be reminiscent of their appearance in the movies while also fitting an animated format.[20]

Music

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The series features a musical number per episode, performed by its voice cast.[15] Several songwriters from the films returned to work on the series.[26] Theofilopoulos drew inspiration from her experience in Phineas and Ferb for the show's songs, wanting to combine the humorous tone of the Phineas and Ferb songs with the musical style from the Zombies films.[20] She also drew inspiration from her experience in Descendants: Wicked World.[26]

The song "My Year" from the first film serves as the series' opening theme, with new lyrics to fit the plot of the series. The songwriters originally conceived several original songs to be used as the opening theme; the songs were ultimately used as musical numbers within the series.[26]

Release

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In 2023, Zombies: The Re-Animated Series Shorts premiered on July 21, on Disney Channel, Disney Channel's YouTube, and DisneyNOW, and later on Disney+.[27][28]

In May 2024, the trailer of Zombies: The Re-Animated Series was released.[29] The television series premiered on June 28 on Disney Channel, and became available to stream the following day on Disney+.[30]

Reception

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Ashley Moulton of Common Sense Media gave Zombies: The Re-Animated Series a score of three out of five stars, said the series depicts positive messages and role models, citing environmentalism and the character of Addison Wells, and wrote, "Tweens who idolize high schoolers can enjoy the teenage characters without the usual associated iffy-ness."[31]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i This episode was first released on Disney+ on June 29, 2024.

References

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  9. ^ "Voice Of Wyatt (Zombies: The Re-Animated Series) – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
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  25. ^ Doering, Matt [@mattdoering] (November 8, 2022). "Before the news cycle gets (extra) crazy this week, I wanted to share that I recently started a new project! I'm Art Directing "Zombies: The Re-Animated Series" at Disney TVA!! Can't wait for you all to see what @alikigreeky and @jackferraiolo have planned for the show! 🧠🧟🧠🧟 https://t.co/F3YU2H6IEm" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Twitter.
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