How to Watch the Living Dead Movies in Order

Want to watch the Living Dead movies in order? The franchise spans 4 films released from 1968 to 2005. The simplest approach is release order, which is how the story was meant to unfold for audiences. Here is the complete Living Dead watch order, with links to our full guides for each film.

1. Night of the Living Dead (1968)

A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.

2. Dawn of the Dead (1978)

During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shop

3. Day of the Dead (1985)

As the world is overrun by zombies, scientists and military personnel in an underground Florida bunker must decide on how they should deal with the undead.

4. Land of the Dead (2005)

The living dead have taken over the world, and the remaining humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they cope with the situation.

Watch order at a glance

1. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
2. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
3. Day of the Dead (1985)
4. Land of the Dead (2005)

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