Horror Franchise

Return of the Living Dead

The zombie horror series from the 1985 original through its five films.

5Films
1985–2005Years
Dan O'BannonOriginal director

Franchise Overview

5Films
21 yearsRelease span
Dan O'BannonOriginal director
2 Sequels2 Franchises

Return of the Living Dead Movies in Release Order

Release order
The Return of the Living Dead poster

Director Dan O'Bannon

When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As th...

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Return of the Living Dead Part II poster

Director Ken Wiederhorn

A group of kids discover one of the drums containing a rotting corpse and release the 2-4-5 Trioxin gas into the air, causing the dead to once again rise from the grave and seek out brains.

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Return of the Living Dead III poster

Director Brian Yuzna

Having recently witnessed the horrific results of a top secret project to bring the dead back to life, a distraught teenager performs the operation on his girlfriend after she's killed in a motorcycle accident.

Sequel
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Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis poster

Director Ellory Elkayem

In an attempt to rescue their friend from an evil corporation, a group of teenagers end up releasing a horde of bloodthirsty zombies.

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