Daybreak: Teen Zombie Apocalypse Drama Release Date and More

Daybreak is an upcoming American post-apocalyptic comedy-horror series based on the eponymous comics by Brian Ralph, which is set to premiere on October 24, 2019, on Netflix. The exciting series is being produced by ASAP Entertainment (Rampage) and is exclusive to Netflix. Directing duties have been given to Sherwin Shilati (Riverdale), Kate Herron (Loki), Mark Tonderi (The Passage) and Brad Peyton.

Netflix’s official synopsis for Daybreak makes clear that this isn’t your usual high school dramedy or post-apocalyptic thriller for that matter. The series finds 17-year-old high school outcast Josh searching for his missing girlfriend Sam in post-apocalyptic Glendale, California. He is joined by a ragtag group of misfits including a pyromaniac 12-year-old, Angelica, and Josh’s former high school bully, Wesley, now turned pacifist samurai. Josh and the group try to stay alive amidst the horde of Mad Max-style gangs (evil jocks, cheerleaders turned Amazon warriors), zombie-like creatures called Ghoulies and everything else this brave new world throws at him.

Official trailer with a short description was published on 16 Sep 2019, “The world is over. So grab your swords and flamethrowers and let’s get this show on the road. Come on, you say apocalypse like it’s a bad thing? Daybreak comes to Netflix on October 24.” The offbeat series has 10 episodes for the first season has been acknowledged as a global Original. This means every Netflix subscriber will be able to stream Daybreak in any region with Netflix.