We Bury the Dead


After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don’t just rise - they hunt. Ava (Daisy Ridley) searches for her missing husband, but what she finds is far more terrifying.

Brenton Thwaites
Daisy Ridley
Mark Coles Smith
Matt Whelan
Brenton Thwaites
Daisy Ridley
Mark Coles Smith
Matt Whelan

RELEASE DATE: 
January 2, 2026 (Theaters) February 3, 2026 (VOD)

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Rated R for "strong violent content, gore, language and brief drug use."

 

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Vertical distributes in the US. Vertical Partner Peter Jarowey said the following: "With a great cast led by Daisy Ridley and Brenton Thwaites, Zak has re-energized the zombie genre with We Bury the Dead. Next year, North American audiences will be on the edge of their seats watching this post-apocalyptic thriller." (5/12/25)

Filmed in Australia.

Directed by Zak Hilditch (These Final Hours, 1922, Rattlesnake).

Described as "a tale of emotional and physical survival that reinvents the apocalyptic zombie genre."

This is an Australian zombie movie that's said to blend "apocalyptic horror with familial and psychological drama."

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