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'Daybreak': Release date, plot, cast, trailer and everything you need to know about Netflix's zombie post-apocalyptic series

The official plot summary of 'Daybreak' reads: "Navigating a post-apocalyptic world full of zombies and Mad Max-style gangs, a teenage outcast searches for his lost love in this humorous drama series."

BY JYOTSNA BASOTIA

PUBLISHED SEP 20, 2019

Netflix is all set to roll out a live-action zombie apocalypse show that centers around high school kids. Based on a comic by the same name from Brian Ralph, the story follows the students of Glendale High School as they embark on a troublesome adventure.

High school student Josh goes on a search for his missing girlfriend amidst a post-apocalyptic world where he has to navigate through various factions of Mad Max-ified high school castes and zombie-like creatures known as "ghoulies".

In this post-apocalyptic, genre-bending series, the city of Glendale, California, is populated by marauding gangs of jocks, gamers, the 4-H Club, and other fearsome tribes who are kicking ass as they fight to survive in the wake of a nuclear blast.

Release date

'Daybreak' is set to premiere on October 24, 2019, on Netflix.

Plot

The official plot summary of the series reads: "Navigating a post-apocalyptic world full of zombies and Mad Max-style gangs, a teenage outcast searches for his lost love in this humorous drama series."

Cast

Colin Ford

Colin Ford stars as Josh Wheeler in the series. The actor was earlier seen as Joe McAlister in 'Under the Dome'. He is also known as the voice of Jake on 'Jake and the Never Land Pirates', which earned him a Young Artist Award, and for his role as Dylan Mee in the family movie 'We Bought a Zoo'.

Alyvia Alyn Lind

Alyvia Alyn Lind plays the role of Angelica Green in the show. The actress is known for playing Faith Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera 'The Young and the Restless' and young nine-year-old Dolly Parton in the made-for-television movies 'Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors' and 'Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love'.

The other actors in the cast include Austin Crute as Wesley Fists, Matthew Broderick as Burr, Sophie Simnett as Samaira "Sam" Dean, Gregory Kasyan as Eli Cardashyan, Krysta Rodriguez as Ms. Crumble, Jeanté Godlock as Mona Lisa and Cody Kearsley as Turbo Bro Jock.

Director/Writer

The series has been created by Brad Peyton and Aron Eli Coleite. The two also executive produce the series along with Jeff Fierson. Produced by ASAP Entertainment, the series was principally shot on location in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Coleite also is co-writing the first episode with series creator Joe Hill, on whose graphic novel it is based. He earlier worked as writer and co-executive producer on 'Star Trek: Discovery' and consulting producer on Netflix’s 'Hostages'.

Trailers

The 1.10-minute trailer has been captioned: "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."