Netflix’s zombie shelf makes a stronger case for Korean horror than for any single franchise. Kingdom, All of Us Are Dead and Happiness use the undead to put pressure on institutions and social divisions; the British 28 Years Later films and Australian Cargo lean into more intimate survival stories. That range is what makes this list useful for Halloween: there’s more here than a queue of interchangeable outbreak scenes.
Picture (L to R): 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple and Kingdom
For more October releases, see the full list of what’s coming to Netflix in October 2026. Netflix also keeps a “Netflix and Chills” category, and our horror library pages cover more zombie and horror picks. The What’s New on Netflix hub page has a Halloween filter for both new and older titles.
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Zombie series worth your time
Kingdom
This is the standout. Set in the Joseon dynasty, Kingdom pairs palace intrigue with a plague that turns victims into flesh-eating monsters. Its striking locations, strong ensemble and sharply staged attacks make the series feel bigger than a standard outbreak drama. The Crown Prince has to confront both the infected and officials protecting their own power; the zombie threat is only one part of the danger.
All of Us Are Dead
High-school corridors make an effective pressure cooker: students are trapped with infected classmates, cut off from help as the virus overruns the city. The series ranks third among Netflix’s most-watched Korean series, and its success helped put Korean zombie stories back in the conversation. A second season is still highly anticipated; the latest update has given fans something to watch for.
The outbreak begins with a teacher’s attempt to help his bullied son. The experiment goes catastrophically wrong, leaving students to fight for survival and wait for rescue.
The Walking Dead Franchise
The Walking Dead once went toe to toe with Game of Thrones for TV’s biggest audience. Its cultural pull has since waned, but the franchise remains AMC’s defining property—and Netflix offers a substantial amount of it: 24 seasons and 323 episodes across the main series and spin-offs. If you want a long binge, that scale is hard to ignore. The full guide to The Walking Dead universe on Netflix breaks down what’s available.
The story starts when sheriff’s deputy Rick Grimes wakes from a coma to find the dead roaming the world.
Happiness
Happiness is less action-heavy than Kingdom or All of Us Are Dead, but that restraint gives its quarantine drama room to work. Residents of a newly built tower are sealed inside after a disease produces infected who remain lucid as they grow violent. The threat exposes paranoia and class discrimination as clearly as it exposes teeth.
Black Summer
Black Summer shares a universe with the comedy Z Nation, but it strips out the jokes and plays the collapse as a grim fight for survival. Madison, Travis and Alicia face shifting alliances and relentless hordes in a world where the living can be as dangerous as the dead. The series never got a third season, and that still feels like an unfinished story.
Zombie films for Halloween
28 Years Later: Bone Temple
The box-office disappointment of Bone Temple was a surprise after its predecessor’s success. That’s a shame: this entry may be the stronger film, with Ralph Fiennes once again supplying a standout performance. After the events of 28 Years Later, Spike is forced into a cult led by a brutal religious zealot, while Dr. Ian Kelson makes progress on the virus through his connection with an intelligent infected alpha.
28 Years Later
For a franchise that took years to reach a third film, 28 Years Later is a strong return. It brings back the panic of the rage-virus outbreak and backs it with compelling performances from Ralph Fiennes, Alfie Williams and Jodie Comer. Twelve-year-old Spike leaves the isolated community on Lindisfarne to find a doctor for his dying mother, confronting the horrors of mainland Britain along the way.
Cargo
Eight years after its release, Cargo still earns its place among Netflix’s most affecting zombie films. Martin Freeman plays an infected father racing to find safety for his daughter before he changes. The premise is bleak; the emotional center is a parent trying to protect a child when time is running out.
Kingdom: Ashin of the North
This Kingdom special fills in the plague’s origins and gives the larger story a richer history. Ashin discovers a plant that can bring the dead back after betrayal destroys her family and tribe; she turns that discovery into a calculated campaign of vengeance. Fans are still waiting to learn whether the franchise will continue, and a recent interview has renewed some hope.
Alive
Alive arrived during the pandemic, which gives its apartment-bound survival story an uncomfortable extra charge. A young gamer is trapped in Seoul as the outbreak spreads, relying on scarce supplies, his own ingenuity and a neighbor across the courtyard. It’s a tight, claustrophobic film—and another example of South Korea’s sustained strength in the zombie genre.
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