Night of the Living Dead is a series of seven
zombie horror films written and directed by
George A. Romero and Cameron Romero beginning with the 1968 film
Night of the Living Dead written by Romero and
John A. Russo. The loosely connected franchise predominantly centers on different groups of people attempting to survive during the outbreak and evolution of a
zombie apocalypse. The latest installment of the series,
Survival of the Dead, was released in 2009, with
Origins, a prequel film written and directed by Cameron Romero in the works.