At long last, George A. Romero will bring his brand of zombies and vampires to the small screen. A TV adaptation of Romero's Empire of the Dead comic book is in the works at Demarest, and Romero is teaming up with Peter Grunwald to pen the series.

Variety reveals the Empire of the Dead news, mentioning that in addition to co-writing the Empire of the Dead TV show, Romero and frequent producing collaborator Grunwald (Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead, Survival of the Dead) will also executive produce the series, along with Sam Englebardt and William D. Johnson from Demarest. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates on this exciting news.

A limited comic book series from Marvel, the first issue of Empire of the Dead was published in January 2014, with the 15th and supposedly final issue slated for release this October. Empire of the Dead is separated into three acts. Below is the synopsis for the first five issues, aka Act One (via Amazon.com):

"Zombie godfather George Romero unleashes his next undead epic - as an all-new Marvel comic! Welcome to New York City years after the undead plague has erupted...but just because Manhattan has been quarantined, don't think that everyone inside is safe! Not only do flesh-eaters roam Manhattan, but there's another ancient predator that has taken a bloody bite out of the Big Apple: vampires rule the city! But who is plotting against the Mayor? Is there a zombie uprising afoot? Who is the firecracker known as Dixie Peach? And in the pit of the bloody Circus Maximus, can anything stop the unchained fury of the zombie gladiator known as Zanzibar? It's zombies vs. vampires - with humans caught in the crossfire!"

Source: Variety
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