George A. Romero Featured in NIGHT OF THE LIVING STEELERS Episode of NFL Films’ THE TIMELINE

Although he's best known for bringing life to the modern zombie with Night of the Living Dead and its sequels, filmmaker George A. Romero also used his camera to capture the intense suspense of the National Football League through several documentary films in the ’70s. Airing tonight at 8:00pm ET on the NFL Network, the latest installment of NFL Films' The Timeline examines the iconic horror director's unique relationship with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and it looks like an insightful way for any horror fan to kick off their Halloween season.

If you can't catch its premiere tonight, don't despair, because The Timeline: Night of the Living Steelers will air again on Thursday, October 6th after the Cardinals/49ers game (around 12:00am ET), as well as on Saturday, October 8th at 6:00pm ET. To give you an idea of what to expect, we have the episode's trailer below, as well as the official press release with full details.

Press Release: The second season of NFL Network’s Emmy-nominated documentary series The Timeline from NFL Films continues Wednesday, October 5 at 8:00 PM ET with Night of the Living Steelers, examining the similar legacies of filmmaker George Romero’s classic zombie films and the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers.

Romero – known as the father of the zombie film – hosts and narrates the one-hour show, reflecting on how the Steelers and his zombie films grew to become Pittsburgh icons. Along with Romero telling the story of how the success of the Steelers mirrored that of his films, Night of the Living Steelers focuses on four Steelers-based films Romero made in the mid-1970s: “Franco Harris: Good Luck on Sunday,” “The Steel Curtain,” “Terry Bradshaw: Thank God I’m a Country Boy,” and “I’m Back: The Rocky Bleier Story.”

Night of the Living Steelers features interviews with Romero, Steelers Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw, Steelers president/co-owner Art Rooney II and former Steelers player personnel chief Art Rooney Jr., as well as former Steelers Franco Harris, “Mean” Joe Greene and Rocky Bleier each watching the Romero film they starred in at the Parkway Theater.

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