Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke's Cargo, starring Martin Freeman (Black Panther, The Hobbit trilogy) is a Netflix original film based on a short movie about a father and daughter's quest for safety during a zombie apocalypse in Australia. Ahead of its May release on Netflix in the US, a trailer was recently released for this harrowing story of survival and hope in a living dead land.

Directed by Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke, Cargo will be available to stream on Netflix in the US beginning May 18th.

"From the producer of The Babadook, and starring Martin Freeman, comes Cargo. Based on the viral short film, this is the story of a man and his infant daughter who are stranded in the middle of a zombie apocalypse in rural Australia. And when he becomes infected, the countdown begins for him to find her protection before he changes forever."

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    Tamika hails from North Beach, Maryland, a tiny town inches from the Chesapeake Bay.She knew she wanted to be an actor after reciting a soliloquy by Sojourner Truth in front of her entire fifth grade class. Since then, she's appeared in over 20 film and television projects. In addition to acting, Tamika is the Indie Spotlight manager for Daily Dead, where she brings readers news on independent horror projects every weekend.

    The first horror film Tamika watched was Child's Play. Being eight years old at the time, she remembers being so scared when Chucky came to life that she projectile vomited. It's tough for her to choose only one movie as her favorite horror film, so she picked two: Nosferatu and The Stepford Wives (1975).