Tina Romero’s Zombie Movie, ‘Queens of the Dead,’ Has a Queer, Gory, and Gleeful First Trailer

You can’t have the last name “Romero” and release a zombie movie that flies under the radar—which is why it’s so delightful that Tina Romero, daughter of^[1] late zombie movie legend George A. Romero^[2], is making her feature directorial debut with the glittery, flashy, gory, proudly queer, and over-the-top-looking Queens of the Dead^[3]. The first trailer is here, and it does not disappoint.

There’s still a George A. Romero-adjacent zombie movie^[4] in the works, titled Twilight of the Dead^[5]—last we heard, Milla Jovovich is set to star—but Queens of the Dead is its own entity, aside from the shared monster themes, of course.

Here’s the official synopsis: “A zombie apocalypse breaks out in Brooklyn on the night of a giant warehouse party, where an eclectic group of drag queens, club kids, and frenemies must put aside their drama and use their unique skills to fight against the brain-thirsty, scrolling undead.”

Tina Romero directed and co-wrote with Erin Judge; the cast includes Katy O’Brian (Love Lies Bleeding, The Mandalorian, and soon to be seen in The Running Man), Jaquel Spivey (Mean Girls), Tomas Matos (Fire Island), Nina West (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Jack Haven (I Saw the TV Glow), Cheyenne Jackson (American Horror Story), Dominique Jackson (Pose), and Margaret Cho.

After winning an audience award at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival and screening at the Fantasia International Film Festival, Queens of the Dead has its theatrical debut October 24.

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