The series came about as a dispute between John A. Russo and George A. Romero over how to handle sequels to their 1968 film, Night of the Living Dead. The two reached a settlement wherein Romero's sequels would be referred to as the Dead movies, and Russo's sequels would bear the suffix Living Dead.
The Return of the Living Dead

R1h 31m7.31985

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A toxic gas leak in a medical warehouse, caused by the negligence of two workers, sets off a deadly chain reaction, reanimating the deceased and unleashing a terrifying zombie apocalypse.

Return of the Living Dead II

R1h 29m5.71988

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A group of curious children stumble upon barrels containing a secret to reviving the dead, leading to a groundbreaking discovery that ultimately succeeds in reanimating the deceased.

Return of the Living Dead III

R1h 37m5.91993

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When a teenager's girlfriend is killed in a motorcycle crash, he turns to a top-secret experiment that can bring the dead back to life, but struggles with the devastating consequences that followed the previous resurrection.

Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave

R1h 35m3.32005

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A college student's reckless experimentation with a mysterious drug called "Z" sets off a chain reaction, unleashing the resurrected dead at a Halloween rave, resulting in a campus-wide descent into chaos and terror.

Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis

R1h 28m3.32005

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Teenagers unwittingly unleash a zombie apocalypse while trying to save a friend from a sinister corporation, unleashing a deadly and terrifying fate.

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