Zack Snyder & James Gunn’s Beloved Action Movie Is Leaving Netflix

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Next month, the 2004 zombie film Dawn of the Dead, directed by Zack Snyder and written by James Gunn, will no longer be available on Netflix. This film marked Snyder’s first time directing a feature-length movie and was a remake of the 1978 George Romero classic with the same title.

Dawn of the Dead to leave Netflix next month

Beginning May 1st, 2026, the movie Dawn of the Dead will no longer be available for streaming on Netflix.

This new version of the story centers around Ana and a few other people who have survived a zombie outbreak that’s happened all over the world. They try to stay safe from the zombies by hiding in a huge shopping mall, but as time goes on, they start to clash with each other. They need to find a way to escape before they run out of food and other supplies, or the zombies break in.

Producers Marc Abraham and Eric Newman acquired the rights to remake the film from Richard P. Rubinstein, who wasn’t immediately willing to sell. After some convincing, Rubinstein agreed, and the producers then brought on James Gunn to write the script. They later hired Zack Snyder to direct, even though he was best known for his work in commercials and music videos at that point.

The movie Dawn of the Dead features a cast including Sarah Polley as Ana, Ving Rhames as Kenneth, Jake Weber as Michael, Mekhi Phifer as Andre, Ty Burrell as Steve, Michael Kelly as C.J., and Kevin Zegers as Terry, along with other actors.

The movie received an R rating due to its intense violence and graphic deaths. Universal Pictures distributed the film, releasing it on March 19, 2004. As reported by Variety, the studio created a unique marketing campaign, airing the first ten minutes of the movie on television for four days before its official release.

I was really excited when this film finally came out, and thankfully, it didn’t disappoint! Critics and regular movie fans like me both seemed to enjoy it. Looking at Rotten Tomatoes, it has a pretty solid 77% approval rating from everyone. What’s even more impressive is that it was made on a relatively small budget of $26 million, but it went on to earn over $102 million worldwide – that’s according to Box Office Mojo, anyway.

Originally reported by Harsha Panduranga on ComingSoon.

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2026-04-04 21:06