KILL LIST Director Ben Wheatley Is Directing a Brexit-Themed Zombie Series Called GENERATION Z

Kill List director Ben Wheatley is set to develop a Brexit-themed zombie series that he created called Generation Z. The series is said to feature “rapacious baby boomers and disaffected teenagers at each other’s throats.:

Wheatley has made some super crazy and demented films in his career. I like his twisted storytelling style and I’m interested in seeing how this new series of his turns out and what exactly it will entail. You can expect to the series to include “pitch-black humor and biting satire to tell how Brexit has divided the country, and in this case, led to brain munching.”

Here’s the synopsis that was shared by Deadline:

The future looks bleak for today’s youth – seemingly-endless austerity, astronomical house prices, insurmountable student debt, a political system which appears intent on destroying itself… And to add insult to injury, their hard-earned taxes are being eaten up by the old – smug, self-satisfied, small-minded, “Little Englander” pensioners whose remaining sole purpose in life is to make it a misery for everyone else.

In a small British town, tensions come to a head when a mysterious military convoy crashes outside the Sunnywise Retirement Home. The vehicles were carrying a toxic substance, which, as a result of the crash, leaks into the local environment and infects the residents of the retirement community. The symptoms of this infection quickly manifest – an overwhelming appetite for raw flesh. They’re old, they’re angry and they’re on the rampage. As the military scrambles to control the outbreak and keep everything out of the media spotlight, a group of regular teenagers find themselves in the thick of the battle against these flesh-eating baby boomers.

The series is set to go into production in 2020 and will be produced by Channel 4’s Head of Drama Caroline Hollick and Commissioning Editor Lee Mason. Wheatley is going to be keeping himself busy with this series for awhile as he is set to write and direct all of the episodes.

Wheatley said in a statement, “I’m excited to be working with Channel 4 and The Forge. Generation Z is my first original created TV project and I couldn’t think of better partners.”

Caroline Hollick, Head of Drama at Channel 4, added, “Ben is a unique creative force, and I’m delighted that he’s bringing this hilarious, frightening and political horror series to Channel 4. I can’t wait to see him transform the zombie genre into something both outrageous and cannily perceptive.”

George Faber, Executive Producer, also said, “We’re thrilled to be partnering with the hugely talented Ben Wheatley on his epic comic horror series and very much look forward to discovering how Generation Z will fight the plague of Baby Boomer zombies who are after their young flesh.”

Does this sound like a series that you might enjoy watching?