Disney+ has announced that Zombies 3, the third story in Disney Branded Television’s beloved musical franchise, will premiere globally on Friday, July 15, exclusively streaming on Disney+. Check out the trailer and posters below!
The trequel, which introduces a new group of mysterious outer space aliens to the diverse student body of zombies, cheerleaders, and werewolves at Seabrook High, will make its Disney Channel debut on Friday, August 12 at 8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT with a special encore premiere featuring additional bonus footage and a brand new “lost song” musical number.
The multi-talented actor/host/recording artist RuPaul Charles (RuPaul’s Drag Race) joins the cast as the voice of “The Mothership,” a comedically passive-aggressive UFO that brings the aliens to earth.
Zombies 3 stars Milo Manheim as zombie Zed and Meg Donnelly as cheerleader Addison, who are beginning their senior year at Seabrook High in the town that’s become a safe haven for monsters and humans alike.
Zed is anticipating an athletic scholarship that will make him the first zombie to attend college, while Addison is gearing up for Seabrook’s first international cheer-off.
Then suddenly, extraterrestrial beings arrive in Seabrook, provoking something other than friendly competition.
The movie also stars Chandler Kinney as Willa, Ariel Martin as Wynter, Pearce Joza as Wyatt, Carla Jeffery as Bree, Trevor Tordjman as Bucky, Kylee Russell as Eliza, Terry Hu as A-spen, Matt Cornett as A-lan, Kyra Tantao as A-li, James Godfrey as Bonzo and Kingston Foster as Zoey.
The movie soundtrack features eight new song and dance numbers that shake things up by leaning into current trends while encompassing an “out-of-this-world” sound.
The song “Alien Invasion” kicks things off with a sci-fi vibe and electronic track that evokes “Close Encounters,” while new songs for Zed and Addison — including a third rendition of their hit duet “Someday” — reflect how their characters have grown and changed.
Meanwhile, the werewolves pursue the Aliens in “Come On Out,” an edgy song with a suspenseful feel. The digital soundtrack from Walt Disney Records will also be available on July 15. The film is a production of Bloor Street Productions.
Zombies 3 brand extensions will include a cross-category product line of apparel, costumes, and toys, including a fashion doll line by Hasbro, which will be available as early as June.
DGA Award-winner Paul Hoen, who has directed a record-setting 15 Disney Channel Original Movies (The Luck of the Irish, Jump In, Let it Shine, Camp Rock 2, and both Zomies hits among them), directed Zombies 3 from a screenplay by David Light and Joseph Raso (nominees for a Humanitas Prize for Zombies).
Light, Raso, and Suzanne Farwell (Disney’s Upside Down Magic) are the executive producers.
The premiere telecast of Zombies (2018) and its sequel Zombies 2 (2020) on Disney Channel ranked as TV’s #1 movie among Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14 for the entire year they debuted. The music videos from the movies have amassed over 1.2 billion views on DisneyMusicVevo.
The Zombies movie soundtrack debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Children’s chart, #4 on the Billboard Top Soundtrack chart, #2 on the iTunes Soundtrack chart, and #3 on the iTunes album chart.
The Zombies 2 10-song soundtrack reached #1 on the iTunes Soundtrack chart and #2 on the Billboard Soundtrack Chart. Zombies 2 content generated over 50M views on digital platforms and was the #1 video-on-demand and #1 title on DisneyNOW.
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