THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
WRITTEN BY: Miguel Angel Parreño
LOGLINE: Two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout Milwaukee and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank, Freddy and his climate activist friends fight to survive with the help of their boss and a mysterious mortician.
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INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS/BIO: Raised in a household that yo-yoed up and down the economic spectrum, Miguel Angel Parreño grew up in the Chicago suburbs with Latinx ancestry yet never learned Spanish, an experience he captures in his half-hour pilot, COCONUT. With crazy life experiences and a unique upbringing, Miguel has excelled in translating his history onto the page with extraordinary depth and humor.