| Director: | Ben Wheatley |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 6 |
| Network: | Channel 4 |
Generation Z is a 2024 British comedy horror television miniseries, made for Channel 4 by Ben Wheatley, and featuring an ensemble cast.
An army truck overturns outside a care home in the fictional town of Dambury. The subsequent chemical leak seems to turn the OAP residents into zombies, attacking younger people from the town.[1]
Channel 4 commissioned a six-part zombie series set in a care home from Ben Wheatley in August 2019.[3] With Wheatley writing and directing, George Faber was set as producer, with a concept of a diverse group of younger faces, with a marauding group of zombie pensioners, as a way to satirise post-Brexit Britain.[4]
The series is being produced in 2023 by The Forge in association with ZDF and All3Media International. It is produced by Alex Kazamia. The executive producers are Ben Wheatley and Beth Willis.
In October 2023 the lead cast included Sue Johnston, Robert Lindsay, Lewis Gribben, Paul Benthall, Jay Lycurgo, Buket Komur, Viola Prettejohn and Ava Hinds Jones, alongside a wider ensemble cast featuring Johnny Vegas, Anita Dobson and Rebecca Humphries.[5]
Filming took place in Wales in the autumn 2023 with filming locations including around Torfaen, such as Fairwater, Coed Eva, Llanyrafon, Ponthir and Pontypool.[6]
All six episodes of Generation Z premiered on 13 October 2024, available to stream for Channel 4+ subscribers.[7] The series was available to stream for non-subscribers on 27 October 2024.[8]