Syfy’s Day of the Dead show is the third reboot of George Romero’s 1985 zombie film.

Zombie movieDay of the Deadwas a box office disappointment when it was released in 1985.

But which versions live on and which died a death?

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Day of the Dead (2021).Credit: Sergei Bachlakov/DOTD S1 Productions/SYFY

You’ll find a guide to what no one is calling “theDay of the Deadquadrilogy” below.

“That’s what they hired me to write.

But through the development process, they kept stripping away everything that was related toDay of the Dead.

It ended up being something so different that’s what my frustration is with that movie.

If you’re going to remakeDay of the Dead, then remakeDay of the Dead.”

ButDay of the Dead: Bloodlineadds little to the franchise other than a subtitle.

Day of the Deadpremieres Friday at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Syfy.