Survival of the Dead, the latest installment in George A. Romero‘s iconic “Dead” series of zombie films, just came out through video on demand services, Amazon and Xbox LIVE, before a limited theatrical release in the United States on May 28. It is the sixth film in the series.

A minor protagonist of the latest episode Diary of the Dead, the colonel portrayed by Alan Van Sprang, comes back in this one, making it a direct sequel.
Here’s the blurb:

Immediately following the events of “Diary of the Dead,” “Survival of the Dead,” is the 6th film from George A. Romero to look at a world where humans are in the minority and the zombies rule. Off the coast of Delaware sits the cozy Plum Island where two families are locked in a struggle for power, as it has been for generations. The O’Flynn’s, headed by patriarch Patrick O’Flynn (Kenneth Welsh) approach the zombie plague with a shoot-to-kill attitude. The Muldoons, headed by Shamus Muldoon (Richard Fitzpatrick), feel that the zombies should be quarantined and kept ‘alive,’ in hopes that a solution will someday be found. The O’Flynn’s, who are clearly outnumbered, are forced to exile Patrick by boat to the mainland, where he meets up with a cynical band of soldiers, headed by Guardsman Sarge (Alan Van Sprang). They join forces and return to the island, to find that the zombie plague has fully gripped the divided community, and the body count is rising. As the battle between humans and zombies escalates, the master filmmaker continues to reinvent the modern horror genre with wicked humor and pointed social commentary.

In the following interview, the master explains the western influences on his new flick:

In this other clip, the Grandfather of the Zombie Flick speaks of his movies as vehicles for his political opinions:

A few other clips of the film can be seen here.

I’m a big fan of Romero’s movies. I’m really looking forward to this one.