awards
official selection
Season 2
Astoria Film Festival
Days of the Dead Film Festival
Garden State Film Festival
Hollywood Gold Awards
Independent Shorts Awards
Indie Filmmaker Awards
London Web Fest
Los Angeles Film Awards
Madness Film Festival
New Jersey Film Awards
New York International Film Awards
Orlando Film Festival
Shockfest Film Festival
Toronto Web Fest
8 & HalFilm Awards
award winner
Season 2
IndieFEST Film Awards: Award of Recognition for Web Series
— Award of Recognition for Ensemble Cast
— Award of Recognition for Comedy Program/Series
— Award of Merit for Leading Actor: Daniel Cabrera (“Leo Solano”)
— Award of Recognition for Leading Actress: Anna Stacy (“Harper Young”)
— Award of Recognition for Original Score
New York International Film Awards: Winner for Best Web Series
— Winner for Best Ensemble
— Winner for Best Duo: Anna Stacy & Daniel Cabrera
— Finalist for Best Soundtrack
Los Angeles Film Awards: Best Web Series
— Finalist for Best Picture
— Winner for Best Score
— Honorable Mention for Best Actress: Anna Stacy (“Harper Young”)
New Jersey Film Awards: Best Web Series/TV Pilot
— Winner for Best Ensemble
— Winner for Best Special Effects Makeup
— Finalist for Best Actress: Anna Stacy (“Harper Young”)
— Finalist for Best Supporting Actor: Joe Raik (“Mac”)
Independent Shorts Awards: Bronze Award for Web Series/TV Pilot
London Web Fest
— Winner for Best Female Performance: Anna Stacy (“Harper Young”)
— Official Selection for Best Web Series
— Official Selection for Best Male Performance: Daniel Cabrera (“Leo Solano”)
— Official Selection for Best Ensemble
Indie Filmmaker Awards: Best TV Series
— Finalist for Best Actor in a TV Series: Daniel Cabrera (“Leo Solano”)
— Finalist for Best Actress in a TV Series: Anna Stacy (“Harper Young”)
Astoria Film Festival: Best Web Series
8 & HalFilm Awards: Best Web/TV Series
Milan Gold Awards: Silver Award for Web/TV Series
— Honorable Mention for Original Score
Hollywood Gold Awards: Honorable Mention for Comedy
Season 1
Beyond Earth Film Festival
Lift-Off Global Network Genre Lab: Comedy
Lit Laughs Comedy International Film Fest
MonsterFlix Awards
Out of the Can Film Fest
Royal Wolf Film Awards
Season 1
Beyond Earth Film Festival: Best Complete TV Series
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival: Best Web Series
Royal Wolf Film Awards: Gold Award for Best Web Series
White Unicorn International Film Fest: Best Web Series
press
“The notion of a zombie apocalypse allowed the cast to echo the realities of quarantine through a light-hearted and comedic lens, far-removed enough to provide escapism from the realities of lockdown.”
— Geek Insider
”Tired of COVID & Netflix? Check Out Dead-Enders”
“What Martinez and Stacy have created is fun to watch and it will have you laughing and enjoying yourself. These preppers can sort of commiserate with how you are feeling and they will feel like friends you have happened to come upon on the internet.”
— The Nerdy Girl Express
”Dead-Enders Web Series Review”
“[This] comedy web-series filmed entirely on Zoom…includes a robust representation of gender, sexuality, and racial diversity.”
— Brown Alumni Magazine
“Zoom as an Art Form“
Click here to listen to the cast chat about all things season 1 with hosts Matthew Harris and Meredith Loughran on the podcast Geek Speak