Shudder and Independent Film Company have secured North American rights to Queens of the Dead, the Tribeca Audience Award–winning debut feature from director Tina Romero. Co-written with comedian Erin Judge, the glam-gore comedy will open theatrically in fall 2025 before streaming exclusively on Shudder.
Set in Brooklyn, the film unleashes a zombie outbreak during a massive warehouse party, forcing a troupe of drag queens, club kids, and rivals to unite against the scrolling undead. The ensemble includes Katy O’Brian, Jaquel Spivey, Tomas Matos, Nina West, Quincy Dunn-Baker, Jack Haven, Cheyenne Jackson, Dominique Jackson, Margaret Cho, Riki Lindhome, Eve Lindley, Becca Blackwell, Shaunette Renée Wilson, and New York drag artist Julie J.
“Independent Film Company and Shudder couldn’t be a more perfect home,” said Romero. “This is a film people will want to see together—with popcorn, dressed in zombie couture.” Director of Acquisitions Adam Koehler praised the project as “a fearless, glam-drenched ride that’s as funny as it is ferocious.”
Queens of the Dead is produced by Matthew Lee Miller and Natalie Metzger for Vanishing Angle. The acquisition deal was negotiated by Koehler for the distributors and Miller on behalf of the filmmakers.
