Daisy Ridley faces the hunted dead in the first trailer for We Bury The Dead
If you've ever waited for a text that didn't come, you know that cold, creeping panic. Now stretch that feeling across a war-torn wasteland and you're close to what the first trailer for We Bury The Dead is selling.
Daisy Ridley (movies and tv series) plays Ava, a woman trying to find her missing husband after a catastrophic military disaster. The catch isn't just that the dead rise. It's that they hunt.
A different kind of zombie story
The footage keeps things tight and tense. No big CGI fireworks - just the sound of boots on gravel, breath fogging in the cold, and shapes moving where they shouldn't.
We watch Ava push forward through a ruined expanse, and the fear is simple and human: every step might be the one (movies and tv series) that gives you away. The trailer leans on suspense over spectacle, and honestly, that's where these stories live or die.
Who's behind it
Zak Hilditch (movies and tv series) directs, and if his past work is anything to go by, expect a grounded, character-first approach. You feel it in the pacing - like the film is more interested in what's happening to Ava than in counting bodies.
Maybe it's just timing, but this looks less like a pandemic panic movie and more like a personal fight to stay human when everything around you isn't.
Cast and release details
- Daisy Ridley as Ava
- Brenton Thwaites (movies and tv series) (Titans)
- Mark Coles Smith (movies and tv series)
Ridley, best known for playing Rey in Disney's Star Wars films, is back in genre territory here - and she looks right at home with the intensity this role asks for.
We Bury The Dead hits theaters on January 2, 2026.
Why it matters
Zombie stories can feel samey. This one tweaks the rules in a way that tightens the screws - hunters instead of wanderers - and that changes how every scene plays. It's not about waiting for danger to find you; it's about trying not to be found.
For Ridley, it's a chance to remind people she can carry a gritty, high-stakes thriller without a lightsaber in sight. And for fans, it looks like the kind of lean, nerve-prickling survival story that sticks with you after the credits.
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