Netflix Orders Apocalypse Dramedy Daybreak

Netflix has given a ten-episode order to the dramedy Daybreak, based on the graphic novel by Brian Ralph.

The series features 17-year-old high school outcast Josh searching for his missing girlfriend Sam in post-apocalyptic Glendale, California. Joined by a ragtag group of misfits—including a pyromaniac 12-year-old Angelica and Josh’s former high school bully Wesley, now turned pacifist samurai—Josh tries to stay alive amongst the horde of Mad Max-style gangs, zombie-like creatures called Ghoulies and more.

Aron Eli Coleite (Locke & Key, Star Trek: Discovery, Heroes) is co-creator, showrunner and executive producer. Brad Peyton (Frontier, Rampage) is co-creator, director and executive producer. Jeff Fierson (Frontier, Rampage) is also executive producing.

Additionally, Netflix has optioned the rights to the New York Times bestseller Shoe Dog, written by Phil Knight, founder of Nike. Frank Marshall will produce the film alongside Knight.