Atomic Adapting Zombie Books for the Small Screen

Thunderbird Entertainment’s Atomic Cartoons has optioned the rights to bring Max Brallier’s comedic book series The Last Kids on Earth to television.

The Last Kids on Earth follows a group of middle schoolers as they play video games, eat candy and battle zombies during the apocalypse. Brallier will write on the animated show and executive produce alongside Atomic’s Jennifer McCarron and Matthew Berkowitz.

The Last Kids on Earth is illustrated by Doug Holgate. The book’s third installment is being released today by Viking, which is an imprint of Penguin Random House.