Who directed The Dead Don't Die, the 2019 zombie comedy?

Jim Jarmusch directed The Dead Don’t Die, the 2019 zombie comedy.

Jarmusch also wrote the screenplay. The film is set in the small town of Centerville, where the dead begin rising from their graves after unusual environmental disturbances. Bill Murray and Adam Driver play police officers Cliff Robertson and Ronnie Peterson, while the ensemble includes Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, and Danny Glover.

The movie uses deliberately deadpan humor and references familiar zombie-film conventions. Its title is shared with the film’s theme song, performed by Sturgill Simpson. The plot also includes repeated dialogue and consumer-themed behavior among the zombies, reflecting the director’s satirical approach.

The Dead Don’t Die was Jarmusch’s first film to compete for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. It premiered as the opening film of the 2019 Cannes festival and was released theatrically in the United States in June 2019.