“I know it might be crazy, but did you hear the story? I think I heard it vaguely, a girland a zombie.” Tween parent readers are likely now humming that catchy tune fromDisney Channel’s original musical “Zombies,” which for the uninitiated is a storyabout, duh, a girl and a zombie. Plenty of people were infected, with the flick garnering10.3mln total viewers across eight weekend telecasts in February 2018 that wereup against the Winter Olympics. At its heart, Zombies is a tale of inclusion and selfacceptance,and it’s back with another story about welcoming people who are different—or should we say welcoming werewolves. “Zombies 2” (premieres Friday, 8pm)returns to Seabrook High School, where cheerleader Addison (Meg Donnelly) andzombie football player Zed (Milo Manheim) are getting ready for the annual Prawn,the school’s prom. Enter the stylish wolf pack, who are looking for something buried inSeabrook. Executive producer Anna Gerb believes the sequel has plenty for familiesto talk about. “It really teaches us that loves conquers all. It teaches us that we needto learn to celebrate each others’ differences,” she said. “That’s very true for us aschildren, but also adults. By way of celebrating our individualities is how we deal withsome of those deeper themes.” But don’t worry. The musical is still breezy fun, withGerb promising another great soundtrack. “My four-year-old was visiting on set andwe happened to be filming one little piece of one of the big dance numbers. That wasit. She visited me once over six months ago. The other day I heard her humming thetune and singing it from that one visit,” Gerb said. “I certainly don’t sing it or play it, andthe movie’s not out yet. They really know what they’re doing. These songs are amazing.”Get ready for an invasion of Zombie earworms.
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