The Night of the Living Dead franchise is a collection of two series both based off of George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead. The first series is the collection of Romero films that follow after Night. The second series is John A. Russo's Return of the Living Dead series which also take place after Night, but follows a different storyline. The two series separated after Night due to a dispute between Romero and Russo.
Romero and Russo came to an agreement that Romero's works would be referred to collectively as the Dead Series while Russo's collective works would be known as the Living Dead Series.
Dead Series
| Film | Director | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
| Night of the Living Dead | George A. Romero | George A. Romero & John A. Russo | Karl Hardman & Russell Streiner |
| Dawn of the Dead | George A. Romero | Richard P. Rubinstein & Claudio Argento | |
| Richard P. Rubinstein | |||
| Land of the Dead | Mark Canton, Bernie Goldmann, & Peter Grunwald | ||
| Diary of the Dead | George A. Romero & Peter Grunwald | ||
| Survival of the Dead | Paula Devonshire & Peter Grunwald |
Living Dead Series
| Film | Director | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
| Night of the Living Dead | George A. Romero | George A. Romero & John A. Russo | Karl Hardman & Russell Steiner |
| The Return of the Living Dead | Dan O'Bannon | John A. Russo & Dan O'Bannon | Tom Fox & Graham Henderson |
| Return of the Living Dead Part II | Ken Wiederhorn | Ken Wiederhorn | Eugene C. Cashman, Tom Fox, & William S. Gilmore |
| Return of the Living Dead 3 | Brian Yuzna | John Penney | Lawrence Steven Meyers, Brian Yuzna, Gary Schmoeller, & John Penney |
| Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis | Ellory Elkayem | William Butler & Aaron Strongoni | Anatoly Fradis & Steve Scarduzio |
| Return of the Living Dead: Rave from the Grave |
Remakes & Related Works
Several of the films from both the Dead series and the Living Dead series have been remade. These remakes have also spawned prequels and sequels of their own, though their relation to the Dead and Living Dead series are little to none. It is important to note that the majority of these works are considered non-canon to the Dead and Living Dead universes.
| Film | Type | Director | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
| Night of the Living Dead | Remake | Tom Savini | George A. Romero | Declan Baldwin & Christine Forrest |
| Night of the Living Dead 3D | Remake | Jeff Broadstreet | Robert Valding | Jeff Broadstreet |
| Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation | Prequel | Jeff Broadstreet & Robert Valding | ||
| Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D | Remake | Zebediah De Soto | Zebediah De Soto & David R. Schwartz | Simon West, Jib Polhemus, & Gus Malliarodakis |
| Children of the Dead | Sequel | Tor Ramsey | Karen L. Wolf | John A. Russo & Karen L. Wolf |
| Dawn of the Dead | Remake | Zack Snyder | James Gunn | Richard P. Rubinstein, Marc Abraham, & Eric Newman |
| Day of the Dead 2: Contagium | Sequel | Ana Clavell & James Dudelson | Ryan Carrassi & Ana Clavell | James Dudelson |
| Day of the Dead | Remake | Steve Miner | Jeffrey Reddick | James Dudelson, Robert Dudelson, Randall Emmett, George Furla, & Jordan Rush |
| Escape of the Living Dead | Sequel | John Russo | -- | -- |