One Cut of the Dead is a 2017 Japanese independent zombie comedy film written and directed by Shin'ichirō Ueda. It follows a team of filmmakers and actors who are tasked with making True Fear, a zombie horror film for live television that must be shot in a single take; the first third of One Cut of the Dead depicts True Fear as a film within the film, before going back in time to show the origins of the project, and its eventual shooting from the perspective of the cast and crew.

Dead Set is a British zombie horror television miniseries written and created by Charlie Brooker and directed by Yann Demange. The show takes place primarily on the set of a fictional series of the real television show Big Brother. The five episodes, aired over five consecutive nights, chronicle a zombie outbreak that strands the housemates and production staff inside the Big Brother House, which quickly becomes a shelter from the undead.