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Big Brother with zombies satire Dead Set comes to IFC tonight

The UK mini-series Dead Set, a Big Brother parody that features zombies and graphic violence, debuts tonight on IFC, airing one episode per night at midnight. The series, written by Charlie Brooker, imagines a zombie outbreak happens while the cast is still in the house, and it includes cameos by the show’s host, Davina McCall.

The show first debuted in 2008. Here’s IFC’s trailer for the mini-series:

 

 

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