All Zombies Wear Sunglasses

Copyright 2016, Shari A. Malin

Concept by Shari A. Malin and Richard Langsmith. Written by Shari A. Malin
AUTHOR NAME : Shari A. Malin
TITLE OF SHOW : All Zombies Wear Sunglasses
FORMAT OF SHOW: Drama Series
SYNOPSIS
All Zombies Wear Sunglasses is a show designed to appeal to a broad audience ranging
from teenagers to adults. The first season of this drama will consist of six one-hour
episodes. All Zombies Wear Sunglasses will be an excellent fit for a prime time slot on
The CW as it will appeal to the demographic watching at that time.
Set in the rural south in a small town, All Zombies Wear Sunglasses addresses some
deep-seated fears society faces every day. Gone are the zombies that walk after death.
Instead, they are replaced by friends and family who are sick, but alive. Hope can be
destructive and when there is a chance that a loved one might return to their normal
state, life-threatening risks seem worthwhile.
In a small town in Alabama, teenagers are behaving strangely and some are dying.
Sebastian Diaz, a high school principal worried for his students and his daughter, seeks
answers, but must accept that they are not what he wants to hear. When his daughters
friends disappear, Sebastian has to accept that whats happening in Woodville is bigger
than his ability to control the situation.
When the military steps in, following a call from the Centers for Disease Control,
Sebastian and the other residents of Woodville are quarantined and cut off from the rest
of the world. The townspeople soon learn that they are isolated not for their own
protection, but for the protection of the rest of the country.
Factions develop within Woodville, each seeking their own advantage as the military
loses control. The townspeople divide into those following their faith, those relying on
their weapons, and those seeking to find loved ones trapped outside the quarantine.
As the factions battle for control of the town and the resources, Sebastian must choose
between saving his town and saving his family.
LOGLINE: When teenagers in a small Alabama town begin attacking their friends,
everyone from their principal to the CDC and USAMRIID look for the source of the
mysterious illness that leaves its victims craving flesh and wearing sunglasses.
CHARACTER BIOS
Sebastian DiazLead, main protagonist. Mid-forties man. High School principal. Father of
Annalisa and first to realize something is going wrong in Woodville. He is motivated by a
desire to keep his family and the town safe and will do everything in his power to see
them through this crisis.

Annalisa Diazsecondary. Teenaged girl. Sebastians daughter. Experiences the first

attack when her boyfriend attacks another friend at a party. She holds a key to how to
stop the disease.
Melita Nassosecondary. Mid-thirties woman. Sebastians girlfriend. She is a police
officer and is motivated by her desire to protect the townspeople. Melita is blinded by her
duty as a police officer.
Patre Gunnettlead. Mid-thirties woman. CDC doctor called to Alabama when the first
cases become public. PATRE is driven by the need to cure whatever is causing people to
attack and eat one another. She is blinded by her education and what it tells her could
and could not be causing this illness.
Gennie Braswelllead. Mid-thirties woman. USAMRIID doctor called to Alabama by Patre.
Gennie is motivated by her need to cure the disease in order to maintain her standing
with the military. She has dealt with the disease in secret when it broke out at Fort
Meade and believes she has everything under control.
Scott Bridgerssecondary. Mid-twenties man. Scott is a sergeant under Gennies
command. He doesnt like what he sees happening as the quarantine turns Woodville
into an armed prison camp. He sides with the townspeople as the military control breaks
down.
Maurice Batemansecondary. Leader of the local militia group, Maurice is first motivated
by the desire to stick it to the government when they close down the town. Later, the
deaths of his sons pushes him to exchange the military control for his own armed guards.
Tobias Mattisonsecondary. An escaped felon who comes to Woodville just before the
quarantine shuts it down, Tobias is looking for power and wealth. As the town falls apart,
Tobias uses his personality and preaching ability to gather followers and control his own
portion of Woodville.
Lloyd Botzsecondary. Sebastians best friend. He is attacked by a student early in the
outbreak. He is the example of what happens when friends and family trust their loved
ones despite their behavior.
Other Characters:
Avery Tice-School board member
Azucena Whelan-Member of Maurices group
Bobby Prez-Annalisas friend
Carl Nelson-Math teacher
Carleen Teran-CDC Doctor
Cherelle Handy-School Board Member
Cleopatra Getz-Sergeant under Braswell
Cleveland McKibben-Melitas partner
Cornell Weber-Early victim
Cory Shanahan-Student
Daniel Butler-Annalisas boyfriend
Earl Weiser-Member of Maurices group
Edward Butler-Daniels father
Irene Simmons-English Teacher

Jesse Harris-Victim
Joan Baker-Assistant Principal
Julio Cantos-School Resource Officer
Justin Harris-Victim
Kathleen Martinez-Chemistry Teacher
Kym Shore-school board member
Michael Merrit-major under Braswell
Mari Dehaven-police chief
Mark Cook-attacks Lloyd
Martin Cox-Early victim
Oren Naz-Huntsville coroner
Oliver Newton-pastor who takes in Tobias
SIX EPISODES
Episode One: We meet the major players and see how the disease begins to manifest.
We follow the leads to their dead ends and are left wondering along side the medical
professionals how the disease can be stopped.
Episode Two: The presence of the disease makes itself publicly known as a teacher is
attacked by a student. Annalisa is attacked and bitten, leaving her fate in question.
Daniel dies while attempting to reach Annalisa.
Episode Three: The death toll rises as past cases are introduced. The CDC calls in the
military when they cant find a cure or cause. Woodville is locked down tight.
Episode Four: Woodville is under quarantine. Citizens are frightened and angry and some
lash out. The soldiers charged with keeping the quarantine secure face a moral dilemma.
Episode Five: The factions make themselves known to the citizens and followers connect
with new leaders. The military admits to missing something key about the disease. The
gatekeepers lose control and the townspeople must put down their own.
Episode Six: The disease breaks quarantine and forces Patre and Annalisa to run. Patre
and Annalisa head for Atlanta. They discover that the disease was never really contained
by the quarantines and was far more widespread than they ever imagined. Sebastian
and his group escape Woodville and head for Huntsville. They encounter other groups
that have survived the first wave of the disease. When they reach Huntsville, Sebastian
learns that Annalisa is gone.