▁Pr endes ▁as ▁an ▁am nes iac ▁sp y ▁who ▁must ▁recover ▁his ▁mem ories ▁and ▁learn ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁a ▁z omb ie ▁ap ocal yp se ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁z omb ie ▁ap ocal yp se , ▁Mal col m ▁Grant , ▁a ▁C IA ▁agent , ▁allows ▁himself ▁to ▁be ▁experiment ed ▁on ▁by ▁a ▁government ▁lab ▁run ▁by ▁General ▁Mort on . ▁ ▁Mort on ▁bel ieves ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁ap ocal yp se ▁is ▁by ▁w ip ing ▁Grant ' s ▁mem ories ▁and ▁inject ing ▁Grant ▁with ▁the ▁experiences ▁of ▁Quint ▁Bar row , ▁the ▁index ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁z omb ie ▁pl ague . ▁ ▁Through ▁Grant ' s ▁flash back s ▁as ▁Bar row , ▁they ▁learn ▁that ▁the ▁ap ocal yp se ▁was ▁begun ▁through ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁Sat an . ▁ ▁Grant ▁teams ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁priest , ▁his ▁ex - w ife , ▁and ▁a ▁nur se ▁to ▁stop ▁do oms day . ▁ ▁Cast ▁▁ ▁Jose ▁Pr endes ▁as ▁Mal col m ▁Grant ▁and ▁Quint ▁Bar row ▁ ▁Richard ▁Lyn ch ▁as ▁General ▁Mort on ▁ ▁Br in ke ▁Stevens ▁as ▁Dr . ▁Em ily ▁Th es inger ▁ ▁Bill ▁Per lach ▁as ▁Father ▁James ▁Mason ▁ ▁Deb bie ▁Ro ch on ▁as ▁Mag uer ite ▁ ▁Lin nea ▁Qu ig ley ▁as ▁Elli ▁K ro ger ▁ ▁Don ▁Cal fa ▁as ▁Jack ▁St ark ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Corps