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Tune In To The Snapchat Original Zombie Thriller “Dead of Night”

On Friday the 13th of November, Snapchat released Season 2 of DEAD OF NIGHT. In this next installment of the hit zombie thriller, a teenager discovers she has the cure in her blood and becomes hunted by everyone trapped inside the city. DEAD OF NIGHT was shot in Screenlife format, exclusively from the point of view of the smartphone screen. Based on a Hooked story, this scripted horror series is produced by Bazelevs in association with Hooked. 

Watch Season 2 of the DEAD OF NIGHT only on Snapchat’s Discover page. 

Snap Originals are shows made exclusively for Snapchat by some of the world’s greatest storytellers and made for the unique behaviors of mobile. Like all shows on Snapchat, they are vertical full screen, fast-paced, and hyper-visual— and it’s been a big success. Snap Originals have reached more than 75% of the US Gen Z population so far this year. Snapchat reaches 90% of all 13-24 year-olds and 75% of all 13-34 year-olds in the U.S.

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