“ZOMBIES 5: Secrets Of The Sea” Coming Soon To Disney+

Disney has announced new details on the upcoming fifth instalment in the hit Disney Channel franchise, “ZOMBIES”.

The new film follows the events of “ZOMBIES 4: Dawn of the Vampires,” the newfound peace between the Daywalkers and Vampires is put to the test when a band of fierce mermaids arrives in Rayburn, making waves and casting a persuasive siren song to lure in new allies. Nova and Victor must unite their groups once more to discover what the mermaids are really after in order to protect the fragile harmony they worked so hard to build.

Production on the film has been underway in New Zealand, and today, Disney has confirmed the new film will be called “ZOMBIES 5: Secrets of the Sea”.  It will be coming to Disney+ and the Disney Channel in 2027.

The secret's out 👀 ZOMBIES 5: Secrets of the Sea, coming 2027 to Disney+ and Disney Channel 🌊 pic.twitter.com/GEdmMbdnrH

— Disney Channel (@DisneyChannel) May 18, 2026

The new movie will see Malachi Barton and Freya Skye set to return to their breakout roles as Victor and Nova. Franchise stars Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly also return to executive produce the project and revealed the name of the movie in a social media post to the cast. 

Also returning for the new film will be Trevor Tordjman, who will return as Bucky, the beloved cheer captain and cousin of Addison from the original trilogy, along with Malachi Barton as Victor, Freya Skye as Nova, Swayam Bhatia as Vera, Julian Lerner as Ray, and Mekonnen Knife as Vargas.

There will also be some new talent joining the team, with a trio of mysterious mermaids: Diaana Babnicova as cool-girl Pearl, Taylor Oliver as bad-boy Fin, and Olive Mortimer as tech-wiz Sandy. Emily Costtrici joins the cast as zombie Izzy, Zed’s zombie cousin and new transfer student.

DGA Award-winner Paul Hoen, director and executive producer of the entire “ZOMBIES” franchise, has returned for this latest instalment. Also returning are executive producers Jane Fleming, Mark Ordesky, Joseph Raso and David Light and producer Skot Bright, alongside Manheim and Donnelly. The movie features next-level dance sequences, choreographed by Dondraico Johnson, and an original score composed by Tom Howe. Joining the creative team are writers Chris Hazzard, Michael Fontana and Eydie Faye.

All four “ZOMBIES” films, along with the animated series and short “Locker Diaries” series, are available to stream on Disney+

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