Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) stars as Drex Greene, a down-and-out college grad who finds himself undergoing a sudden and inexplicable transformation from everyday zero to zombie hero. With his newfound zombie powers, Drex breathes new life into his dead-end job and lackluster love life with the help of his best friend, wannabe filmmaker Matt (Josh Gad) and med student Cassie (Krysten Ritter). In his quest for answers, Drex discovers that being dead has its privileges.