Triple J Taken Over By Zombies

What do you do when you find yourself trapped in an abandoned building during a zombie apocalypse? If you're the teenagers at the centre of the new ABC iview show Soundtrack To Our Teenage Zombie Apocalypse, you write a song about it. 

A new 10 x 1/2 hour original series, Soundtrack To Our Teenage Zombie Apocalypse tells the story of four music-obsessed teens on a mission to win triple j Unearthed High. Offering action-packed, cranked-to-11, zombie-fuelled fun, underscored with music from Australia's hottest new bands. Soundtrack To Our Teenage Zombie Apocalypse contains an expansive soundtrack that showcases the diversity and strength of Australia's best-emerging musicians. Featuring tunes from favourites Ruby Fields, Caroline and Claude, The Rions, HYG, Teenage Joans, Beddy Rays, Smol Fish, Fritz, Maia, Vacation Club and more. 

The series stars newcomers Mina-Siale, Nick Annas, Ruby Archer and Isaiah Galloway, and finds bandmates Ella and Nick stuck in a zombie-infested ABC building, surviving on vending machine snacks while they try to finish off the song that'll take them to the big leagues. But when Ella’s high school nemesis, Veronica, and Nick’s crippling celebrity crush, Locksley, appear out of thin air, they feel their chances of escaping and - more importantly - of winning Unearthed High start to slip away. 

Soundtrack to Our Teenage Zombie Apocalypse unpacks the experience of COVID lockdown and the conflicting, challenging emotions many have felt over the last few years. This is a story about complex friendships, resilience, and empowerment through creativity during uncertain times, mixed with the thrills and chills of a zombie classic.

Watch the trailer below for a first look at the Imogen McClusky-directed show.

The first five episodes are available on ABC iview now. The remaining five episodes will be available from 6:30 pm, Monday 22nd August.