Living Dead (series)

The Night of the Living Dead franchise is a collection of two series both based off of George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead. The first series is the collection of Romero films that follow after Night. The second series is John A. Russo's Return of the Living Dead series which also take place after Night, but follows a different storyline. The two series separated after Night due to a dispute between Romero and Russo.

Romero and Russo came to an agreement that Romero's works would be referred to collectively as the Dead Series while Russo's collective works would be known as the Living Dead Series.

Remakes & Related Works
Several of the films from both the Dead series and the Living Dead series have been remade. These remakes have also spawned prequels and sequels of their own, though their relation to the Dead and Living Dead series are little to none. It is important to note that the majority of these works are considered non-canon to the Dead and Living Dead universes.