Return of the Living Dead in order

The series came about as a dispute between John A. Russo and George A. Romero over how to handle sequels to their 1968 film, Night of the Living Dead. The two reached a settlement wherein Romero's sequels would be referred to as the Dead movies, and Russo's sequels would bear the suffix Living Dead. 6 films, 7h 40m in all, in release order.

The Return of the Living Dead
1985 · 91 min
Two employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a toxic gas from a misplaced top-secret U.S. Army shipment, causing the dead to rise from a nearby cemetery with an insatiable hunger for human brains.
Worth the Hype
Return of the Living Dead Part II
1988 · 89 min
A group of kids discover one of the drums containing a rotting corpse and release the 2-4-5 Trioxin gas into the air, causing the dead to once again rise from the grave and seek out brains.
Popcorn Flick
Return of the Living Dead III
1993 · 97 min
Having recently witnessed the horrific results of a top secret project to bring the dead back to life, a distraught teenager performs the operation on his girlfriend after she's killed in a motorcycle accident.
Popcorn Flick
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
2005 · 88 min
In an attempt to rescue their friend from an evil corporation, a group of teenagers end up releasing a horde of bloodthirsty zombies.
Snoozefest
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave
2005 · 95 min
A student creates and sells a drug called 'Z' which has the unexpected side effect of resurrecting the dead as flesh-eating zombies, who proceed to wreak havoc at a Halloween rave.
Snoozefest
Return of the Living Dead
TBA · Not out yet
Eighteen months after the events at the UNEEDA Warehouse in Louisville, KY, a new Trioxin 2-4-5 leak puts a small Pennsylvania town on the brink of a zombie outbreak during Christmas 1985.
New

Frequently asked questions

What order should I watch Return of the Living Dead in?

1. The Return of the Living Dead (1985), 2. Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988), 3. Return of the Living Dead III (1993), 4. Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005), 5. Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005), 6. Return of the Living Dead.

How long does it take to watch all of Return of the Living Dead?

About 7h 40m across 5 released films.

Do any Return of the Living Dead films have post-credit scenes?

None are listed on TMDB.