[WATCH] Drew Barrymore is a cool zombie mom on Netflix's dark comedy 'Santa Clarita Diet'

By Shane Olga Ocampo / Jan 17, 2017 10:56 PM EST
(Photo : Youtube/Netflix) Drew Barrymore is a cool zombie mom in Netflix’s dark comedy ‘Santa Clarita Diet’

Netflix on Tuesday has dropped the official trailer of "Santa Clarita Diet," a new spin on the zombie comedy genre starring Drew Barrymore.

"Santa Clarita Diet" follows a suburban housewife (Barrymore), who after a mysterious death turns into a zombie and starts having the appetite for human flesh. The dark comedy also stars "Justified" actor Timothy Olyphant as Barrymore's supportive husband. They have two kids, who apparently are totally on board when they learned that their mother has "turned" into a flesh-eating zombie.

The trailer (released via Youtube) gives away what this new Netflix offering is about, which is a character-driven dark comedy that works with a unique premise. On top of that, the fun dynamic among supporting characters gives Santa Clarita Diet just the right amount of edge to keep subscribers glued to their seats.

The streaming giant also released a couple of promotional images (via The Hollywood Reporter) for Santa Clarita Diet, which features its two lead characters on a magazine cover. The texts suggest cannibalism, encouraging readers to "look younger, have more energy, feel sexy, and eat whoever you want."

In addition, the official logline for the series was also released. It reads: "In Santa Clarita Diet, Joel (Olyphant) and Sheila (Barrymore) are husband-and-wife realtors leading vaguely discontented lives in the L.A. suburb of Santa Clarita with their teenage daughter, Abby (Liv Hewson), until Sheila goes through a dramatic change, sending their lives down a road of death and destruction ... but in a good way."

Created by Victor Fresco, Santa Clarita Diet marks as Barrymore's first project with Netflix. The actress also serves as executive producer in the series alongside Olyphant, Aaron Kaplan, Tracy Katsky, Chris Miller and Ember Truesdell.

"Santa Clarita Diet' will start streaming globally beginning on Feb. 3rd on Netflix. It will join other shows debuting on the platform this year including "Marvel's Iron Fist" on March 17th and "Sense 8" Season 2 on May 5.