Was released within six months following the death of George A. Romero, director of the original Día de los muertos vivientes (1985), of which this movie is a remake.
Christa Campbell played Mrs. Leitner in Day of the Dead (2008) and was a producer of the later remake Day of the Dead: Bloodline (2017).
One of the soldiers in the film is called 'Savin'; a possible nod to Tom Savini, actor and special make-up artist on El amanecer de los muertos vivientes (1978) and Día de los muertos vivientes (1985).
A decade prior, Johnathon Schaech appeared in two horror remakes, Noche de Graduación Sangrienta (2008) and Cuarentena (2008).