We Bury the Dead

No LGBTQ+ characters appear or are identified. The narrative centers on Ava’s heterosexual marriage to her missing husband Mitch, leaving queer identities entirely absent from the story.

Ava leads the plot, driving both the emotional and physical journey through a hostile quarantine zone. She works alongside a male volunteer, Clay, but remains the clear protagonist.

The cast includes Indigenous Australian actor Mark Coles Smith alongside white leads. Specific roles and narrative depth for non-white characters are not detailed in available materials.

A U.S. experimental weapon triggers the disaster, framing American military power as destructive. The Tasmanian setting is present, but local culture and religion are not meaningfully explored.

The undead are described as brain-dead individuals regaining motor function, but they function as monsters, not nuanced portrayals of disability. No living characters with disabilities are mentioned.