Indonesian Horror Series ‘Zona Merah’ Gets Big-Screen Treatment

Screenplay Films has greenlit a feature movie adaptation of “Zona Merah,” the Indonesian horror sequence that drew strong viewers response on its debut.

Production is about to run from April to May 2026, with the shoot kicking off April 7.

Sidharta Tata and Fajar Martha Santosa will co-direct the movie, with Tata also returning as screenwriter. Santosa will oversee the general development course of, with the goal of bringing higher cohesion to the story because it strikes from sequence to feature format.

Several forged members from the authentic sequence will reprise their roles, including Aghniny Haque, Andri Mashadi, Maria Theodore, Devano and Lukman Sardi. They can be joined by a slate of new additions – Luna Maya, Bryan Domani, Shindy Huang, Myesha Lin and Derby Romero – who play recent characters coming into the story’s zombie-survival universe.

The feature expands the world into darker, more unforgiving territory, with more intricate conflicts and deeper character work. Survival against the undead risk turns into a more determined and relentless proposition than the sequence allowed.

Luna Maya takes on a twin position in the project, starring in the movie while also serving as government producer. “As an executive producer, I see ‘Zona Merah’ as having tremendous potential – not only creatively, but also in terms of its positioning within the industry. This is an important step in bringing a local IP to the next level, both in production scale and audience reach,” she said.

“‘Zona Merah’ already has a strong foundation in its world-building and storytelling from the series. With the film, we aim to elevate everything to the next level – emotionally, in terms of conflict scale, and in the overall visual experience. We want audiences to feel unsafe in their cinema seats – darker and more unsettling than anything we’ve created before,” added director Sidharta Tata.