Steven Yeun new movie, The Humans gives a nod to The Walking Dead

Steven Yeun will always be known to TWD Family as Glenn Rhee, the character he portrayed on The Walking Dead series until season 7. But, since leaving the series, he has gone on to do many other notable roles. One of his newest releases is The Humans, and one scene in the film brings up the topic of a popular zombie show.

The Humans is an A24 film that is currently available to stream on FuboTV and Showtime. A24 also gave us Minari starring Yeun; this role earned him a historical Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

This film is an adaptation of Stephen Karam’s one-act play. Karem wrote and directed the film that also stars Beanie Feldstein, Jayne Houdyshell, Richard Jenkins, Amy Schumer, and June Squibb.

The Walking Dead nod in The Humans starring Steven Yeun

Decider asked Yeun about the scene below and whether or not it was a nod to The Walking Dead. When Dierdre (Houdyshell) mentions a zombie show that gives her the creeps, fans immediately knew this was referencing the series.

Yeun told Decider that Karem was obviously referencing The Walking Dead series in this scene. The fact that it was used in the trailer wasn’t known to Yeun until he viewed it.

The movie features three generations of one family that gather on Thanksgiving Day in a downtown Manhattan apartment. As with most family gatherings, this one has its issues, but things start to get strange as evening descends.

The film has been met with a positive critical response, sighting Karem’s smooth transition from stage to screen. Rotten Tomatoes has the movie at 90%, and editor of RogerEbert.com, Matt Zoller Seitz, has stated that The Humans is “one of the eeriest family comedies ever made.”

Next, Yeun will star in Jordan Peele’s new movie, Nope, with Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya. This film is being released under Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions for Universal, with a release date of July 22, 2022.

Yeun will star with Ali Wong in an A24 production for Netflix, a series titled Beef.