See our latest blog post at the studio site to learn more about what the meaning of the studio name and artwork came from, and also why the change from the former name :)
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Thursday, February 1, 2024,
We're now in the following countries! Germany unfortunately we cannot provide content to due to their FSK ratings system requiring certification, and Japan requires burnt-in subtitling in Japanese, so it is difficult for us to get that going. As well, Australia for some reason isn't available. However, you can see we are mostly showing up as Prime Video streaming for most of the nations outside CONUS.
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Sunday, September 24, 2023,
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We're happy to announce that hopefully soon we'll be releasing the Season 3 DVD sets (two volumes/discs) which will come with bonus material and footage, including exclusive bloopers and behind-the-scenes not seen anywhere else! We will keep you posted right here as well as our studio website at altareproductions.com, YouTube page (https://youtube.com/@dayzerotv) and Facebook channels (https://fb.com/dayzerotv)! We'll also be making an effort to re-establish our Seasons 1 and 2 sets and perh... Continue reading ...
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Wednesday, July 22, 2020,
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We wrapped on Season 3 for the most part! Just a few more pickup scenes to do but we have the bulk of it! :) Honored to work with some of Utah's best! Thanks to Team Day Zero for their awesome efforts and talents, this could not have been made without them. Deo Gratias!
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Friday, August 2, 2019,
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Shawn Stevens was nominated Best Lead Actor in a Short for his work on Day Zero episodes 2: Crusader and 3: Sanctuary at the 24th Indie Gathering Film Fest in Ohio! This comes on the tails of these episodes actually taking the 2nd and 3rd place wins at the same event! Congrats to all involved :)
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Tuesday, May 16, 2017,
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Season 3
Fantastic news -- We're happy to announce that the 1980s teen heartthrob actor Shawn Stevens ("Days of Our Lives", "The Facts of Life", "Buck Rogers", Love Everlasting, The Cokeville Miracle, etc.) has, at this time, agreed to play a lead role for season 3 of Day Zero the Series which should be filming sometime later this year! Congrats to Shawn and thank you for accepting our invitation to play, it's such an honor, sir :)
FANS -- go check out Shawn's Instagram page @officialshawnstevens for u...
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Tuesday, December 6, 2016,
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Season 2
We are heartbroken to announce the passing of one of the Day Zero the Series family... Monty Morris, who played "SGT. Farber" in episodes 2x6 through 2x8, also contributed in helping us on the set of 2x4: "Sacrificial Lamb" behind the scenes. He was a friend and fellow real-life Air Force Veteran with Day Zero creator Cal Nguyen. The first time they met was at Van Loi Vietnamese restaurant (the one used in episode 1x6: "Dementia"), where he had heard about the show after running into Cal, who...
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Sunday, December 4, 2016,
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Season 1
Here it is, ladies and gentlemen, Day Zero is now on DVD! Starting with the first volume set (episodes 1 through 5) for just $14.99, it comes with 2 extra bonus material!
We've been moved from the late-nighter slot of 230am EST/PST Fridays on Tuff TV, to 9pm EST! However it's currently airing Saturday and Sundays at 8pm EST (check your local listings) or go to tufftv.com to stream it live!
This is great news for those who want to watch the show live, over-the-air :) Looking forward to the HD versions as well on the network, coming soon starting with test market areas (stay tuned for more info)! We are also the only drama series at the time of this writing for t... Continue reading ...
Wanna know how to catch our show now that Blip is gone? Well, we have great news -- we're going to be featured on IndieFlix (which is also on Xbox Live, Roku, Amazon Kindle FireTV, etc.)! More info forthcoming, though it requires a subscription, however it's in HD and available 24/7. Here's the link to subscribe! .https://indieflix.com/indie-film-channels/web-series/day-zero/
You can use our discount codes to get a better deal!
M3_464819 for $5/month with 1 month free trial A4_46819 for $50 annu...
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Tuesday, December 23, 2014,
Day Zero was featured recently in the Standard-Examiner Ogden newspaper! They interviewed series creator Cal Nguyen on his filmmaking and how faith has inspired him to produce the show's content as well as other projects in similar genres he's involved with. Check it out!
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Saturday, July 12, 2014,
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Season 2
Day Zero Episode 2x1: "Requiem"is being screened at the 19th Indie Gathering Film Fest in Hudson, OH at 6:05pm Saturday in Screening Room B. Stay for the award ceremony that Sunday where we will be picking up our 1st place award in the web episode competition, part of back-to-back wins 3 years in a row (for 2 different episodes before) from this festival! :) Here's more info: http://theindiegathering.com/page16.php
We think this is way cool! Here's our entry in the book "Internet Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Television Series, 1998-2013"! Written by New Yorker Vincent Terrace who worked as a researcher for ABC television and is a TV historian who has written more than 30 books. To continue seeing the rest of our entry (among the other hundreds of series listed), you should buy it! There's a paperback version here: http://www.amazon.com/Internet-Science-Fiction-Television-1998-2013/dp/0786479930/r...
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Saturday, February 1, 2014,
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Season 2
UPDATE: We won for Best Cinematography!!
Congrats to all who worked on our season 2 premiere, "Requiem"!! We've been nominated as finalists in the following categories for best in a series in the 3rd annual Filmed in Utah awards show that will take place on March 29, 2014:
Day Zero Brings the Post-Apocalyptic Drama for The Walking Dead Fans
Robin | On 19, Apr 2013
Based on the comic book by Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead was turned
into a TV series by Frank Darabont (director of The Shawshank
Redemption). It’s not the first story to imagine a global disaster
reducing humanity to little more than animals and it wo...
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Wednesday, July 24, 2013,
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Season 2
After a grueling 7 months of anticipation from last season, we can finally treat you to the season 2 opener, "Requiem"! This action-packed episode with its custom, original score, will take you to the world of Day Zero (we hope!). Check it out and tell us what you think :) We may be coming to television soon. Check out the link below or go to our videos section to watch right now in HD!
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Tuesday, July 2, 2013,
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Season 1
Day Zero "Dusk" takes top spot at the 17th annual Indie Gathering Film Fest in the Web Episode category!
It will be screen in August of 2013! Find the press release on our page and/or go to their site at http://theindiegathering.com/page16.php to see the screening schedule as well as the winners list at http://theindiegathering.com/page3.php
This is our 10th award in less than 1 1/2 years! :)
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Monday, June 24, 2013,
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Season 2
Day Zero show creator Cal Nguyen's interview with Warren Workman's Filmed in Utah appears on local Utah TV station KJZZ channel 14! Here are some cell phone captures :)
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Tuesday, May 28, 2013,
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Season 2
We have wrapped principal photography and are now in post-production! But here's a taste of what's to come... the teaser for "Requiem", our season opener, is now available!
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Thursday, May 2, 2013,
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Season 2
We're finally able to announce the newest members of the cast: Bill Gillane as "Ben Lott", Colin McDermott as "Tiras Abel", Flo Donelli as "Diana Cantaray" and Morgan Mabey as "Namaah Cain"! Congrats to them all :) Filming will begin May 18, 2013! Stay tuned for more info right here. Continue reading ...
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Thursday, April 18, 2013,
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Season 1
We've been accepted into this year's 34th Annual Telly Awards for Day Zero's Episode 1x8: "Metamorphosis"! Wish us luck in getting a good trophy :) Continue reading ...
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Wednesday, April 17, 2013,
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We've been upgraded to High Definition (just click the HD button) on our blip site! If you have issues (like buffering), please don't hesitate to get your fix at http://vbctv.com/shows/sci-fihorror/day-zero as usual...
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Thursday, April 11, 2013,
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Season 2
Prolific and saavy Utah filmmaker Denver James Harward has agreed to guest direct Day Zero's season 2 opener, "Requiem"! We will be begin pre-production very soon. :) Cast has been informed to see if all or most are coming back for the new season.
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Saturday, March 30, 2013,
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Season 1
A new FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section was created on this website underneath the LINKS section to help answer some questions from viewers! Enjoy and feel free to ask us more :) Continue reading ...
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Thursday, March 28, 2013,
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Season 1
We've entered the 2013 International Indie Gathering Film Festival with the season finale, Episode 1x10: "Dusk", into the web episode category! Wish us luck in getting selected again and hopefully screened as well :) Continue reading ...
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Monday, March 25, 2013,
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Season 1
Here are the winners!
Hector Guillermo Cha Glez Bryan Arredondo
They picked the correct answer to the question for this photo caption: Which guns are fake? The answer was 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. Congratulations! Continue reading ...
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Sunday, March 24, 2013,
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Season 2
I've completed writing a 23 page script for the season premiere of Day Zero, called "Requiem". Hope to be able to film and fund it soon, as well as trying to get a name actor for it hopefully in a guest or recurring spot. :)
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Friday, March 15, 2013,
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Season 1
Thanks to the fans, we've hit a milestone again! Over 25,000 of you have liked our facebook page, so thanks from the bottom of our hearts :) http://facebook.com/dayzerotv
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Sunday, February 10, 2013,
Thanks to you adoring new fans, we now have over 20,000 likes on our Facebook page! :) This in light of the support campaign we put on to raise awareness of Tinnitus and its effects during the British Tinnitus Association's Tinnitus Awareness Week 2013! Episodes 3 and 4 convey the struggles of a deaf person and we pushed those two episodes for that reason. Thank you all again! Continue reading ...
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Wednesday, February 6, 2013,
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Thanks to the fans, we passed a MAJOR MILESTONE! Over 10,000 of you have become fans of the show, thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Keep spreading the word and keep watching. Let's hope for a season 2!! Gracias! Cảm ơn bạn! Salamat sa iyo! :) Continue reading ...
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Monday, January 14, 2013,
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Pilot
We've remastered the pilot episode of Day Zero in order to keep it consistent with the rest of the season as it was released originally in September 2011. So with additional music placements, enhanced audio quality and even new dialogue/angles without changing the story, this is THE definitive version! Please check it out and let us know your thoughts, we know you will be pleasantly surprised, even though the original released version won 3 film awards by itself :)
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Monday, December 17, 2012,
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Episode 1x10: Dusk will showcase the final scene with Amber Masterson performing a special guest star role :) She used to be the original Kat Finch from the previous cast before production was briefly halted, resulting in a new cast/crew as you see today. She is our head composer for season 1, however, and has done a great job! We can't wait to show you the episode, streaming December 26, 2012 on http://blip.tv/dayzerotv! Continue reading ...
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Thursday, November 29, 2012,
Please vote for our show to win nomination into the 2nd annual Filmed in Utah awards show! We are in several categories, so you can skip the rest and hit the SUBMIT button and it will accept it. Thank you! :)
UPDATE: Public voting is over. Thanks everyone who voted for Day Zero, we really appreciate it :) Let's hope for multiple wins in multiple categories!!
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Tuesday, November 27, 2012,
A new milestone has just occurred! We've reached and surpassed (and still climbing) over 4,000 'likes' on our Facebook page! :) Please tell your friends and family who have yet to LIKE the page to do so and if we get over 5,000 by December 15 when the Filmed in Utah awards public voting ends, then consideration for a Season 2 will be set into motion. Please visit http://facebook.com/dayzerotv and help us attain that goal if you wish us to continue our award-winning independent series.
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Tuesday, November 6, 2012,
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Show creator Cal Nguyen (aka "Jim Lecter"), actresses Deven Skye Baldwin ("Rachael Shore") and Kabrina Miller ("Erica Jordan") are interviewed by Warren Workman's Filmed in Utah in his latest episode! Hope you all find it enlightening as we did answering questions by the host :)
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Wednesday, October 24, 2012,
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Season 1
Hey Day Zero fans, our Halloween Special Episode, #8: "Metamorphosis" is now released!!! This introduces a newly improved closing credit theme song, played by violinist Elyse Hudson (thank you Elyse! We'll get your creds on the next episode). Let us know your thoughts on how it sounds :) This is our most action-packed episode yet (with the most Hybrids)! Please share with your friends and enjoy the show! What a great ensemble cast we have this time around. Thanks!!!
With Ken Applegate, Emily Guglietti, Deven Skye, Leo Lynton, Julie Touchet, Scott Smith, Jon Young, Kabrina Miller, Nate Sears and Anna Grachanin Continue reading ...
- We've submitted into the 2013 Filmed in Utah 2nd annual award festival in the following categories so far:
Best Web Series - Ep.5, Ep.7 Best Actor - Ep. 6 (Cal Nguyen) Best Supporting Actor - Ep.6 (Derek Lawson) Best Actress - Best Supporting Actress - Ep.6 (Mylie Harper) Best Cinematography -... Continue reading ...
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Wednesday, July 25, 2012,
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The wait is over! Day Zero Episode 5: Memoriam has been released!! Will have the HD no-ad version on vbctv soon. Starring Ken Applegate, Emily Guglietti, Scott Smith, Jonathan Young, Cal Nguyen and Kabrina Miller. This episode guest stars Jason Jensen and Tanya Beesley! Please spread the word and let us know your thoughts on this controversial episode (not for kids). http://blip.tv/dayzerotv/day-zero-season-1-episode-5-memoriam-6273176
Day Zero's pilot has become a winner in the "web episode" competition, making the Official Selection list at the 16th Indie Gathering International Film Festival in Ohio for their 2012 event! Congrats to the cast/crew of Day Zero on our 3rd win of the year! :) UPDATE: It is being screen by the festival on Sunday, August 19 at 5:40pm!
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Saturday, June 16, 2012,
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Pilot
Day Zero Season 1 Episode 1, "Lethal" (pilot) has won the Official Finalist award in the Television Pilots category on July 19, 2012 from the Las Vegas Film Festival in Las Vegas, NV!
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Thursday, March 15, 2012,
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Season 1
We're now set to showcase each episode on a monthly basis starting March 28 with the pilot episode, "Lethal", via the VBCTV network: http://vbctv.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=1795. And this will coincide with the SLEBISODES.COM web series guide (like a TV Guide). Episode 2, "Requital" is set to release in April (exact date forthcoming)! Stay tuned.
UPDATE:
Here's the slated release schedule of season 1 for the year! Will create invites for the world premieres of each e...
The pilot episode, "Lethal" won the prestigious Diamond Award from the California Film Awards festival in the Television Production Competition! We are honored to receive this award and will continue to produce quality episodic content as production progresses. Episode 2, "Requittal" will tentatively be released sometime in March or April 2012.
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Wednesday, January 4, 2012,
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Pilot
For a limited time only! Watch the original HD version of the Day Zero pilot episode from now until we release episode 2 (most likely by February-March). What's different? Well, the Blip version is in standard definition, so hurry and check this out! You can see it in 1080p by changing it to that from the default: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfOrRWYSWzI&hd=1
Enjoy! :)
day zero pilot episode hd hi high definition version standard blip youtube apocalypse zombie hybrid Continue reading ...
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Tuesday, December 6, 2011,
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Pilot
It's slightly better than the blip.tv online version 'cause it should be based on the DVD quality. Rent it for 7 days streamed online or downloaded to a device (PC/Mac, Tivo, portable, etc.) for just a one-time $1.99 payment or buy to stream (or download) forever at just $5.00! This is up to an $11 savings off the DVD from CreateSpace, so check it out now :) Thanks for your support!
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Thursday, November 3, 2011,
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A bit bare at the moment but please "bare" with us ;-) You can currently order yourself a copy of the pilot episode on DVD, professionally produced! Visit this link today: https://www.createspace.com/324097
Posted by Cal Nguyen on Tuesday, November 1, 2011,
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Was able to get episode 2 listed on imdb! So that now includes 2 more actors :) We'll try to get the other episodes listed even though we're not done filming obviously. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2097453/ Continue reading ...
We have chosen blip.tv as our choice of video hosting for the series, but YouTube will remain the site for extras, non-episodic videos such as clips from scenes, behind-the-scenes, bloopers, interviews, etc.
Cal Nguyen has been acting since 1998, performing in commercials, infomercials, print modeling and Hollywood studio films such as "Bedazzled", starring Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley, "Just One Night" with Timothy Hutton, "Unaccompanied Minors" with Lewis Black and Wilmer Valderrama, and even television shows like "Nash Bridges", starring Don Johnson and Cheech Marin.
He is recently hot off the 48 Hour Film Project "Voice", serving as the lead character "Steven Emory". Earlier, he was cast in a lead role as "Captain Le" in the short "Escape from Paper City", and then went on to film a supporting role as "Dr. Thomas" in "Pragmatic Repudiation". Known for being a prolific sound-alike (Bill Bixby in particular), he was selected to play the voice of "General Colin Powell" on the Loren Lambert feature, "Shades of Treason".
Cal's breakthrough was when he booked a lead, co-star spot as "Jim Lecter" in the post-apocalyptic web TV series, "Day Zero", which, after buying the script rights last year, he became the creator of the show while continuing his role as Jim. The pilot episode earned him three filmmaker awards so far in 2012 alone, throughout the festival circuit.
He has trained with some of the best coaches such as Richard Hatch of "Battlestar Galactica" fame, Glenn Morshower from "Transformers", Larry Silverberg (leading Meisner coach), casting director Jeff Johnson, and the prolific producer, director and actor, Lance Williams. Cal received other types of training and experience, being a distinguished Veteran of Gulf War II, and also serving in the Information Technology industry for over 16 years.
http://imdb.me/calnguyen
