In "Running Dead," divorced mechanic Tom Becker and his 13-year-old daughter Sophie face a terrifying outbreak in small-town Ohio. What begins as a normal Saturday—pancakes at the diner—spirals into horror when fast-moving infected, the "running dead," overrun Easton. After losing Sophie's mother to the virus, father and daughter flee through barricades, National Guard checkpoints, and a crowded quarantine camp, relying on grit, quick thinking, and the unbreakable bond between them. In a world collapsing under relentless pursuit, their desperate run east becomes a raw, human struggle for survival, hope, and each other.