Tomy Zombie
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Pedro Ortiz de Pinedo |
| Directed by | Leticia Amezcua |
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| Opening theme | "Quien soy" |
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| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Executive producer | Pedro Ortiz de Pinedo |
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| Editor | Felipe Ortiz |
| Production company | TelevisaUnivision |
| Original release | |
| Network | Canal 5 |
| Release | 29 September 2025 – present |
Tomy Zombie is a Mexican sitcom television series created by Pedro Ortiz de Pinedo.[1] The series stars Ari Placera as Tomy, who, on his 13th birthday, turns into a zombie.[2] It premiered on Canal 5 on 29 September 2025.[3]
Plot
[edit]Tomy is the most popular kid at school and captain of the football team. His life changes on his 13th birthday when he wakes up transformed into a zombie. On the other hand, Boby, the school's bullied kid, dreams of becoming a zombie like his whole family, but on his 13th birthday, he is disappointed when this does not happen. With the help of his classmates, Tomy discovers the secret of why he became a zombie and Boby did not transform: they were switched at birth by a witch. This situation causes Tomy and Boby's families to have to coexist as one.
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Ari Placera as Tomy
- Paula Cacho as Heidi
- Emiliano Islas as Boby
- Miranda Goncalves as Caro
- Rodrigo Flores as Frankie
- Julieta Luna as Zaira
- Zoe Torres as Blanca
- Dafne Josette as Lorena
Recurring and guest stars
[edit]- Andrea Torre as Esmeralda
- Sergio Ochoa as Zenón
- Yekaterina Kiev as Ms. Garrazimovich
- Ferny Graciano as Chayo
- José Dammert as Neto
- Herson Andrade as Caralampio
- Lot Soffi as Nina
- Ricardo de Pascual as Zeus
- Jesús Nunes as Sansón
- Max Uribe as Ricardo
- Fernando Canek as Dr. Van Helsing
- Alejandro Herrera as Dr. Jekyll
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Written by | Original release date | Mexico viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | "Feliz Zombiaños" | Jorge Karlóz | 29 September 2025[a] | 0.70[5] | |
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Tomy is the most popular kid in middle school and is about to turn 13. Tomy and his family are normal, but Boby's family are zombies, and when they turn 13, they become zombies, which doesn't happen to Boby, but it does to Tomy. | |||||
| 2 | "Ya te la zombies" | Iñaki Otero | 29 September 2025[a] | 0.70[5] | |
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After following each of the clues, everyone at school suspects that Tomy is a zombie and they confirm it. Heidi warns the students that her mom is a monster hunter and they have to be careful around her. Heidi wants to help Tomy because she has a crush on him. In the middle of a conversation, Tomy shows his scar, without realizing that it is the mark belonging to Boby's family. | |||||
| 3 | "Cómo cambiar a un bebé" | Jorge Karlóz | 30 September 2025[a] | 0.56[6] | |
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Tomy's grandfather reveals something that happened at Boby's birth, and everything points to him having been switched by a witch. Heidi hides Tomy in one of the school classrooms for fear that her mother will discover him. | |||||
| 4 | "El capitán" | Maricarmen Morfín | 30 September 2025[a] | 0.56[6] | |
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Boby surprises his family by changing his look. Garrazimovich buys a monster detector to capture them in order to enter the lodge. Meanwhile, Tomy and Ricardo compete to be captain of the football team. Tomy discovers that as a zombie, he has acquired super strength. | |||||
| 5 | "Tomy zombi, Boby no zombi" | Carolina Ayala | 1 October 2025[a] | 0.64[7] | |
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When Tomy's parents, Chayo and Neto, find out that he is a zombie and that he is not their son, they want answers, blaming Boby's parents for everything. Caro and Heidi try to calm Chayo and Neto down while they buy some time. Tomy surprises everyone with his decision to live with his biological parents, but instead of separating, they are now an extended family. | |||||
| 6 | "El Bibidibabidibú" | Fernando Canek | 1 October 2025[a] | 0.64[7] | |
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Tomy is desperate to return to his human side, so he, Boby, Caro, Zaira, and Frankie decide to borrow Esmeralda's spell book to turn him back into a human, but they accidentally revive two figures from the past. | |||||
| 7 | "Mi casa es tu casa y tu casa es mi casa... o algo así" | César Ferrón | 2 October 2025[a] | TBD | |
| 8 | "Hay monstritos y ajo" | Iñaki Otero | 2 October 2025[a] | TBD | |
| 9 | "No eres tú, soy yo... bueno, sí eres tú" | Jorge Karlóz | 3 October 2025[a] | TBD | |
| 10 | "Queremos Halloween" | Maricarmen Morfín | 3 October 2025[a] | TBD | |
| 11 | "La noche de la Blanca Viviente" | TBA | TBA | TBD | |
| 12 | "Intercambio de amores" | TBA | TBA | TBD | |
| 13 | "Tú y yo ¿qué somos?" | TBA | TBA | TBD | |
| 14 | "Talismán para cuál" | TBA | TBA | TBD | |
| 15 | "Lobo, lobo, ¿estás ahí?" | TBA | TBA | TBD | |
| 16 | "Una loba en el armario" | TBA | TBA | TBD | |
| 17 | "De vuelta a la humanidad" | TBA | TBA | TBD | |
| 18 | "Las Crónicas de Blanca: El amor, la bruja y el brazalete" | TBA | TBA | TBD | |
Production
[edit]Filming of the series began on 25 June 2025.[1] The series received an order of 40 episodes.[8]
Release
[edit]The series premiered on 29 September 2025, on Canal 5. The first ten episodes became available to stream on Vix prior to their televised premieres.[3]
Ratings
[edit]| Season | Timeslot (CT) | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (millions) | ||
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| 1 | Mon–Fri 7:00 p.m. | 6 | 29 September 2025 | 0.70[5] | TBA | TBD | 0.63 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Maldonado, Vanessa (26 June 2025). "Pedro Ortiz de Pinedo inicia grabaciones de Tomy Zombie para TelevisaUnivision y refuerza su apuesta por el infanto-juvenil en Canal 5". Produ.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ Covarrubias, Andrea (9 August 2025). "Reparto completo de Tomy Zombie, la nueva serie de comedia de VIX". Revista Fama (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ a b Tello, Gladys. "'Tomy Zombie' entra a La Casa de los Famosos México 2025 y así impacta a los habitantes". Televisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ @VIX (5 September 2025). "¡Alerta zombie en la escuela! Aquí no hay cerebros brillantes... hay cerebros crujientes. Ríe con #TomyZombie desde el 16 de septiembre ANTES QUE NADIE en #ViX" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c @PRODU (1 October 2025). "Ratings México - 29 de septiembre de 2025" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b @PRODU (2 October 2025). "Ratings México - 30 de septiembre de 2025" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b @PRODU (3 October 2025). "Ratings México - 1 de octubre de 2025" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
- ^ Rojas, Otto (27 June 2025). ""Tomy Zombie": La nueva serie juvenil que mezcla comedia y terror llegará a ViX y canal 5". PostaMx (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2025.