MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE is a dark, comedic drama that follows the journey of Merritt (Sonequa Martin-Green), a U.S. Army Afghanistan veteran, as she finds herself at odds with her family over the arrival of her best friend Zoe (Natalie Morales), a military veteran. Despite the persistence of her VA team adviser (Morgan Freeman), the deep love of her mother (Gloria Ruben), and the indifference of an unexpected friend, Merritt’s cozy, dysfunctional friendship with Zoey isolates them from the world. Until Merritt’s estranged grandfather (Ed Harris), holed up in the family’s ancestral lake house, becomes disoriented and needs the one thing he’s denied: help. At its core, this is a buddy movie about a complicated friendship, a torn family, and the complex ways we deal with grief.