MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE is a dark comedy-drama that follows Merit (Sonequa Martin-Green), a U.S. Army veteran in Afghanistan, who finds herself at odds with her family due to the presence of her deceased best friend, Zoe (Natalie Morales). Despite the insistence of her veterans counselor (Morgan Freeman), the tough love of her mother (Gloria Reuben), and the recklessness of an unexpected love interest, Merit’s cozy, dysfunctional friendship with Zoe keeps the duo isolated from the world. That is, until Merit’s estranged grandfather (Ed Harris), holed up in the family’s lake house, begins to lose his way and needs the one thing he’s been denying him… help. At its core, it’s a buddy movie about complicated friendships, a divided family, and the complex ways we process grief.