All of Us Are Dead: All You Should Know About The Hit Series

All of Us Are Dead is a clever and effective zombie survival story that is a coming of age story set in a high school in South Korea. It follows a group of students who become trapped after the outbreak of a zombie virus called the Jonas virus. It is a zombie drama but it is also about the lives of the high schoolers and their drama is equal to, if not bigger than, the apocalypse which is taking place around them.

The teenage students are on a quest for survival, whilst dealing with issues amongst themselves. The zombie virus is also seen as a COVID metaphor.

Although the show has twelve episodes, the series maintains its high level of suspense from the very beginning till the end as any character could be killed at any moment. The show has moments of suspense, along with terrifying zombies. The series creates a plot hole by making the characters aware of what zombies are and the reference to "Train to Busan", another South Korean zombie film.

The Korean zombie thriller has become Netflix's fifth most popular non-English language series debut. Soon after creating a global sensation with Squid Game, South Korea has produced its second No.1 series with All of Us Are Dead.

The series is on Netflix's daily U.S. Top 10 seven days after its release on January 28, 2022. South Korea also becomes the first country to notch multiple non-English language series atop the Netflix Top 10.

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Launched on January 28, 2022, Netflix's All Of Us Are Dead raised high expectations before its release. The series is based on a digital Webtoon comic. The show stars Park Ji-hoo (as Nam Onjo), Yoon Chan-young (as Lee Cheong San), Jo Yi-hyun (as Choi Nam ra), Lomon (as Lee Su-hyeok), and Yoo In-soo (as Yoon Gwi Nam) and is written by Kim Nam-soo and directed by Lee Jae-Kyu and Chun Sung-il.

As viewers anticipate for a Season 2, there is no official word as of now but the show has topped daily Netflix charts in multiple countries, so there is definitely hope. The show also had a jaw-dropping cliffhanger with the character Nam-ra (played by Jo Yi-hyun) hinting at a continuing storyline.

In an interview with The Korean Herald, the director Lee explained his plans for a continuation after the finale of the K-drama. He said, "If the first season can be seen as having presented humanity's survival, the next season can talk about the survival of zombies. I hope to present viewers with another season."