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All Of Us Are Dead

All of Us Are Dead (Korean: 지금 우리 학교는) is a South Korean coming-of-age zombie apocalypse horror web series.

It stars Park Ji-hu, Yoon Chan-young, Cho Yi-hyun, Lomon, Yoo In-soo, Lee Yoo-mi, Kim Byung-chul, Lee Kyu-hyung, and Jeon Bae-soo. The series centers on a group of high school students in the fictional South Korean city of Hyosan, and their struggle to survive amidst a zombie outbreak. It is based on the Naver webtoon of the same name by Joo Dong-geun, which was published between 2009 and 2011. This series was filmed at Sunghee Girls' High School in Andong, South Korea.

All of Us Are Dead
All Of Us Are Dead
Promotional poster
Hangul
지금 우리 학교는
Hanja
只今 우리 學校는
Literal meaningNow at Our School
Revised RomanizationJigeum uri hakgyoneun
Genre
Created by
Based onAll of Us Are Dead
by Joo Dong-geun
Written byChun Sung-il
Directed by
  • Lee Jae-kyoo
  • Kim Nam-su
Starring
ComposerMowg
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
CinematographyPark Se-seung
EditorShin Min-kyung
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time53–72 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseJanuary 28, 2022 (2022-01-28) –
present

The series was released on January 28, 2022, on Netflix. Following its release, the series was watched over 474.26 million hours in its first 30 days on the service. On June 6, 2022, the series was renewed for a second season.

The second season of the series is expected to be released in 2025.

Overview

In the South Korean city of Hyosan, a science teacher enacts a horrific experiment, causing a local high school to be overrun with zombies. As the outbreak spreads to the city, and the beleaguered authorities struggle to contain it, a group of trapped students must band together and use their wits in order to survive and reach safety.

Cast and characters

Main cast

    A student of Class 2–5, she is Cheong-san's neighbor, childhood friend, and love interest.
    A student of Class 2–5, he is On-jo's neighbor and childhood friend.
    The class president of Class 2–5, and Su-hyeok's love interest.
  • Lomon as Lee Su-hyeok, nicknamed "Bare-su"
    A student of Class 2-5 who is a reformed ex-delinquent.
    A school delinquent who is a student from Class 2-1 and the series' main antagonist.
    A wealthy but arrogant student of Class 2–5.
    A life science teacher at Hyosan High and creator of the virus, serving as the series' overarching antagonist. With a PhD in cell biology, he initially worked as a researcher at a pharmaceutical company but quit.
    Captain of the Hyosan Fire Station rescue team 1, and On-jo's father.

Supporting cast

    A student of Class 2-5 and Woo-jin's best friend.
    A reclusive student of Class 2–5.
    The top student of Class 2-5 and the second in the school.
    A student of Class 2-5 and Cheong-san's best friend, who comes from a low-income family.
    A student of Class 2-5 and On-jo's best friend.
    A student of Class 2–5, Hyo-ryung's best friend, and member of the school's choir.
    A student of Class 2-5 and Ha-ri's younger brother.
  • Kim Jung-yeon as Kim Min-ji
    A student of Class 2-5 and Dae-su's friend.
    A final-year senior student who competes in archery and Woo-jin's elder sister.
    A final-year senior student.
    A final-year senior student and member of the school's archery club.
    A final-year senior student, and Mi-jin's friend.
  • Hwang Bo-un as Lee Ha-lim
    A final-year senior student and Jun-seong's friend.
    A student of Class 2-1 and bullying victim of Gwi-nam.
    A student of Class 2-1 and bullying victim of Gwi-nam.
    A student of Class 2-5 and a delinquent.
    A student of Class 2-5 who is pregnant.
  • Lee Min-goo as Lee Jin-su
    A student and Byeong-chan's son who is bullied. He is the first infected human.
    A student and the leader of the delinquents.
    A student who participates in the bullying of students at the school.
    An English professor and the form teacher of Class 2–5.
  • Yoon Byung-hee as Kang Jin-goo
    A sports teacher.
    The school's nurse.
    A Korean teacher and the school's dean.
  • Um Hyo-sup as the school's principal.
  • Park Jae-chul as Jeon Ho-chul
  • Lee Si-hoon as "Orangibberish"
  • Lee Ji-hyun as Cheong-san's mother, who operates a fried chicken restaurant in Hyosan, and deeply cares for her son.
  • Woo Ji-hyun as Kim Woo-shin
    The youngest member of the Hyosan Fire Station rescue team 1.
  • Dong Hyun-bae as Park Young-hwan
    A paramedic of the Hyosan Fire Station rescue team 1.
  • Jo Dal-hwan as Jo Dal-ho
    A senior aide.

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal release date
1"Episode 1"January 28, 2022 (2022-01-28)
A gang of bullies corner Hyosan High student Lee Jin-su on the rooftop of a building. He tries to fight them off, but is pushed off the roof and left hospitalized. He vows revenge against his bullies before suddenly turning into a zombie, prompting his father, Lee Byeong-chan, to smuggle his body home. Several days later, Kim Hyeon-ju, one of Jin-su's bullies, is bitten by an infected hamster in the school's science lab. Byeong-chan, a science teacher at the school, witnesses this and locks her inside the lab. However, she escapes the next day, though now infected, and enters a frenzied state, biting school nurse Kim Kyung-mi before being transported to the hospital for further treatment. Police arrive at the school and arrest Byeong-chan. Shortly after, Kyung-mi turns into a zombie and attacks several students, triggering a viral outbreak within the school.
2"Episode 2"January 28, 2022 (2022-01-28)
Childhood best friends Nam On-jo and Lee Cheong-san flee the cafeteria as zombies begin to swarm the school. They take refuge in classroom 2-5 with other surviving classmates: Lee Su-hyeok, Yoon I-sak, Han Gyeong-su, Lee Na-yeon, Yang Dae-su, Oh Joon-yeong, Kim Ji-min, Jang Woo-jin, Seo Hyo-ryung, Kim Min-ji, and class president Choi Nam-ra. An infected teacher enters the classroom and bites Min-ji, forcing the group to flee into another classroom. I-sak is also bitten; Cheong-san is forced to push her out of a window when she turns and attacks On-jo. The students fashion a fire hose into a makeshift ladder and climb down to the broadcast room, where they reunite with their homeroom teacher Ms. Park. Meanwhile, school bully Yoon Gwi-nam hides in the cafeteria kitchen. Archery team members Jang Ha-ri and Jung Min-jae take refuge with Yoo Jun-seong and Park Mi-jin in a restroom. At the hospital, a zombified Hyeon-ju bites several others, causing the virus to rapidly spread throughout the city.
3"Episode 3"January 28, 2022 (2022-01-28)
Gyeong-su is scratched while fighting off a zombie and isolates himself in another room when Na-yeon accuses him of being infected. However, Gyeong-su shows no signs of infection, and the others press Na-yeon to apologize. Na-yeon instead antagonizes Gyeong-su, who suddenly turns and throws himself out a window while attacking Cheong-san. Nam-ra reveals that she saw Na-yeon smear zombie blood onto her handkerchief and used it to tend to Gyeong-su's scratch, causing his infection. Na-yeon storms out, and a concerned Ms. Park runs after her. Meanwhile, Gwi-nam sacrifices several survivors to escape the kitchen. Cheong-san's mother goes to the school in search of her son. Elsewhere, firefighter and On-jo's father, Nam So-ju, his crew, assemblywoman Park Eun-hee, and other government officials are trapped inside a government building. Pregnant student Park Hee-su gives birth in a public bathroom stall and flees with the baby as zombies begin to overrun the city. However, she is bitten and hides inside Cheong-san's family restaurant, tying herself away from the baby succumbing to the infection. The citywide outbreak prompts government forces - led by commander Jin Seon-moo - to declare martial law as they begin evacuating survivors.
4"Episode 4"January 28, 2022 (2022-01-28)
Cheong-san's mother arrives at the school, only to be quickly surrounded and killed by zombies. Police detective Song Jae-ik interrogates Byeong-chan, who confesses to creating the virus (named the "Jonas Virus") in an attempt to empower Jin-su against his bullies. However, Jin-su turned into a zombie instead and bit his mother, causing her to turn too, and Byeong-chan has since tried to find a cure. The interrogation is cut short when a horde of zombies swarms the police station. Byeong-chan is bit and tells Jae-ik that the cure to the virus is on his laptop located in the school's science lab. He sacrifices himself to the horde, allowing Jae-ik and rookie police officer Jeon Ho-chul to escape. Meanwhile, Su-hyeok and Cheong-san retrieve a smartphone from the staff room, encountering school outcast Min Eun-ji, who was bitten but did not turn. The two are separated by zombies; Su-hyeok returns to the broadcast room but Cheong-san is forced to flee with the phone. He hides in the principal's office, where he witnesses Gwi-nam killing the principal, and flees again with Gwi-nam in pursuit. So-ju, his surviving crew, and the government officials board a rescue helicopter and are successfully evacuated.
5"Episode 5"January 28, 2022 (2022-01-28)
Cheong-san and Gwi-nam fight in the school library, with Cheong-san gaining the upper hand as he gouges Gwi-nam's left eye before pushing him into a horde of zombies. Cheong-san escapes the library and hides in a vent, where he then attempts to call for help using the smartphone, but there is no response, as the government has cut off all communications within the city to control the crisis. Joon-yeong and On-jo retrieve a drone from the science lab to find Cheong-san. As they pilot the drone outside the school, they find much of the city in ruins, much to the group's dismay. Jun-seong, Mi-jin, Min-jae, and Ha-ri make their way to the school clinic, only to also discover that all internet connections have been cut. Jae-ik and Ho-chul take refuge in Cheong-san's family restaurant and rescue Hee-su's baby. So-ju and his group arrive at a military encampment, but the military forbids him from leaving to rescue On-jo. Meanwhile, Gwi-nam, having survived the bites and retained his consciousness, vows revenge on Cheong-san.
6"Episode 6"January 28, 2022 (2022-01-28)
The students broadcast music throughout the school to distract the zombies while they meet up with Cheong-san. Gwi-nam pursues them, revealing superhuman strength as he attacks Su-hyeok and bites Nam-ra, and is eventually pushed out of a window. The students retreat inside the music room. Cheong-san, who saw Gwi-nam get bit, argues that Nam-ra is infected, but she remains human and does not turn. On-jo suggests that she, Gwi-nam, and Eun-ji developed a form of immunity to the virus. Unbeknownst to them, Na-yeon is hiding inside a nearby locked storage room stocked with food. At the restaurant, Jae-ik and Ho-chul rescue a young girl named Se-bin. So-ju escapes the encampment and sets off towards the school to rescue On-jo.
7"Episode 7"January 28, 2022 (2022-01-28)
Soldier Lee Jae-joon is bitten and turns into a zombie during a clearing mission. Researchers use his body for examination. As Nam-ra's infection grows stronger, she begins to crave human flesh and gains acute hearing, vision and smell. She and Su-hyeok confess their feelings for each other and kiss. The students flee to the rooftop, only to find the door locked from outside by fellow student and school outcast Kim Cheol-soo. They fend off waves of zombies and Gwi-nam, who survived the fall. Jae-ik, Ho-chul, and the children escape the restaurant on a moped and encounter another survivor: a livestreamer named "Orangibberish". However, Ho-chul rides off with the children when zombies approach them, leaving Jae-ik and Orangibberish behind.
8"Episode 8"January 28, 2022 (2022-01-28)
Nam-ra's infection grants her incredible strength, allowing her to throw Gwi-nam down the stairs. Eun-ji sets the staff room on fire before wandering off, activating the fire alarm and unlocking the rooftop doors. The students are too late, however, as a rescue helicopter has left with only Cheol-soo. They build an SOS sign using sticks and planks before gathering around a campfire. Cheong-san reveals his feelings for On-jo. Jae-ik and Orangibberish are rescued by Ho-chul, who returns with a bus and the two children. They are found and evacuated by the military, who also evacuate Eun-ji. Flashbacks reveal that Ms. Park was bitten while protecting Na-yeon, who now seeks to atone for her actions. She stocks up on food to give to the group and makes her way to the rooftop, but is found and killed by Gwi-nam, who plots another attack on the students.
9"Episode 9"January 28, 2022 (2022-01-28)
Gwi-nam climbs to the rooftop and attacks the students, but Nam-ra's strength allows her to overpower him once more, pushing him off the roof. Jae-ik reveals to the military that Byeong-chan's laptop, believed to contain the cure, is located at the school. A dispatch team goes to retrieve the laptop and prepares to rescue the students. However, Eun-ji goes berserk at the encampment and bites Cheol-soo. She is promptly captured and examined, and the military issues sudden orders to classify all survivors as asymptomatic and orders the dispatch team to abandon the students. A loud thunderstorm ensues, hampering the zombies' ability to hear and smell. Both groups at the school decide to use this advantage for another escape. The rooftop students make their way to the ground floor, where a horrified Cheong-san finds his reanimated mother.
10"Episode 10"January 28, 2022 (2022-01-28)
Cheong-san's cries attract the attention of nearby zombies, forcing the students to flee. Ji-min is separated from the group and is quickly killed. The students meet with Ha-ri's group at the gym but find themselves surrounded by zombies. Min-jae flees back outside. Jun-seong sacrifices himself to allow everyone to hide inside the equipment room. The following morning, Cheong-san and On-jo reconcile, promising to discuss their relationship once they reach safety. Planning another escape, the students use metal carts to form a movable barricade in order to reach the gym's back exit. Joon-yeong is bitten and climbs out of the barricade to guide his classmates to the door before turning. So-ju, finally arriving at the school, comes to their rescue. Meanwhile, researchers deduce that the virus' adaptability and the irreversible state of its victims make a cure impossible. As a result, Commander Jin authorizes the bombing of Hyosan.
11"Episode 11"January 28, 2022 (2022-01-28)
Escaping the gym, On-jo finally reunites with her father, but the group is forced to flee again from approaching zombies. So-ju diverts the zombies away, sacrificing himself to allow the students to reach a nearby construction site, where they take cover on a scaffold. At the archery center, Gwi-nam questions Min-jae about the group's whereabouts before biting him and leaving him to turn. The military then deploys sound-emitting drones to draw zombies from all over the city to select bombing locations, including Hyosan High. As the students attempt to escape, they are ambushed by Gwi-nam, who bites Cheong-san. Cheong-san pushes him off the scaffolding, and knowing he will turn, kisses and embraces On-jo before rushing away to distract the zombies, allowing the others to escape the school safely. He is attacked by Gwi-nam, and the two fight in a final showdown. The bombs are activated, instantly wiping out thousands of zombies and killing Cheong-san and Gwi-nam in the explosion. Commander Jin commits suicide out of regret for authorizing the bombings.
12"Episode 12"January 28, 2022 (2022-01-28)
On-jo mourns her father and Cheong-san's deaths. The students reach an evacuated neighborhood, where they fight off a horde of zombies that evaded the bombings. Woo-jin is bitten while saving Ha-ri, forcing Nam-ra to kill him after he turns. As they flee the city, her cravings for human flesh grow stronger, and she nearly bites On-jo. Fearing her own impulses, she strays from the group and disappears. The surviving students - On-jo, Su-hyeok, Dae-su, Hyo-ryung, Mi-jin, and Ha-ri - arrive at a military checkpoint and are finally rescued. Four months later, the government lifts martial law in Hyosan but maintains quarantine measures for the survivors in the encampment. Noticing a campfire on the school rooftop from afar, the students sneak out of the camp to investigate. They joyfully reunite with Nam-ra, who appears surprisingly well. She reveals that there are other half-zombie survivors like herself, before leaping off the roof to join them.

Production

On April 12, 2020, Netflix announced through a press release that JTBC Studios and Film Monster would produce a series called All of Us Are Dead based on the popular webtoon Now at Our School. On April 19, 2020, Yoon Chan-young was confirmed to star in the series as one of the students. Park Ji-hu joined the main cast on April 22. On July 1, they were officially joined by Cho Yi-hyun, Lomon and Yoo In-soo. In selecting the cast, director Lee Jae-kyoo said, "I thought that bringing on actors who were great at acting but still unknown to the public would add to the immersion of the series".

Production was temporarily suspended in August 2020 due to the re-spreading of COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 88% based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "While All of Us Are Dead loses some of its bite with an overlong season, its emotional grounding puts plenty of meat on the bone." Metacritic gave it a weighted average score of 67 out of 100 based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

IGN rated the series a 7 out of 10 and noted that the series was "clever, thrilling, and also... a bit exhausting." Variety praised the series, stating it "makes the most out of its nightmarish central location to otherworldly, dizzying effect." The series received generally positive reviews for its performances, screenplay, and action sequences, although its long runtime was criticized.

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2022 8th APAN Star Awards Excellence Award, Actress in an OTT Drama Lee Yoo-mi Nominated
Best New Actor Yoon Chan-young Won
Best New Actress Park Ji-hu Won
Cho Yi-hyun Nominated
58th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor – Television Yoo In-soo Nominated
Best New Actress – Television Lee Yoo-mi Nominated
Cho Yi-hyun Nominated
1st Blue Dragon Series Awards Best New Actress Park Ji-hu Nominated
Cho Yi-hyun Nominated

References

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