All of Us Are Dead

A deadly zombie virus rapidly spreads through a South Korean high school and then to the nearby city of Hyosan. Isolated and without contact with the outside world, where government authorities struggle to contain the outbreak, several students must fight for survival and find a way to reach safety. In the second season, after surviving the Hyosan zombie virus, Nam On-jo is a university student in Seoul struggling to adapt to her new life. A new outbreak of the virus soon forces her and several new friends to fight for survival once again. ==Cast and characters==

Main • Park Ji-hu as Nam On-jo: A student of Class 2–5, she is Cheong-san's love interest, childhood friend, neighbor. • Yoon Chan-young as Lee Cheong-san: A student of Class 2–5, he is On-jo's love interest, childhood friend, neighbor. • Lee Kyu-hyung as Song Jae-ik: A detective of Hyosan Police Station. • Jeon Bae-soo as Nam So-ju: Captain of 119 EMS Rescue team 1, and On-jo's father. Supporting Introduced in season 1 Introduced in season 2 ==Episodes==

Season 1 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. Season 2 In April 2024, Park Chul-soo, the CEO of Film Monster, announced that the filming period was scheduled for 2024 and the premiere of the second season is set to take place in the second half of 2025. Netflix decided to postpone the filming schedule to 2025 for better production environment and high quality completeness. In June 2025, it was announced that the cast of the second season had been joined by Roh Jae-won, Lee Min-jae, Kim Si-eun, Seo Ji-hoon, Yoon Ga-i, Kim Min, Ahn Dong-goo and Ryu Sung-rok. and wrapped on February 18, 2026. ==Reception==

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 89% based on 27 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." ==Accolades==

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