All of Us Are Dead

Great Zombie Series

This was definitely one of the best zombie series I've seen. Each hour episode didn't seem to be long enough. What I found to make this series above other zombie movies or plots was the branches of different story lines going on at the same time. Your normal zombie apocalypse has stupid or very predictable directions throughout. This series seems to correct for that. Also adding a twist with certain zombie transformations, It seemed to be very realistic (if a zombie story can be realistic), but it also seems to cover so many different paths taken by each actor. Yoon Chan Young is great in his role. Not giving away the ending, but I'm glad to see he'll be back for season 2.
Definitely a must see for zombie fans, but even non-zombie enthusiastics will enjoy this as well.
Looking forward to season 2!!

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“Today I am… the happiest guy in this school!”

a very popular kdrama and for good reason. with a heartwarming cast that exhibits the closeness of a bunch of rowdy and unserious high schoolers, aouad lives up to its title as we slowly watch the characters we fall in love with sacrifice themselves for the people they care for. all the deaths are meaningful in their own ways and the ongoing conflict between gwinam and cheongsan was always entertaining and stressful. the origin of the zombies is well thought out and explained overtime throughout the show as we see clips of lee byeong-chan’s video diary. despite the impending doom that looms over our characters as zombies continue to close in on them in hyosan high school, they never lose heart and always manage to laugh even when all hope seems lost. practically infinite rewatchability as im writing this on what has to be my fourth, and the scenes hit just as hard as the first time i watched them. the side plots get a little boring at times but the main events more than make up for it. the zombie choreography and the way the actors move also makes watching this really fun because we see them practically bouncing off the walls. i’ve been a firm believer of the cheongsan is still alive theory since day one and i hope that with the announcement of the season two cast i’m proved right.

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All of us are Inlove over Park Solomon?

It's actually not that bad. The story was quite amazing, the characters portrays well, and the friendship is perfect


I don't need a season 2 for this drama. It was all so satisfying for me. Perfect in every way.
This is more than just about zombies. This is about social issues, like bullying and prejudices and how social status affects how you are treated by society. It all actually started because of bullying and how it was not given importance by authorities.
In the end, everyone will be equal in a situation like this. Everyone is affected no matter your social status is. Can you save others or just yourself? Will you sacrifice others to live or will you sacrifice yourself for them to live.
Friendship may develop or enemies may be made. The decision depends on you.

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All of Us Are Dead: 1/5/23 ~ 1/6/23

I’m probably really biased when it comes to my review because of how much I love this show, so much so that I can’t not find a single flaw in it. While it was frustrating at times it was because of how realistic it truly was. Our main group is kids who are in school when a zombie outbreak happens, while they are smart they are also just kids which is something that can be seen through their actions at time. It also makes it all the more heartbreaking as we see how they are forced to grow up in such a short amount of time cause of what is happening. People sacrifice themselves for others and many die because they were simply unlucky. It makes everything heartbreaking and I cry every time I watch. They are not the only group that we follow as we also see the military and the police officer with some other people, as well as the FL father and his team. Through the police officer we see the creator of the virus and learn many heartbreaking things, we also see how people can be idiots and make stupid choices. Though most heartbreaking of all we see a mother’s love through two children who moms were turned into zombies and had to hope that someone would save their children. This is also something we see through the FL dad as even when him and his group are taken to safety he goes back out to save his daughter since she is all he has left. Lastly we see the military and as frustrating as it was they actions they took were very realistic. They had to make hard choices many couldn’t and we see that through the lead military guy his they can haunt you. In the end when our main group is saved we see how there trust in adults in gone, since they were abandoned in there time of need.

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If you liked Train to Busan, You will love this one.

This is a great drama. Don’t listen to people who rated it low. It was clear as glass in the trailer what to expect. I did not give it ten because the romance was really unnecessary. There wasn’t even a need for that. And also they wasted the SML. There wasn’t even a need for his role other than defending his love and kicking zombies. The ML was really good. Both FL and SFL were great too but it would’ve been so much better if they just kept SFL alone because the FL didn’t really have any part to play other than lose her loved ones. The other characters are all likeable too. This is definitely worth a rematch but I hope they will bring back the main lead again because the ending literally hinted it(kinda). So if there will ever be season 2, they can’t really take the story far with SFL alone. This is worth every hype for a zombie show. 12 hours of zombie survival mode???what more do you need!!

P.S. Ep5 is literally best episode in the whole show. 1 hour of intense zombie chasing I’ve ever seen.

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I wanted to rate this with a solid 7.5, because despite me not liking it very much, it was pretty well made. But after thinking about this series for two days and feeling like I wasted my time and I want that time back, I think I can no longer be objective. I HATE THIS. The characters are annoying, the gore is boring and too much, there is no character development, people just die for the shock value like it's common in those zombie apocalypses - but why should I care? The characters weren't likable or relatable to begin with. They gave some characters like the girl's father an important story arc just to end everything in such a pointless way.
So ... the filming is good, the acting is good too. I don't blame the actors for those lifeless characters. I'm pretty sure they were told to act like this. The older actors were pretty disappointing though. I expected more from them. The comment is a mess like my head after watching this pointless series. POINTLESS is the right word I guess.
NOT IMPRESSED.

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More Than Just a Zombie Drama

All of Us Are Dead really surprised me. I expected just action and zombies, but it gave so much more, I don't think I ever saw a zombie apocalypse show based on a school so it was really interesting, I even want there to be more zombies based on different places and how they get out. The characters actually made me care they didn't really dig into their stories but they gave slight hints about how their lives were so it was nice to see that, I'm glad they gave them a story too, and the emotions hit hard. It shows how scary survival can be, especially for students. The storyline was fast-paced but still emotional, and some scenes stayed in my head for days, I binged watched this show in a day I didn't even realize hours were passing by till I finished it and I still rewatch it as my "comfort" drama because it's so addicting,this one’s definitely worth watching.

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Extreme highs and lows without enough heart.

I know nothing about the webtoon, but "All of Us Are Dead" being another Korean Zombie story was enough to pique my interest. The story itself feels pretty standard, with the expected tropes, yet still unique. The zombies are well done and realistically creepy, but something about this series disappoints and it was hard to put a finger on why while watching. Now that I've finished I think I understand what stopped me from loving this drama, the convoluted back story, and too many main characters that I didn't like or care about. It's hard to get invested in a zombie story if you don't care if they get eaten or not. Don't get me wrong, I loved the concept behind how the zombies were created, but that part didn't get enough focus, and I loved the school setting, but too many moments in this show seemed to drag out with too many characters that fell flat or were too stereotypical. The main one being Park Ji Hoo as Nam On Jo. Yes, she was a realistic teen, but her salty attitude throughout was more annoying than empathetic. Seeing zombies chase students gets super repetitive when you don't care enough about the people being chased.

Nam On Jo is just one of the main group of students we follow through this fast escalating zombie crisis. There's Lomon as Soo Hyeok the strong and crushworthy, Jo Yi Hyun as antisocial class President Nam Ra, and Yoon Chan Young as Chung San, my favorite character, the classic sympathetic hero. The rest of the classmates are a mix of bullies, clowns, snobs, BFFs, and assorted personalities you're likely to find in your average basic teen drama, but because things escalate so quickly some characters felt too generic to make me sympathize enough. In the middle of the chaos, we are faced with who likes who and who resents who, cliques, classism, bullying, bonding, selfishness, and insane revenge but because I didn't care enough about most of their relationships or feelings, I was left waiting for the next "event" to happen to them. I will admit that there was always an epic event on the horizon, often a pretty shocking one that kept me wanting to watch the next episode, but the time in between those events got pretty boring. Maybe I was looking for more chemistry between characters, or a stronger origin story since visually the show does an amazing job. Nothing about the acting is bad, it's just not as emotionally exciting as it was visually exciting. The story itself is definitely heavy on emotional "moments" but they left me dry-eyed when they normally wouldn't so I must partially blame the cast. Unforgettable scenes filled with mostly forgettable characters are the result. There is an extremely memorable extreme bully (with a mullet) but the rest of the cast is pretty generic. Lee Yoo Mi as Na Yeon is one of the few characters with a clear story arc, likable or not. Don't even get me started on the baby, or the little girl... too many wasted and unexplored storylines to count.

Would I watch this again, Oddly yes. I think knowing the story and characters better may make earlier scenes better too. It's a shorter series, 12 episodes, which is also a decent binge length. I also probably missed some important key things in some episodes while distracted by the shock of the zombies. This seems like the kind of drama that may make more sense with a second viewing. I would definitely be tempted to skip many scenes, especially the bio teacher's video diaries, but I know there are probably details I missed while bored. I was also satisfied with the ending, although a little disappointed that the zombie mess had no clear resolution and felt rushed to an end.

If you are a zombie fan, then this is worth watching. At least for some good and terrible zombie survival strategies. If you hate gore and violence but love a good drama, you honestly may want to skip this one. This drama is gory and dark and explores survival instincts, trust, loyalty, and is pretty high on lost faith in humanity points, but without a major throughline besides basic survival, the story is the weakest part of this drama. It is suspenseful, but the suspense is based on who will survive and who won't. There's really great 'WTH did I just watch' end of episode suspense to keep viewers hooked, but the zombie lore was pretty messy with plot holes I would have noticed more if I cared more. Some of the social commentary is pretty heavy-handed and doesn't go deep enough to feel relevant, which I think is this drama's overall issue. The Drama "Happiness" did a better job of telling a zombie survival genre and social commentary story without being too preachy... shout out for Bae Hae Sun for having to go through Zombies again! lol! Although this time her character seemed more like a glorified cameo.

Overall, "All of Us are Dead" is another Zombie drama for our times. Since this pandemic has many people questioning how we deal with a sudden crisis, and Zombie movies are a great way to explore Human Nature and Instincts, the timing of this series is perfect. What I didn't expect was a story filled with high adrenaline-inducing zombies to feel so tedious and I certainly didn't expect to have so many 'rooting for the zombies to eat someone' moments. Arguing, running, fighting, arguing, more running, and more fighting... the fight and zombie choreography is pretty epic, but I wish this drama's emotional moments matched the action. I can definitely see this being left somewhat open-ended for the possibility of a season 2, which I would watch, but not with super high expectations. Not quite overrated, but not as good as it could have been. I just know if zombies come I'm avoiding all teens. lol!

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