All of Us Are Dead

Mindless fun

Hello, first of all I want to apologize for any grammatical mistake in the review English isn't my first language and I never took specialized classes to learn it at a somewhat professional level, with that out of the way I 'am kind of new to K-dramas I only started watching them when covid began so please be gentle with me (／≧ω＼).

Story: (6-7/10)

without going into too much details I'll try to stay as vague as I can, there is not a lot going on story wise at least not the first half of the show it's basically as the synopsis says students try to survive a zombie outbreak the first 6 episodes are very slow in my opinion but by the end they did a great job building this sense of urgency and uncertainty it definitely has some common clichés but it should be expected as this is a Drama after all. One more gripe that I have with the show is the lack of development in characters luckily the acting is very good so it's not that big of a deal. Overall the story for what is there is decent nothing groundbreaking but it will keep you entertained.

Acting: (8/10)

This is where the show excels the most, I had never heard of Yoon Chan Young, Park Solomon, Park Ji Hoo and Jo Yi Hyun but they all performed great the supporting cast was one of the best I've seen in a while they do a great job making you relate to the characters and root for them (the zombies were very scary and well played too)

Music: (5-6/10)

Nothing special here I don't even remember one song from the score it does the job and builds the scenes correctly.

Rewatch value (6/10)
I 'am very biased here I usually don't rewatch shows unless I was very touched by it and in this case while the show is good it's nothing spectacular I don't see why someone would rewatch unless a season 2 is announced in a few years

Overall (8/10)
While the show is nothing special if you are like me and like horror, gore and apocalyptic settings this show is good fun, if you are looking for something with a deep story and meaningful interactions this is not what you are looking for.

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A little hokey but still entertaining

First of all, I wanted to address something several reviews I've read have mentioned about the story. The thing to keep in mind as you're watching is, primarily, All Of Us Are Dead is focusing on a group of TEENAGERS trying to survive a zombie apocalypse with no help. Those of us that are adults, think back to when you were a teenager? Did you make intelligent, rational decisions? I was considered an intelligent kid and I know I didn't. And that's not with the added stress of a real life-or-death scenario. So I think a little grace needs to be used when nitpicking the decisions that led to undesirable results for these kids.

That said, I will agree that while I commend what they were TRYING to do story-wise (commentary about school bullying, the toxicity of politics, etc), there was definitely too much going on that didn't need the screen time and sort of took away focus from what should have been the main theme. I understand wanting to show the end of innocence and childhood through the loss of a parent too soon but the pregnant student and the subsequent baby left without its mother part seemed redundant, especially when there was so much emphasis put on a couple of the students witnessing the death of a parent or at least knowing for sure that their parents were dead.

The focus on the assembly member after On-jo's father had left the group to find his daughter didn't really seem needed to me at all. And killing him off within minutes after they were reunited seemed like just a cheap way to keep the kids on their own with no adult help whatsoever and made all the screen time focused on him being a badass and trying to get to the school and all his setbacks completely worthless.

Personally, I felt like not enough time was spent on fleshing out the characters and their relationships to each other to make the deaths more meaningful and devastating. Don't get me wrong, it's sad and a couple of them made me shed a tear even (I'm pretty emotional though and tend to cry when I see others crying.) but it never lasted very long.

The only other thing about it that irks me is that the score was completely forgettable. To the point where I don't remember any of it minus the intro music. I feel like with the use of a better score, I would have felt a lot more connected to the story and characters like I did after the rooftop singing scene.

Despite all that, I still found it incredibly entertaining and I'm interested in what they might be planning for a possible second season.

TLDR; Not the best drama ever written, but not the worst either. In my eyes, worth a watch if you're into zombies and horror.

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It took me some time to decide if i should watch this drama or not, because it doesn't fit in my usual category of shows i watch. After considering it, i said to myself "just try, get out of your confort zone. If you don't like it, just drop it!". I Finally decided to watch it. After the first episode i was not sure if i was able to continue to watch, because some scenes were to violent for me. I kept going, in order to give a full opportunity to this drama and because i don't like to drop.

I made it, i watched it all in two days and i do not regret it (and actually i'm kind of proud of myself for watching it all). This Drama is really good, well made. I'm not a person who usually likes and watch horror things, but i watched it and liked it (i had to cover my eyes sometimes, i'm too easily scared ahah). I actually liked the ending, even though i was a bit sad about some losses. I don't know if i'm gonna rewatch it, but i will definitely watch if a second season comes out.

I recommend it.

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Modern day Zombie drama of Kingdom

I really like zombie movies created by KOREANs. It always giving me chills, getting up from my chair in some scenes. And this gives me excitement omgggg‼ some scenes I felt sad for they cannot do about their parents has been beaten . And the funny and irritating scenes is that one of the infected student have an UNLI life until they BOMB the HYOSAN area that has been affected with infected people. Somehow I felt pity for those parents, friends and even the irritating batchmates they have. I thought the general who was in charge of the misssion is brave enough, but at the end he did suicide for what he did... Congrats ‼👏👏👏 to Kdrama Series for making at the TOP again in NETFLIX after Squid Game. Which is talk of the Town again and doing some memes on facebook and twitter.😊

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Karma is a btch

I have high expectations for this drama after watching its trailer that immediately captured my curiosity but still it is a high school-themed zombie series so that ended my expectations.

The production and its CGI effects are definitely not a cringe-worthy, you could really see the dedication in delivering a worth to be watched zombie kdrama in a Gen Z era so might as well list your survival tips.

Compared with other zombie kdramas, the story is too hopeless. Your survival depends on how you act, it must be good ofcourse. This drama could be a great example in taming ones' human nature in facing a human extinction like a zombie apocalypse. That one should think of the others rather than a selfish survival.

Nonetheless, it was good to be watched for a first round but would not go binge-watch again.

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Your usual zombie fare (teen oriented). Can be enjoyable—depending on your mileage

Show doesn’t actually bring anything new to the table. If you’ve watched or read enough post-apocalyptic flicks and books, then you can fairly predict many things. There’ll be jump scares, bits of love interest, in-fightings, and that they’ll whittle down the characters until the end (including the ones you're rooting for).

Directing and production values are good. The library chase is one scene that stands out as fresh in particular. The large cast and multiple storyline keeps you guessing who'll survive, with some characters (and actors) standing out in particular.

While certain parts are gratuitously violent or gory (or both), this might not be a problem for hardcore fans of the genre. Young adults and/or those new to dystopian action might probably enjoy it.

As for me, All Of Us Are Dead is one of those casual watches. It's not one I'll rewatch again but I've got no reason to dissuade others from seeing it.

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"Grades aren't important. Being healthy and safe is."

To the person who thought of that trash ending, you need to go. It wasn't bad, but it was pretty unexpected and I never thought it turned out the way it did. I would switch people's deaths for other people if I could. But I love the interactions between the students, WHAT I WOULD GIVE TO HAVE CLASS LIKE THIS. I would like a season 2 just to elaborate on the ending, no need to add more. I dare say this show was better than Squid Game-

Nam On Jo should've, in all honesty, be a supporting character. I guess she was important because of her dad saving them or whatever, but I mean she really could have been the supporting character. Lee Cheong San...AH I LOVE HIM. He's best friend material, I do not care what anyone else says. I loved it when he pushed Lee Na Yeon because of what she did. Speaking of her, I hated her, don't get me wrong. But what Yoon Gwi Nam did to her was a little too much, she was actually trying to do better. He was...I don't know I felt off about him the whole show I didn't like most of the things he did, sorry. Choi Nam Ra was a good character, I liked how she was class president, but nobody apparently listened to her just because her mom was someone important. Lee Soo Hyeok was a little too clingy over Nam Ra, and now that I think about it, so was On Jo. He kept trying to say "If you want to do it, do it to me" or whatever. On Jo kept trying to be the hero and kept telling her the same thing. People, stop telling her before she actually does it. I loved Yang Dae Soo, I think he was the class's binding person, he got along with virtually everyone. Jang Woo Jin and Oh Joon Young are hot, I don't care what anyone says. I mean in general the only ones I didn't like were the adults, except for On Jo's dad, and that funny detective. That detective, Song Jae Ik is hot and funny, he's literally me.

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