Once Considered Not Scary Enough, Let's Take a Look at 5 Interesting Facts About the Korean Drama 'ALL OF US ARE DEAD'

Kapanlagi.com - Soon you will be entertained by the latest Netflix drama ALL OF US ARE DEAD. Prior to its release, the production team of the Netflix drama has presented an interesting teaser that you can already watch on social media.

ALL OF US ARE DEAD shows the extreme situation that occurs when a high school is infected by a zombie virus. To survive, the surviving students try to use whatever is available around them.

Not only is the story interesting, but this series also has a lot of interesting facts. Instead of being curious, let's check out 5 interesting facts about it here.

1. Adaptation From Webtoon

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Although made by Netflix, ALL OF US ARE DEAD is actually a drama adaptation of a webtoon. The webtoon is titled NOW AT OUR SCHOOL by Joo Dong Geun.

The live-action version will also present the same story as the story in the webtoon, which was published between 2009 and 2011. This is not the first time Netflix has done an adaptation, previously Netflix succeeded with the adaptation of ALICE IN BORDERLAND which was adapted from a comic.

2. Netizen Comments

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Although this film was supposed to be a horror film, unfortunately the teaser released received criticism from netizens. Quoting from the Korean website Theqoo, many people said that the zombie makeup did not meet expectations.

Meanwhile, on Twitter, netizens seem to be bored with zombie genre dramas. "Zombies again?" wrote one netizen. "South Korea specializes in zombies," added another netizen.

3. Starring Young Actors

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Set in a school, this drama will feature many young stars. Their faces may not be familiar yet, but they are guaranteed to have exceptional acting abilities.

Like Park Ji Hu who previously appeared in HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD and LITTLE WOMEN. Then there's Yoon Chan Young who previously starred in STILL 17 and DOCTOR JOHN. Besides them, there are many other stars.

4. Shooting Delayed

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The production of the series ALL OF US ARE DEAD, announced by Netflix in April 2020. However, the shooting process was delayed in August 2020 due to the outbreak of Covid-19 in South Korea.

The producers and crew of this series finally agreed to temporarily stop the production and follow the local authorities' regulations to comply with quarantine standard protocols. Finally, the production was completed in February 2021 and could only be released in early 2022.

5. Agile Zombie

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If you've ever seen a zombie movie, you probably know that there are 2 types of zombies. The first type is slow like in The Walking Dead, and the second type is agile like in TRAIN TO BUSAN.

Well, the zombies in ALL OF US ARE DEAD will present agile and ferocious zombies, similar to the zombies in the movies TRAIN TO BUSAN and PENINSULA. With the appearance of these types of zombies, this series should be scary.

Author: Evan Reinaldo

(kpl/mag)