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| Clockwise from top left, actors Lim Jae-hyeok, Lee Yoo-mi, Park Ji-hu, Cho Yi-hyun, Lomon, and Yoo In-soo, director Lee Jae-kyoo and actor Yoon Chan-young pose during an online press conference for Netflix's new series "All of Us Are Dead," Wednesday. Courtesy of Netflix |
By Lee Gyu-lee
Netflix's new original series "All of Us Are Dead" is presenting yet another Korean-style zombie flick to the global audience.
"We put a lot of effort into depicting the zombies in the series. We've worked with a team, which included an actor and a choreographer, to create the moves of zombies. I can say for sure that it will have more detail and better movements than any other Korean zombie works," the series' director Lee Jae-kyoo said during the online press conference for the series, Wednesday.
"Usually, a human turning into a zombie is the scariest part of zombie flicks. So for this series, the viewers will be able to feel the extreme fear with the scenes that show people transforming into zombies."
Based on the hit web-comics of the same name, the apocalyptic series revolves around a high school that becomes the epicenter of a zombie virus outbreak.
A group of students, played by Park Ji-hu, Yoon Chan-young, Cho Yi-hyun, Lomon, and Lee You-mi, tries to make their way out of the school alive, fighting against zombies, who were once their schoolmates.
"Up until now, most zombie flicks revolved around adults. But this series follows the story of students, who are yet to fully mature and be socialized," the director said.
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| A scene from Netflix's new series "All of Us Are Dead" / Courtesy of Netflix |
As the original webcomic found success, the director said that he had felt pressure in making the live-action adaptation.
"I had a lot of discussions with the webcomic's creator Joo Dong-geun," he said. "The series will talk about how we should live with hope."
The series added new characters from the original work and developed the plot to involve stories of people outside the school like the students' parents. It touches on various social issues, including school bullying and social hierarchy, underneath the gory, bloodthirsty horror from the zombies' realistic makeup and movements.
The director expressed that he wanted to deliver a message through the story of children fighting for their survival.
"When adults are put in a dangerous situation, they will all find a safer way. But for children, they sometimes make risker decisions," he said. "I wanted to make a story that will lead people to think about what it means to be an adult and a human by watching the decisions and actions the children make in a life-or-death situation."
He added that the series' core message about bullying will speak to the global audience. "I don't think bullying only happens in school. It also happens in society. People collectively bonding in groups with selfishness bring such issues to society globally," he said. "Some might think that it's only a story about kids in school, but I hope viewers will be able to find it relevant even as adults."
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