Netflix zombie series 'All of Us Are Dead' to be unveiled on Jan. 28

A scene from Netflix's series, “All of Us Are Dead” / Courtesy of Netflix

By Kwak Yeon-soo

After “Kingdom” and “Hellbound” took the world by storm, another Korean zombie apocalypse series, “All of Us Are Dead,” will be coming to Netflix on Jan. 28, the streaming giant announced on Friday.

Based on Joo Dong-geun's popular web-comic, titled, “Now at Our School,” “All of Us Are Dead” centers on high school students who are trapped in a school during a zombie apocalypse. The trapped students must fight their way out of the virus-ridden school or otherwise, they too will turn into zombies.

Ahead of the release, Netflix released its trailer to give a glimpse of the school campus overrun by zombies and the bloody battle between students-turned-zombies and survivors, who are desperate to escape the place.

It is helmed by Lee Jae-kyoo, who has directed such hit TV series as “Damo” (2003) and “Beethoven Virus,” (2008) along with films like “The Fatal Encounter” (2014) and “Intimate Stranger” (2018).

The much-anticipated series features rising stars, including “House of Hummingbird” actress Park Ji-hu and “Doctor John” actor Yoon Chan-young. “Hospital Playlist” star Cho Yi-hyun and “Squid Game” star Lee You-mi will also appear in undisclosed roles.