Netflix provided Korean TV and movie fans with a rich source of income in 2021. A trend that is already set to continue into 2022. On the heels of the release of two recent TV shows in this genre — Squid GameAnd Hellbound, the former being one of the biggest Netflix releases of all time — a new TV series is set to hit the streamer later this month. Based on a well-known webtoon. All of Us Are DeadMight not be as insane as the ratings numbers for Squid GameHowever, This oneIt has all the ingredients for another Netflix hit.
Horror? This category is crushing it right now on the streamer. An international Korean title? An easy-to-grasp story with visceral violence and action? You can check, and again.
All of Us Are Dead Netflix
This 12-episode series has a simple story. Netflix says that a group is held captive in high school by a group. “and find themselves in dire situations as they seek to be rescued from a zombie invasion of their school.” Importantly, it’s debuting on Netflix in the US on January 28.
It will not be the first Korean horror movie to go on Netflix. One of the most notable and recent examples is HellboundThe book was released in November. In fact, the latter was a philosophical complement. Squid Game. This was, of course, a harsh indictment against modern capitalism.
The story about Hellbound: Basically, a creepy face materializes to tell sinners they’ve been marked for death. Three large, terrifying demons arrive at the appropriate hour to beat down the victim. After which they’re incinerated, sending their soul on its way to hell. CGI demons can be huge and terrifying.
Zombie-filled K-drama
The new Korean-language Netflix release will be a perfect addition to the growing number of horror content that has been released over the past year. All of the Fear StreetTrilogy of movies Army of the DeadAnd Blood Red SkyTo name a few,
The IMDb Page for All of Us Are DeadThis is what this sound sounds like The Walking Dead: High School Edition. “A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak,”It says. “Trapped students must fight their way out or turn into one of the rabid infected.”
Additional information on the new series:
- It has a couple of stars. Squid GameActors (Lee Yoomi and Kim Byungchul).
- It’s based on the webtoon Get Now at Our SchoolThe, which ran between 2009-2011.
- This series would have been on Netflix in a normal year. Alas, this was one of Netflix’s many productions interrupted and delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Here’s where you can watchThis new show will be available on Netflix at some point later in the month.