Scripted series · Netflix
All of Us Are Dead
Hope is the most painful torture for people who want to despair.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Park Ji-hu
Nam On-jo
12 eps
Yoon Chan-young
Lee Cheong-san
12 eps
Cho Yi-hyun
Choi Nam-ra
12 eps
Lomon
Lee Su-hyeok
12 eps
Yoo In-soo
Yoon Gwi-nam
12 eps
Lee Min-jae
Lee You-mi
Lee Na-yeon
12 eps
Kim Si-eun
Kim Byong-chul
Lee Byeong-chan
12 eps
Roh Jae-won
Lee Kyoo-hyung
Song Jae-ik
12 eps
Jeon Bae-soo
Nam So-ju
12 eps
Yoon Ga-i
Lee Jong-ah
An Si-ha
Kim Kyung-mi
1 eps
Kim Jeong-yeon
Kim Min-ji
2 eps
Chae Dong-hyeon
Archery Coach
1 eps
Yoon Byung-hee
Kang Jin-gu
2 eps
Shin Jae-whi
Park Chang-hoon
2 eps
Jung Yi-seo
Kim Hyeon-ju
3 eps
Dong Hyun-bae
Park Young-hwan
4 eps
Ham Seong-min
Han Gyeong-su
5 eps
Kim Ju-a
Yoon I-sak
3 eps
Lee Chae-eun
Park Hee-su
4 eps
Uhm Hyo-seop
Principal
3 eps
Kang Moon-kyung
Prime Minister
1 eps
Kim Bo-yoon
Seo Hyo-ryung
12 eps
Eun Yeo-jin
Kim Ji-min
10 eps
Ahn Seung-gyun
Oh Joon-yeong
10 eps
Son Sang-yeon
Jang Wu-jin
12 eps
Oh Hye-soo
Min Eun-ji
11 eps
Ahn Ji-ho
Kim Cheol-su
8 eps
Oh Hee-jun
Son Myeong-hwan
3 eps
Lee Sang-hee
Park Sun-hwa
5 eps
Yoon Kyung-ho
Jung Yong-nam
4 eps
Ha Seung-lee
Jang Ha-ri
11 eps
Lee Eun-saem
Park Mi-jin
11 eps
Jin Ho-eun
Jung Min-jae
10 eps
Yang Han-yeol
Yoo Joon-sung
9 eps
Lee Si-hoon
Orangibberish
3 eps
Kim Jong-tae
Jin Seon-mu
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How All of Us Are Dead actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
All of Us Are Dead reads strongest on Character Depth, Spectacle and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
Episode 8
Jae-ik and his crew run into a student from the school. Na-yeon works up the courage to face her peers. The group shares confessions around a fire.
- Directed by JQ Lee, Kim Nam-su
- Written by Chun Sung-il
S01E02
Episode 2
The infected multiply in droves. Scrambling for their lives, Nam On-jo and Lee Cheong-san find safety with others inside a classroom — but not for long.
- Directed by JQ Lee, Kim Nam-su
- Written by Chun Sung-il
S01E04
Episode 4
In need of a cellphone, two students take a risky journey to the teachers' office. Byeong-chan passes on critical information to Detective Song Jae-ik.
- Directed by JQ Lee, Kim Nam-su
- Written by Chun Sung-il
S01E01
Episode 1
Inside Lee Byeong-chan's science lab, a student incurs a seemingly harmless bite. Shortly after, a fast-spreading outbreak soaks the school in blood.
- Directed by JQ Lee, Kim Nam-su
- Written by Chun Sung-il
S01E11
Episode 11
Though a surprise protector provides the group safe passage to their next stop, Yoon Gwi-nam is not far behind. The military makes a grave decision.
- Directed by JQ Lee, Kim Nam-su
- Written by Chun Sung-il
S01E07
Episode 7
To make it out of the music room and onto the roof, the students put into action their most perilous plan yet. Elsewhere, Jae-ik comes across a setback.
- Directed by JQ Lee, Kim Nam-su
- Written by Chun Sung-il
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
Episode 1
- Directed by JQ Lee, Kim Nam-su
- Written by Chun Sung-il
S01E02
Episode 2
- Directed by JQ Lee, Kim Nam-su
- Written by Chun Sung-il
S01E03
Episode 3
- Directed by JQ Lee, Kim Nam-su
- Written by Chun Sung-il
S01E04
Episode 4
- Directed by JQ Lee, Kim Nam-su
- Written by Chun Sung-il
S01E05
Episode 5
- Directed by JQ Lee, Kim Nam-su
- Written by Chun Sung-il
S01E06
Episode 6
- Directed by JQ Lee, Kim Nam-su
- Written by Chun Sung-il
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Ham Yeong-hoonProducer
- Park Cheol-suProducer
- Son Ki-wonProducer
Writing
- Chun Sung-ilWriter
Direction
- JQ LeeDirector
- Kim Nam-suDirector
Cinematography
- Park Se-seungDirector of Photography
Music
- MowgOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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