All of Us are Dead Follows Squid Game's Footsteps To Be The Second Non-English Language Series to Hit #1 Spot on Netflix


All of Us are Dead has climbed its way to the to of Netflix's daily Top 10 seven days after the its release on January 28. After Squid Game became a global sensation last year, South Korea has produced its second No. 1 series with the new coming-of-age k-drama.

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With this achievement, South Korean becomes the first country to get multiple non-English language series on top of Netflix's Top 10. Last year, Squid Game became Netflix's most watched show ever, and it looks like All of Us are Dead is on the right track to get close to Hwang Dong-hyuk's survival drama. “This series revolves around these students who are linked by a desire to survive along with betrayal and friendship in its most unlikely forms,” according to Netflix's official description of the series.

Based on the webtoon Now at Our School by Joo Dong-geun, All of Us are Dead follows a group of of students trapped in Hyosan High where a zombie apocalypse has broken out and they have to fight to survive and escape the city before things get worse. Produced by JTBC Studios and Film Monster, the series is created and directed by Kim Nam-su and Lee JQ, with Lee JQ also serving as showrunner, and Chun Sung-il as writer.

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The cast includes Park Ji-hu (Nam On-jo), Yoon Chan-young, (Lee Cheong-san), Cho Yi-hyun (Choi Nam-ra), Lomon (Lee Su-hyeok), Lim Jae-hyeok (Yang Dae-su), Yoo In-soo (Yoon Gwi-nam), and Lee You-mi (Lee Na-yeon).

All 12 episodes of All of Us are Dead are now available to stream on Netflix worldwide. The streamer hasn't renewed the series, but based on its trajectory, it looks like it has great potential to get a second season. You can read everything we know about All of Us are Dead Season 2 here.

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