Netflix has officially greenlit production on Season 2 of All of Us Are Dead, the world-breaking South Korean YA zombie horror that swept the globe in 2022. Based on Joo Dong-geun’s hit webtoon, the show became one of the biggest non-English hits ever on Netflix, receiving massive global buzz and a passionate fanbase eager for more.
A Global Breakout Hit Returns
When All of Us Are Dead premiered, it accumulated over 560 million hours watched in its first 28 days, a mammoth amount that placed it on Netflix’s Top 10 most-viewed non-English shows of all time. It also entered the Top 10 in more than 90 countries, proving that its mix of horror, emotion, and high school angst had real global appeal.
Now, production has commenced officially for Season 2 with familiar faces returning and new ones joining as the zombie apocalypse begins to spread outside Hyosan.
Returning Survivors and Emerging Threats
Back in their Season 1 roles are Park Ji-hu, Yoon Chan-young, Cho Yi-hyun, and Lomon, who took on the central group of students who survived the zombie apocalypse at Hyosan High. They are now confronting a chilling new installment after their lives were forever changed during the frightening events of the first season.
Season 2 begins with Nam On-jo (Park Ji-hu) a university student in Seoul, where she is still haunted by the trauma and loss of her high school days. But with a new outbreak of infections hitting the city, she again finds herself struggling to survive, this time with no friends by her side.
Yoon Chan-young’s Lee Cheong-san, Cho Yi-hyun’s Choi Nam-ra, and Lomon’s Lee Su-hyeok come back with new storylines, each handling the impact of the first outbreak differently.
A New Generation of Survivors
Season 2 introduces a new set of cast members which include:
- Lee Min-jae (Weak Hero: Class 2) as Yong Ma-ru
- Kim Si-eun (Squid Game Season 2) as So Ju-ran
- Roh Jae-won (Squid Game Seasons 2 & 3) as Han Du-seok
- Yoon Ga-i as Lee Jong-a
These new characters, a majority of which are university students, have managed to weather the zombie-ridden world with creative and desperate means. On-jo’s dynamics with her seniors provide a new emotional layer, while Han Du-seok, as a team leader with the National Intelligence Service, provides political intrigue and action-packed suspense to the plot.
Behind the Scenes: Creative Team and Production
Season 2 is once more directed by director Lee JQ (Daily Dose of Sunshine) and co-director Kim Nam-su, with Chun Sung-il serving the series’ writer role again. Chun, who is also the writer of King the Land, brings back his special talent of including character building in survival art at high stakes.
FILM MONSTER Co., Ltd takes charge of the production along with SLL Joongang Co., Ltd, KIMJONGHAK PRODUCTION Co., Ltd, and NPIO Entertainment Co., Ltd.
What’s Next for the All of Us Are Dead Universe?
As the infection spreads from the little town of Hyosan to the city of Seoul, Season 2 can only bring more epic scale, deeper character development, and more intense survival horror. With its existing cast and a new shot of faces injected into it, stakes are higher than ever before, and so is the hype.
Fans can expect new interpretations of the zombie genre as All of Us Are Dead continue to mix social commentary, teen drama, and nail-biting action in a quintessentially Korean fashion.
Season 2 is yet to be announced, but with production already in motion, the walking dead will be back again soon enough.
