Netflix's 'All of Us Are Dead' is touted as the new 'Squid Game' amongst fans; Here's why

Netflix's new Korean web series All Of Us Are Dead premiered this week and has been grabbing eyeballs ever since its trailer was unveiled. All Of Us Are Dead is a new thriller/survival drama that focuses on a set of school students as y struggle to survive after flesh-eating zombies take over ir school premises. As show premiered on streaming platform, several netizens compared show to globally acclaimed series Squid Game and even predicted it to surpass Squid Game's ratings. 

All Of Us Are Dead stars Yoon Chan-young, Park Ji-hoo, Cho Yi-hyun, Park Solomon and Yoo In-soo in lead role. It is based on  Naver webtoon w at Our School by Joo Dong-Geun, which was published between 2009 and 2011.

Here are some similarities between Squid Game and All Of Us Are Dead

Survival me

Both Squid Game and All Of Us Are Dead have a similar me, that is survival. students in show have to rely on ir survival skills to make it out alive during zombie outbreak. Whereas in Squid Game, players had to gamble with ir lives and survive till end to win game and take home huge cash prize. 

Same actor

Actor Lee Yoo-mi who rose to fame for her portrayal of Ji-yeong in Squid Game, will also be seen in show All Of Us Are Dead. However, this time around Yoo-mi will be playing a negative role in show, compared to her sweet persona in Squid Game. 

Gore scenes

trailer of All Of Us Are Dead featured quite a lot of blood, gore and action scenes, anyone with a light stomach won't be able to see se scenes. Squid Game also had its fair share of blood and gory scenes and looking at popularity of show, audiences' appetite for gory content has increased over past few years. 

More about All Of Us Are Dead

show got released on Netflix on January 28, 2022, and has a total of 12 episodes. All of Us Are Dead is directed by Lee JQ and Kim Nam-su. Chun Sung-il writes all 12 episodes of first season. official sypsis of show read, "A zombie virus breaks out fast inside a school. Endangered students fight to survive and escape."

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