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All of Us Are Dead Season 2: Netflix’s Korean Zombie Hit Returns

The zombie horror spreads to Seoul as On-jo returns without her Hyosan friends, and Cheong-san’s fate takes a shocking turn.

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Summary:

  • On-jo is back, but this time she’s fighting zombies without her Hyosan High friends.
  • Cheong-san’s shocking return sparks questions about whether he is alive or something far more dangerous now.
  • With Seoul under siege, new alliances form, and survival gets even more brutal than before.
  • All of Us Are Dead Season 2 is set to return on Netflix.
All of Us Are Dead Season 2: Netflix’s Korean Zombie Hit Returns With Fresh Faces and Higher Stakes

After years of silence, Netflix has finally confirmed it: All of Us Are Dead Season 2 is officially in production — and the zombie horror is far from over. One of the platform’s most successful Korean dramas, Season 1 debuted in January 2022 and quickly became a global sensation, racking up over 560 million viewing hours in its first month and topping the non-English TV charts in more than 90 countries.

All of Us Are Dead Season 2 Plot: The Story Continues in Seoul

Season 2 picks up sometime after the Hyosan High outbreak, with Nam On-jo (Park Ji-hu) now a university student in Seoul. But peace is short-lived. Still haunted by what has happened, On-jo once again finds herself in another deadly battle for survival when a new wave of infection comes to the capital. 

This time, she doesn’t have her school friends with her. She forms new alliances with seniors Yong Ma-ru (Lee Min-jae), So Ju-ran (Kim Si-eun), and Lee Jong-a (Yoon Ga-i),  all of whom have honed their own brutal strategies for surviving the chaos.

After surviving the catastrophic zombie outbreak at Hyosan High, Nam On-jo (Park Ji-hu) is now a university student in Seoul, struggling to move on from the trauma and the friends she lost. But when a new wave of infection suddenly hits Seoul, she finds herself trapped in another deadly fight for survival — this time without the people she once depended on.

All eyes are on how Lee Cheong-san (Yoon Chan-young), Choi Nam-ra (Cho Yi-hyun), and Lee Su-hyeok (Lomon) are now navigating their lives years after the outbreak. Meanwhile, On-jo forms friendships with her university seniors Yong Ma-ru (Lee Min-jae), So Ju-ran (Kim Si-eun), and Lee Jong-a (Yoon Ga-i) — a group that has found ways to survive amidst the zombie apocalypse. Han Du-seok (Roh Jae-won) brings added tension to the story as a team leader within the National Intelligence Service. – Plot as described by Netflix.

All of Us Are Dead Season 2 Cast: Old and New Cast Members

All of Us Are Dead Season 2 Cast
All of Us Are Dead Season 2 Cast | Credits: Netflix

Netflix has revealed that fan favorites Yoon Chan-young (Cheong-san), Cho Yi-hyun (Nam-ra), and Lomon (Su-hyeok) are returning. The latter is a surprise, especially in Cheong-san’s case, whose fate was left ambiguous.

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They’re joined by Squid Game stars Kim Si-eun and Roh Jae-won. Roh plays Han Du-seok, a National Intelligence Service team leader whose arrival adds new complexity and tension to the storyline.

Behind the Scenes and What to Expect

All of Us Are Dead Season 2: Netflix’s Korean Zombie Hit Returns With Fresh Faces and Higher Stakes
A still for All of Us Are Dead Season 2 production clip | Credits: Netflix

The creative trio of director Lee JQ (Daily Dose of Sunshine), co-director Kim Nam-su, and screenwriter Chun Sung-il (King the Land) return to helm the second chapter. 

With the action set in Seoul, new characters, and the same stomach-churning zombie survival circumstances, Season 2 will be more dramatic and emotionally demanding.

Netflix hasn’t revealed a release date yet, but one thing is certain. All of Us Are Dead Season 2 is officially on the way, and it’s coming with bigger stakes, greater emotions, and a completely new survival story that fans won’t want to miss.

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