With the initial success of the Korean zombie series “All of Us Are Dead” on Netflix, is season 2 in the offing?
Director Lee Jae-kyoo, who helmed “All of Us Are Dead,” said he already has a story for season 2 although it has not yet been discussed.
"If the first season keeps going well for a longer while, the next season can be discussed, I think," he said, according to Yonhap News.
Lee Jae-kyoo said he already has a story for season 2 of “All of Us Are Dead” if it gets a green light.
"I presented the story of human struggle to survive in the first season. In the next one, I want to tell stories of zombies," he added.
Released on Jan. 28, “All of Us Are Dead” debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly top 10 chart, garnering 124.79 million hours viewed for the period Jan. 24 to 30, beating the first-week record of “Squid Game,” which had 63.19 million hours viewed when it debuted at No. 1 on the chart for Sept. 13-19, 2021 period.
Based on the data by streaming analytics firm FlixPatrol,” from Jan. 29 to Feb. 6, “All of Us Are Dead” reached the No. 1 position in 64 countries and territories including the US, Canada, United Kingdom and Philippines.
“Many directions, settings and scenes were intentionally produced to expand the story into an additional season, including the introduction of the new races of zombies -- immune and immortal,” said Lee Jae-kyoo, the Korea Herald reported.
He added, “If the first season can be seen as having presented humanity‘s survival, the next season can talk about the survival of zombies. I hope to present viewers with another season.”
“All of Us Are Dead” is based on the 2009 Korean webtoon “Now at Our School.” The Netflix series tells the story of a group of students trapped in high school when zombies invade. They need to find ways to survive.
It stars Park Ji-hu, Yoon Chan-young, Lomon (aka Park Solomon), Cho Yi-hyun, Yoo In-soo, Son Sang-Yeon and Lee Yoo-mi.
"To be honest, I didn't enjoy zombie shows or films. But the original comic caught my eye, as it depicts a zombie outbreak at a school," added Lee Jae-kyoo.
He acknowledged the criticisms about violence and profanity in the zombie series
"Many people feel uncomfortable seeing school bullying and want to distance themselves from it. But our society may not be that different from schools. We can become a perpetrator or a victim with or without realizing it," he said.