"All of Us Are Dead," which is based on the webtoon "Now at Our School" by Joo Dong-geun, is set to be Netflix's next big series. The show takes place at a high school that becomes ground zero for a zombie-virus outbreak, causing its students to be trapped inside with their infected peers. With no cell phones or food, the teenagers are forced to fight for survival or risk turning into zombies themselves. "It's 'Train to Busan,'" one of the kids says in the show's trailer, referencing the 2016 hit Korean horror film about a zombie apocalypse.
Yoon Chan-young, Park Ji-hoo, Cho Yi-hyun, Park Solomon, Yoo In-soo, and Lee Yoo-mi make up the main cast of "All of Us Are Dead." If they seem familiar to you, that's probably because you've seen them in other K-dramas. Keep reading to find out which characters they portray in the show, as well as what other films and TV series they've been in.
Yoon Chan-young as Chung-san
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In "All of Us Are Dead," Yoon Chan-young plays a student named Chung-san whose been best friends with a girl named On-jo since they were kids. "He keeps his long-time love for On-jo under wraps," Yoon said about his character (via "Ungeek"), adding Chung-san is a trustworthy person in times of crisis. "He is very just. He's very fast at discernment, so he's really good at escaping from zombies."
If you enjoyed Yoon's performance in the Netflix series, you should check out his other works like "Doctor John" and "Nobody Knows."
Before joining the Netflix series, Park gained recognition for her role as Eun-hee in the 2018 film "House of Hummingbird." She's also starred in "The Witness," "Sweet Revenge 2," and "Beautiful World."
Cho Yi-hyun is class president Nam-ra in "All of Us Are Dead." Her character gets top grades in her class and she comes from a rich family. Cho teased Nam-ra will "gradually break down her walls" throughout the series when she joins forces with her fellow students to survive the zombie outbreak. Outside of the show, you may recognise Cho from "Hospital Playlist," "School 2021," and "How to Bury a Friend."
After appearing in dramas like "Gangnam Beauty," "At Eighteen," and "Stranger 2," Yoo In-soo has taken on the role of a bully named Gwi-nam in "All of Us Are Dead." According to the actor, when the zombie apocalypse happens, Gwi-nam does "whatever is necessary to survive" and eventually becomes "a bigger threat to the survivors than zombies."
