The “All of Us Are Dead” Cast on How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse

Coming-of-age zombie dramas weren’t on our 2022 bingos card, however right here we’re. Since its premiere date on Jan. 28, “All of Us Are Useless” has skyrocketed to the highest of Netflix, making it the second South Korean drama after “Squid Sport” to achieve primary on the streaming platform. Set throughout a zombie apocalypse that originates at Hyosan Excessive College, the sequence follows a gaggle of youngsters — led by Nam On-jo (Park Ji-hu), Lee Cheong-san (Yoon Chan-young), Choi Nam-ra (Cho Yi-hyun), and Lee Su-hyeok (Lomon) — as they struggle for his or her survival and battle towards bloodthirsty monsters to guard their associates.

“For these of us who did flip into zombies, we had a choreographer and they might give us zombie classes beforehand,” Cho tells POPSUGAR. “We discovered concerning the [facial] expressions, how we’d transfer our fingers, how we’d transfer our necks.” Yoon, whose character, Cheong-san reworked right into a zombie within the penultimate episode of season one, added that the zombie make-up typically took two to 3 hours to finish. “I feel the make-up group was nice — they put a lot exhausting work into it and I am very completely happy that it reveals by means of,” he says.

Park, Yoon, Cho, and Lomon additionally mirrored on season one’s heartbreaking ending and shared what they hope to see if Netflix greenlights the present for a second season. Try the “All of Us Are Useless” solid’s high zombie apocalypse survival ideas and listen to extra about what occurred behind the scenes forward.

POPSUGAR: What have been a few of your favourite reminiscences in between takes?

Park Ji-hu: I keep in mind the scene on the rooftop. We had this faux rain pouring from the trough and the director could be smiling at us, actually completely happy that he is pouring rain water on all of us. After the scene was finished, it was really actually chilly as a result of we have been all moist, so we wish huddle collectively and provides an enormous hug to one another.

Yoon Chan-young: There is a scene within the music room — I take advantage of this musical stand to hit Su-hyeok’s again. Then it broke and the top half [of the stand] type of got here off and it flew to the digicam and it shielded the digicam lens. So I type of put an finish to that scene as a result of the digicam lens was coated.

PS: What have been a number of the funniest and hardest scenes to movie?

Lomon: We did have a variety of enjoyable scenes and a variety of exhausting scenes to movie. If I have been to choose one in all every, for a enjoyable one, it will be the one the place I pee within the classroom as a result of I did it so realistically that folks would burst into laughter. The one which was most tough — I feel each scene the place we misplaced a good friend was very emotionally tough for all of us as a result of we have been actually immersed into our roles and the setting was simply so actual.

Park: I feel [the music room scene] was exhausting for the employees, particularly as a result of we had this huge wall of chairs and desks. For each minimize, it will be taken down so we must construct it up once more. That took a variety of work, in order that was the exhausting half, however within the room, all of us used musical devices to shoo away the zombies, and that was the enjoyable half.

PS: What’s your primary tip for surviving an IRL zombie apocalypse?

Lomon: When there is a zombie apocalypse, you must run lots. So I’d suggest folks go to the park and go to the health club. Make your self healthier.
Cho Yi-hyun: I feel what’s most essential all the time is the meals and water, so all the time have water and canned meals close by.
Park: One tip is that zombies are very eager on listening to, so I feel you need to use that to your benefit to outlive.
Yoon: I feel you need to top off on prompt noodles in your home as a result of if there are zombies close by, then you may simply keep alive in your home consuming prompt noodles. Even when the zombies do not seem, prompt noodles are actually good, so it’ll be good for you [either way].

PS: What do you hope occurs if Netflix’s greenlights season two?

Cho: If there’s a season two, I would be actually completely happy, and I hope Nam-ra obtained even stronger so she will shield her associates.
Yoon: Did not all of the zombies explode?
Cho: If there are nonetheless some left, I feel as a result of now we have expertise, I feel we’ll go on a hunt and will probably be very adventurous.