I'm convinced that All of Us Are Dead sets itself apart from other zombie shows (and also breaks the convention of the genre)

Netflix's K-drama All of Us Are Dead silently entered the zombie genre and evolved as one of the best apocalyptic shows on streaming today.

While the demand for zombie shows is increasing, AMC's The Walking Dead has enjoyed a monopoly over the genre for a long time. However, this is changing with popular shows like HBO's The Last of Us and Netflix's K-drama.

Still, even with new entries into the genre, All of Us Are Dead has set itself apart through setting, characters and even the zombies.

Set in one location (at Hyosan High School), the K-drama is the right balance of gritty, suspenseful, and even emotional at times.

The zombies featured in the show are an entity among themselves, evolving into different variants with time, which makes for an interesting premise. A zombie show that even gives character development to its zombies? Sign me in.

More on All of Us Are Dead in our story.

Netflix's All of Us Are Dead is the best among the zombie shows and is not afraid to break the rules

While every network is desperate to bank on zombie shows, with HBO's The Last of Us and AMC's non-ending The Walking Dead spin-offs, Netflix's All of Us Are Dead emerged as the clear winner.

I know crowning the show as the best among zombie shows is saying something, but the show managed to prove how it is different from other apocalyptic shows and also bends the genre in just one season.

While zombie shows take their sweet time in establishing the story and luring (pun intended) the audience, this K-drama plunged us right into the action from Episode 1. One moment, we see the children at Hyosan High School preparing for the day ahead, and the next, a complete frenzy takes over the place.

Right from the premiere, All of Us Are Dead plunges the audience right into the action and establishes the severity of the virus. While most zombie shows initially familiarize their characters, Netflix's K-drama takes on a different approach, which I certainly liked because it hooked my attention right from the first scene.

In addition, the speed with which things accelerated created the sense of dread and fear that all zombie shows should bank on. It somehow established the unpredictability and fragility of human life, something we all experienced during the COVID pandemic.

All of Us Are Dead dared with many character deaths

While All of Us Are Dead began with action and zombies, it doesn't mean that it doesn't spend time on its characters. I don't recall any other zombie show that dared to kill some of its promising and important characters right in Season 1, but Netflix's K-drama included some gut-wrenching deaths right in its first season.

While I was preparing to see many Hyosan students die, Nam On-jo's father's and Lee Cheong-san's mother's deaths were certainly uncalled for. You would expect the zombie show to spare some of its elderly characters, but the show brutally killed them off while they were trying to reach and save their respective children.

Since these deaths were not gut-wrenching enough, the show pulled off the biggest dare yet by killing off one of its main characters, Lee Cheong-san. While he had many near-death moments, he sacrificed himself for his friends and died in Season 1.

Netflix's K-drama initially starts out as any other zombie show, with an origin story and a deadly virus that consumes many of the characters. However, as the show progresses, it evolves into a one-of-a-kind show that has the potential to become one of the best zombie franchises, even beating the likes of The Walking Dead.

However, to achieve that, Netflix must buckle up and release its highly anticipated All of Us Are Dead Season 2, which is already frustratingly delayed.

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