After another rewatch of Train to Busan, I suddenly remembered the trailer of a South Korean zombie show I had never got around to watching, All of Us Are Dead.
Based off the manhwa by Joo Dong-geun, the story is set at a high school where a zombie outbreak occurs and then spreads to the rest of the fictional city of Hyosan.
The show then follows the students and various other survivors in the city as they attempt to survive the outbreak in twelve episodes.

Starting off with the positives, the characters are all pretty well done, for the most part.
The characters the writers want you to like you like, and the characters the writers want you to hate you really hate.
In particular, I want to commend Lee Yoou-mi’s performance as Lee Na-yeon.
She played Ji-yeong in Squid Game.
I mention this because, whereas I really sympathized with her character in that show, I absolutely despised her character in All of Us Are Dead.
It really showed off her acting range. 

As for characters I liked, I personally found myself gravitating towards the side characters more than the main ones, like Yang Dae Su (Im Jae-hyuk), the group’s cheerful heavy hitter.
That is not to sell the main characters short, though, because they are all pretty good.
As for the zombies pursuing these characters, they are all threatening, what with their speed and resemblance to the ones from Train to Busan (which is referenced).
There are also things which make them fairly unique compared to other zombies, such as the concept of “Hambies.”

Just as interesting are the characters ways of surviving the zombies, usually twisting their school supplies into methods of survival.
While it is a plus to see how smart these characters are in certain situations, it unfortunately makes times when they make mind blowingly stupid decisions standout.
This, sadly, happens often, culminating in the most unnecessary self-sacrifice I have seen in a long time, making me roll my eyes. 
There are also quite a few moments of convenience and, to top it off, I would say that there was an overabundance of subplots.
I think at least a few of the extra storylines could have been cut down or removed entirely and not much would change.

Still, despite these many criticism, I would still recommend All of Us Are Dead.
Yes, the story can be pretty frustrating with characters making stupid decisions, moments of convenience, and a few too many subplots.
But, on the other hand, the zombies are threatening and have some unique qualities, the methods used to combat them are interesting, and the characters are engaging, whether they are likeable or purposefully unlikeable.
It will be a while until Season Two, though, since filming is supposed to take place in 2025.  
When we eventually do get it, I hope it does not repeat Season One’s flaws.