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The series 'We are Dead' became a trend with its debut on Netflix
The new Korean science fiction series debuted on the streaming platform, and has managed to position itself in the rankings of series such as 'Cobra Kai' and ' The Squid Game '.
The series was announced on the platform since the beginning of January and a large number of subscribers were attentive.
It should be noted that, after the impressive viral phenomenon that happened with 'The Squid Game' at the end of 2021, Korean series have begun to emerge in the small screen industry.
On January 28, ' We Are Dead' premiered, a new Korean series that is currently trending on the platform.
In addition, in less than a week since its premiere, it has already managed to exceed the expectations of Netflix users. Managing to surpass recent installments of series such as 'Emily in Paris' and 'Kobra Kai', series that have been trending on the platform since the end of 2020.
'We are dead' marked the best premiere of all time
According to statistics from the platform and Netflix producers, the new horror series has managed to be the series with the most views on its debut in the entire history of the platform.
In the first 3 days it managed to get 125.34 million hours of playback.
This figure managed to attract the attention of the directors of the company and large producers in the industry. 'We are Dead' managed to get the most successful premiere, Kobra Kai got 120 million hours watched in its first 3 days in its fourth season and Emily in Paris 107.60 million in its second season.
The most successful series on the platform such as 'The Squid Game' and 'Pablo Escobar' even come close to those figures in their first week of release.
All their success is achieved after its second week, The Squid Game got 449 million hours of reproduction, however, in the first week it barely got 90 million hours.
About 'We're Dead'
The first season of " We are Dead" has already been available on Netflix since the end of January and has 12 chapters that last approximately one hour each.
It is a Korean fiction that is based on a horror story and has managed to impact its viewers with its screaming and action scenes.
The story narrates the life of a group of teenagers who are at school on a seemingly ordinary day, however, things begin to get out of control when the teenagers find out that the school was infected with a deadly virus that turns all in zombies.
Everyone must act quickly to survive and avoid physical contact with the zombies, because if they bite them they will be killed instantly.
However, they discover that there is a way to neutralize the virus and for that they have to get weapons to defend themselves and come up with a plan.
Who stars in the Korean series?
The official cast of the new Netflix original production is led by Byeong-cheol Kim, Yoo-mi Lee, Yi-Hyun Cho, Park Ji-hu, Park Solomon, Rich Ting, Chan-Young Yoon and In-soo Yoo.
The director of the terrifying fiction is 'Lee Jae-kyoo', recognized for directing great installments such as 'The Influence' and 'Intimate Strangers'.