“Few Countries Have Korea’s Level Of Experience With Zombies”: How The Creators Of Netflix’s ‘Zombieverse’ Staged A Reality TV Apocalypse In Seoul
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: In the opening scene of Netflix survival show Zombieverse, a dating couple in a bar in Seoul’s trendy Hongdae district lean in for a kiss.
But tell-tale bloodshot eyes and popping veins on the girl’s face signal something might just be amiss. Instead of a smooch, the young guy ends up having his neck chomped while blood is spurting everywhere.
Cue screaming and chaos as the café’s other guests flee the scene – Seoul’s zombie apocalypse has begun. Produced by Kakao Entertainment and launched globally earlier this week, Zombieverse is a hybrid immersive reality show that forms part of Netflix’s expanding Korean unscripted slate, which has already seen hits such as Physical 100 drop on the platform.
Ten contestants must work together to secure basic necessities and survive the zombie onslaught with the ultimate goal of reaching an evacuation ship on Wolmi Island (35 kilometres outside Seoul).
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