- By Srishti Pandey
- Wed, 11 Dec 2024 08:45 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Newtopia On OTT: BLACKPINK member Jisoo is all set to make her comeback to acting with the Korean zombie apocalypse thriller series Newtopia. The highly anticipated show, also starring Park Jung-min, will premiere globally on Prime Video on February 7, 2025, as confirmed by the streaming platform on Wednesday.
Prime Video shared the announcement on Instagram alongside stills from the series, writing, “Can two broken hearts meet halfway in the middle of a zombie apocalypse? Newtopia, starring Jisoo and Park Jeong-min, premieres February 7, 2025.” The stills showcase Jisoo in tense and emotional moments. One picture captures her looking on with a terrified expression, while another shows her sharing an embrace with her co-star.
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Adapted from Han Sang Woon’s novel Influenza, Newtopia is set in an air defence unit in Seoul and revolves around Jae Yoon (played by Park Jung-min) and Yeong Ju (played by Jisoo). The couple breaks up just as a zombie apocalypse takes over the world. Separated inside a military zone, they must individually fight off zombies to reunite.
The series boasts a strong creative team, with Yoon Sung-Hyun directing and the screenplay written by Ji Ho Jin (A Shop for Killers) and Han Jin Won, known for his work on the Oscar-winning films Parasite and Okja. Newtopia also features Kim Joon Han in a significant role.
This will be Jisoo’s third major acting project. She first appeared in the 2015 Kdrama The Producers and later took on her first lead role in the 2021 series Snowdrop, opposite Jung Hae-in. Fans of Jisoo and zombie thrillers can mark their calendars for February 7, 2025, when Newtopia begins streaming on Prime Video.
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