Blackpink member Jisoo is set to star in a Korean zombie drama series Newtopia alongside Park Jung Min, South Korean streaming platform Coupang Play announced on Thursday.
“The day we broke up, Zombies have taken over the world. It's finally here! Next generation K- zombie casting! Soldier Park Jung-min < Newtopia > first still released. Coupang Play scheduled to be released in 2025,” the streamer wrote alongside stills from the series on Instagram.
A still from the drama features Jisoo staring at something at a distance with a frantic look on her face. Another picture shows two soldiers standing in front of a blood-splattered wall and panicking during a zombie attack.
Adapted from Han Sang Woon’s novel Influenza, Newtopia is scheduled for a 2025 premiere. Also starring Kim Joon Han, the zombie thriller was previously named after Sang Woon’s book.
Set in an air defence unit in Seoul, the drama follows a soldier named Jae Yoon (Park Jung Min) and his girlfriend Yeong Ju (Jisoo), who break up on the same day a zombie apocalypse takes over the world. The couple, who get separated from each other inside the military area, battle the zombies single-handedly in order to reunite once again.
Newtopia is directed by Yoon Sung-Hyun, who previously helmed crime thrillers and dramas like Time to Hunt, Bleak Night and Jury. The script is penned by A Shop for Killers writer Ji Ho Jin in collaboration with Han Jin Won, who previously worked on the Oscar-winning film Parasite and Okja.
