Newtopia: Park Jung Min and Jisoo starrer zombie drama to released on OTT globally
The zombie series combines romance and fantasy aspects with an action-packed thriller.

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Newtopia, which stars Park Jung Min and BLACKPINK’s Jisoo, is one of the most anticipated K-dramas of 2025. The plot of the show, which was written by Ji Ho Jin and Han Jin Won and directed by Yoon Sung Hyun, is based on Han Sang Woon’s online novel Influenza. On February 7, 2025, Newtopia will be released, airing every Friday until March 21, 2025.
Eight episodes will be aired on COUPANG TV in South Korea. For audiences worldwide, the program will also be available on Amazon Prime Video, where subtitled versions will be available in some areas.
The plot centers on Jaeyoon, a soldier, and Youngjoo, his longtime girlfriend, as they split up after years of dating. But as a violent zombie epidemic sweeps through the city, they come to see how much they love one another and make the decision to get back together just before the world is about to end. They are stranded in a Seoul skyscraper and have to battle through incessant waves of zombies.
Jae Yoon, played by Park Jeong Min, enlists in the military at the age of 26. Jisoo, on the other hand, plays Young Joo, a newcomer to society, naive, and still learning how to deal with the difficulties of adulthood.
Directed by Yoon Sung Hyun and scripted by Ji Ho Jin and Han Jin Won, it stars Kim Joon Han, Im Sung Jae, Kim Chan Hyung, Lee Hak Joo, Kwon Seung Woo, Kim Sang Heun, Tang Jun Sang, and others
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