Blackpink’s Jisoo to Star in Korean Zombie Series ‘Newtopia’
Jisoo, a member of Korean music sensation Blackpink, is confirmed to lead the cast of upcoming zombie thriller series “Newtopia.”
The series, hatched by local streaming service Coupang Play, involves two lovers navigating a zombie-infested Seoul. The man, portrayed by Park Jung-min, initially encounters a zombie outbreak during his mandatory military service. His girlfriend, played by Jisoo (real name Kim Ji-soo) is an engineer with a new job who is waiting for his release. Separately, the pair criss-cross the city and fight off zombie attacks as they try to reunite.
Coupang Play, the online branch of Korean e-commerce giant Coupang, said that the show is co-scripted by Han Jin-won, who co-wrote Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning “Parasite,” and Ji Ho-jin, who wrote Disney+’s “A Shop for Killers.” Filming is completed and the completed show, previously titled “Influenza,” is expected to release in 2025 at an unspecified date.
The series is the...
The series, hatched by local streaming service Coupang Play, involves two lovers navigating a zombie-infested Seoul. The man, portrayed by Park Jung-min, initially encounters a zombie outbreak during his mandatory military service. His girlfriend, played by Jisoo (real name Kim Ji-soo) is an engineer with a new job who is waiting for his release. Separately, the pair criss-cross the city and fight off zombie attacks as they try to reunite.
Coupang Play, the online branch of Korean e-commerce giant Coupang, said that the show is co-scripted by Han Jin-won, who co-wrote Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning “Parasite,” and Ji Ho-jin, who wrote Disney+’s “A Shop for Killers.” Filming is completed and the completed show, previously titled “Influenza,” is expected to release in 2025 at an unspecified date.
The series is the...
- 8/1/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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