''Newtopia'' () is a 2025 South Korean

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television series starring Park Jeong-min and

Jisoo Kim Ji-soo (; born January 3, 1995), known mononymously as Jisoo, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink, which debuted under YG Entertainment in August 2016. Outside of her music career ...

. It aired on

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From February 7, to March 21, 2025, at 20:00 ( KST) and is also available for

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in selected regions.

Synopsis

A couple who have recently broken up attempt to reunite following the emergence of a zombie outbreak that overtakes South Korea.

Cast

* Park Jeong-min as Lee Jae-yoon : A soldier. *

as Kang Young-ju : Jae-yoon's girlfriend. * Im Sung-jae as Ra In-ho : Jae-yoon's successor. * Hong Seo-hee as Oh Soo-jung : A VIP lounge employee. *

Tang Jun-sang Tang Jun-sang (; born on August 13, 2003) is a South Korean actor. He gained recognition for his role in the television series ''Crash Landing on You'' (2019–2020) and leading role in both '' Move to Heaven'' (2021) and ''Racket Boys'' (2021). ...

as Sam-soo : Young-ju's strong supporter. *

Lee Hak-joo Lee Hak-joo (born January 9, 1989) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''The World of the Married ''The World of the Married'' () is a South Korean television series starring Kim Hee-ae, Park Ha ...

as Sung Tae-sik / Alex : The CEO of Alex Entertainment. * Kim Junhan as Aaron Park : Hotel manager near Jae-yoon's unit. *

Kang Young-seok Kang Young-suk (; August 12, 1991), is a South Korean actor. In 2011, he made his debut as a musical actor in the production ''Hwarang''. In 2014, he ventured into theater with his first play, titled ''B Adult Year''. From 2017 onwards, he began ...

as Seo Jin-wook *

Choi Hee-jin Choi Hee-jin (; November 8, 1996) is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as ''Strong Girl Nam-soon'', '' Behind Your Touch'', ''Hide and Seek'', ''Snowdrop'' and '' The Impossible Heir''. She also appeared in films ...

as Choi Seul-gi *

Lee Cho-hee Lee Cho-hee (; born October 4, 1989) is a South Korean actress. She was an ambassador for the 2013 Sangsang Madang Cinema Music Film Festival. Career Lee Cho-hee had a career breakthrough with her role as Song Da-Hee on the KBS weekend drama ...

as Park Eun-chae *

Justin John Harvey Justin John Harvey (born March 27, 1991) is a South African model, actor and television personality based in South Korea. He obtained a law degree before relocating to South Korea at the age of 24 to pursue modeling. He has since become active i ...

as Chef Paolo

Production

Development

''Newtopia'' series was directed by

Yoon Sung-hyun Yoon Sung-hyun (; born August 3, 1982) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Yoon's directorial debut, a graduation project, '' Bleak Night'' received rave reviews and won several Best New Director awards at the 48th Grand Bell Awar ...

, who directed '' Bleak Night'' (2010) and '' Time to Hunt'' (2020), and the script was co-written by

Han Jin-won Han Jin-won (, born 1985) is a South Korean screenwriter. He is best known for his work on ''Parasite'' as writer, which earned him critical appraisal and recognition including an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 92nd Academy Awar ...

, who wrote ''

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'' (2019), and Ji Ho-jin, who wrote '' A Shop for Killers'' (2024). It was produced by Bound Entertainment and Billions Plus. It is based on the novel ''Influenza'' by author Han Sang-woon. The production of ''Newtopia'' was confirmed on August 7, 2024.

Casting

In 2023,

, Park Jeong-min, and

Kim Jun-han Kim Jun-han (; born March 29, 1983) is a South Korean actor, film director, screenwriter, and former musician. Kim embarked on his acting journey with director Jang Kwon-ho's film ''Navigation'' (2014). He fully committed himself to an acting c ...

were reportedly considering to appear, respectively. On April 8, 2024, Hong Seo-hee was reportedly confirmed to appear. On August 1, Coupang Play confirmed the casting for Park and Jisoo.

Release

In December 2024, the series premiered on

on February 7, 2025, and was also be available to stream on

in around 240 regions.

Accolades

References

External links

* * * {{HanCinema drama 2025 South Korean television series debuts 2025 South Korean television series endings Apocalyptic television series Coupang Play original programming Korean-language television shows South Korean fantasy television series South Korean romance television series Zombies in television