On August 1, online platform Coupang Play confirmed the cast for the drama "Newtopia" to be released in 2025.
Directed by director Yoon Sung Hyun, this project stars Jisoo (Blackpink) and Park Jung Min as the main actors.
Film adapted from the novel "Influenza". Previously, Korean media introduced Jisoo's new work with this name. But Coupang Play decided to give the movie a new name, "Newtopia".
The film tells the story of two lovers Lee Jae Yoon and Kang Young Ju. Together they fight in the dangerous city of Seoul, where everyone is infected with a mysterious virus.
The two not only have to face zombies but also have to overcome difficulties and challenges to protect their love.
Park Jung Min, who has shown impressive acting in many works such as "Deliver Us from Evil", "Smugglers", "Start-up", will play Lee Jae Yoon - an elderly soldier who feels worried. About future.
Jisoo , who made her attention-grabbing debut TV work "Snowdrop" and is raising expectations with her appearance in the movie "Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint", will play the role of Kang Young Ju - Jae Yoon's girlfriend who is currently in a relationship. waiting for him to be discharged from the army and is a former beauty queen of the technical university, currently an employee.
Director Yoon Sung Hyun, a film director known for his works "Bleak night" and "Time to hunt", will try his hand at a drama for the first time. Notably, this is the second collaboration. His 3 with Park Jung Min.
“Newtopia” was written by Han Jin Won - the screenwriter who won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the famous Korean movie "Parasite" ( Parasite ), and Ji Ho Jin - the author of the film attention-grabbing action “A Shop for Killers”.
