BLACKPINK’s Jisoo and Park Jing Min’s zombie apocalypse thriller ‘Newtopia’ is going to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on February 7, 2025. Ahead of the release, the makers have dropped a high-intensity trailer, promising a gripping narrative.

On January 7, 2024, the makers released the first teaser starring BLACKPINK’s Jisoo as Young Joo and Park Jung Min as Jae Yoon. The teaser opens with Young Joo and Jae Yoon deciding to call it quits. However, soon a zombie apocalypse strikes and torpedoes downtown Seoul. The two embark on a mission to reunite as they grapple with the rising adversaries around them.

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The short clip raises the stakes high as Jisoo runs through the streets and Jung Min’s unit is trying to tackle the situation. The two are brimming with determination to reunite as they fight against the deadly zombies. With a gripping backdrop, an emotional tale of reunion unfolds.

Moreover, the makers of ‘Newtopia’ have released a new poster. The blazing poster is an illustration of the characters in the middel of a zombie attack. Jae Yoon and Young Joo are running towards each other from the opposite direction in hopes of reuniting.

 

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In the drama, Park Jung Min plays the leading man. He initially encounters the zombie outbreak during his mandatory military service. His girlfriend, Kang Young Ju, (Jisoo) is an engineer with a new job who is waiting for his release.

Yoon Sung-Hyun is helming the awaited drama. The director previously directed hit crime thrillers and dramas like ‘Time to Hunt,’ ‘Bleak Night’ and ‘Jury.’ Joining the team as script writers are ‘A Shop for Killers’ writer Ji Ho Jin in collaboration with Han Ji Won. Ji Won previously worked on penning the Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite,’ and ‘Okja.’

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Previously, on the acting front, BLACKPINK’s Jisoo appeared in multiple cameos in several K-dramas. She took up a major role in the 2020 period action-comedy series “Snowdrop.” The K-pop idol also had a minor role in “Dr Cheon and the Lost Talisman” and is next going to star in “Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint,” a multi-part film adaptation of a popular webtoon.

On the other hand, Park Jung Min is known for starring in hits like ‘Uprising,’ ‘Harbin,’ and ‘Hellbound.’