Newtopia
2025 South Korean television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Newtopia (Korean: 뉴토피아) is a 2025 South Korean romantic fantasy zombie comedy television series starring Park Jeong-min and Jisoo. It aired on Coupang Play From February 7, to March 21, 2025, at 20:00 (KST) and is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.
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| Hangul | 뉴토피아 |
| Revised Romanization | Nyutopia |
| McCune–Reischauer | Nyut'op'ia |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Influenza by Han Sang-woon |
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| Directed by | Yoon Sung-hyun |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Primary[2] |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50–60 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Coupang Play |
| Release | February 7 – March 21, 2025 |
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[3]
- A soldier.
- Jae-yoon's girlfriend.
- Im Sung-jae as Ra In-ho[3]
- Jae-yoon's successor.
- Hong Seo-hee as Oh Soo-jung[4]
- A VIP lounge employee.
- Tang Jun-sang as Sam-soo[5]
- Young-ju's strong supporter.
- Lee Hak-joo as Sung Tae-sik / Alex[6]
- The CEO of Alex Entertainment.
- Kim Junhan as Aaron Park[7]
- Hotel manager near Jae-yoon's unit.
- Kang Young-seok as Seo Jin-wook[8]
- Choi Hee-jin as Choi Seul-gi[9]
- Lee Cho-hee as Park Eun-chae[10]
- Justin John Harvey as Chef Paolo[11]
Production
Development
Newtopia series was directed by Yoon Sung-hyun, who directed Bleak Night (2010) and Time to Hunt (2020), and the script was co-written by Han Jin-won, who wrote Parasite (2019), and Ji Ho-jin, who wrote A Shop for Killers (2024).[12] It was produced by Bound Entertainment and Billions Plus. It is based on the novel Influenza by author Han Sang-woon.[13]
The production of Newtopia was confirmed on August 7, 2024.[14]
Casting
In 2023, Jisoo, Park Jeong-min, and Kim Jun-han were reportedly considering to appear, respectively.[15][16][17]
On April 8, 2024, Hong Seo-hee was reportedly confirmed to appear.[18] On August 1, Coupang Play confirmed the casting for Park and Jisoo.[19]
Release
In December 2024, Coupang Play confirmed that the series will be premiered on February 7, 2025, on their OTT platform and will also be available to stream on Amazon Prime Video in around 240 regions.[20][21]
References
External links
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