- Newtopia lands on Prime Video on February 7
- It stars BLACKPINK’s Jisoo in her second Okay-Drama position
- Parasite co-writer Han-Jin gained has been recruited for its screenplay
No one is ready for a breakup, particularly when it occurs on the cusp of a zombie apocalypse. Prime Video and South Korean streaming service Coupang Play have launched the primary trailer (see beneath) for brand spanking new Okay-Drama collection Newtopia, set to premiere on each platforms on February 7. And although we’re nonetheless ready patiently for all of Prime Video’s new January 2025 titles, the primary trailer for Newtopia has sparked my intrigue to see what February 2025 has in retailer for among the best streaming providers.
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Just earlier than the outbreak of a zombie virus, the trailer opens with a nonetheless shot of soldier Jae-yoon (Park Jeong-min) on the receiving finish of a phonecall breakup the place his girlfriend Young-joo (BLACKPINK’s Jisoo) calls it quits on their long run relationship. Soon after, their world comes crashing down much more after they’re confronted with the chaos of a zombie apocalypse and Seoul spirals right into a frenzy as all site visitors involves a halt and other people begin dropping like flies.
When you suppose that Newtopia couldn’t get extra messy, Young-joo rethinks her determination to finish her relationship with Jae-yoon and units out on a mission to be reunited with him. As he’s recruited for responsibility to cease the unfold of the virus, Jae-yoon finds himself torn between his position as a soldier and the love of his life.
With Park Jeong-min on the centre of the story alongside Jisoo in her second Okay-Drama position since her look within the romance collection Snowdrop (streaming on Disney Plus), Newtopia has roped in Yoon Sang-hyun as director who has films Bleak Night (2010) and Time to Hunt (2020) below his belt. But the present wouldn’t be as hard-hitting and not using a placing script at its core, due to this fact the selection of Han-Jin gained for co-writer appears smart given his earlier writing contributions to Bong Joon-ho’s Best Picture winner Parasite (2019) – which sits proudly in our suggestions for the perfect Netflix films.
Despite the trailer being a mere one-minute watch, it succeeds in selling a brand new dystopia that’s simply as unhinged as Netflix’s Squid Game, if no more, however with a bit little bit of foolish humor hooked up to its story to take the sting off. Luckily, you will have only one month to go till you may enter the chaotic world that’s Newtopia, and I’m intrigued to see the way it’s obtained.
