Blackpink’s Jisoo to star in Korean zombie series ‘Newtopia’

Seoul: Jisoo, a member of the all-girls K-pop group Blackpink, is set to play a lead role in the cast of the upcoming zombie thriller series “Newtopia”.

The series will see two lovers navigating a zombie-infested Seoul. The man, portrayed by Park Jung-min, initially faces a zombie outbreak during his mandatory military service. His girlfriend, played by Jisoo, is a newly hired engineer awaiting his release.

Separately, the pair travel around the city and fight off zombie attacks as they try to reunite.

The series marks the directorial debut of Yoon Sung-hyun, best known for his 2011 film “Bleak Night” and action-thriller “Time to Hunt”, reports variety.com.

Jisoo has made several cameo appearances in Korean TV series and played a leading role in the 2020 period action-comedy series “Snowdrop”. She had a small role in “Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman” and is said to be part of “Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint”, a multi-part film adaptation of a hit webtoon.

Last year, Blackpink renewed their group contract with YG Entertainment. But the band members did not. Rose moved to The Black Label, while the other three set up independent labels, and all are now doing solo projects.

The series will stream on Coupang Play, the online arm of Korean e-commerce giant Coupang.

It added that the show is co-scripted by Han Jin-won, who helmed Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning “Parasite”, and Ji Ho-jin, who wrote “A Shop for Killers”.

Filming has been completed and the completed show, previously titled “Influenza”, is expected to release at an unspecified date in 2025.

(IANS)