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Newtopia (2025): The Korean Zombie Love Story Everyone’s Talking About
Profile
Drama: Newtopia
Revised romanization: Newtopia
Hangul: 뉴토피아
Director: Yoon Sung-Hyun
Writer: Han Jin-Won, Ji Ho-Jin
Network: Coupang Play
Episodes: 8
Release Date: February 7 – March 21, 2025
Runtime: Friday 20:00
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea
Plot
In the crumbling heart of Seoul, where the streets once echoed with life and laughter, a deadly virus has erupted—mutating the infected into ravenous, unstoppable zombies. As panic spreads and the city descends into chaos, one thing remains untouched by the apocalypse: love.
Lee Jae-Yoon (Park Jeong-Min), a soldier haunted by the fear that he joined the army too late and lost precious time, is stationed miles away when the outbreak hits. While others build careers and futures, Jae-Yoon battles not just the undead—but his own uncertainty about what comes next.
Miles across the city, his girlfriend Kang Young-Joo (Kim Ji-Soo) is trapped in a nightmare of her own. Once dubbed the “Goddess of the Engineering Department” for her beauty and brilliance, she’s now just another survivor in a collapsing world. A rookie employee on her first job, Young-Joo’s dreams are quickly drowned by screams and sirens.
With the city falling apart and the infected swarming every street, they make a promise: no matter what, find each other.
What follows is a pulse-pounding journey through blood-stained alleyways, abandoned subways, and hauntingly silent skyscrapers. As the line between life and death thins, Jae-Yoon and Young-Joo fight through swarms of the undead, desperate to reunite in a world that’s forgotten what it means to love, to hope, to feel human.
But in a city where every heartbeat could be your last, can love really survive? Or is their reunion just another dream waiting to be devoured?
"When the World Ends, I’ll Find You" is a breathtaking blend of romance, survival, and horror—a Korean drama that explores what it means to hold onto humanity in the most inhuman of times. Perfect for fans of Train to Busan, All of Us Are Dead, and emotional survival stories with a beating heart beneath the horror.
Review
🔥 Oxfea Review: Newtopia (2025) 🔥
Welcome to Newtopia — where the future looks bright… until it doesn't.
Directed by Yoon Sung-Hyun and written by Han Jin-Won (Parasite) and Ji Ho-Jin, this 8-episode dystopian thriller on Coupang Play throws you into a chilling new world where utopia comes at a cost. With stunning visuals, razor-sharp social commentary, and edge-of-your-seat suspense, Newtopia isn't just another sci-fi drama — it's a bold, intelligent punch to the system.
If you're into gripping stories with twists that’ll keep your mind racing long after the credits roll, Newtopia is your next obsession.
💬 Verdict: Dark. Thrilling. Addictive.
⭐ Oxfea Rating: 7/10
Cast Details
🔹 Main Characters
Park Jeong-Min as Lee Jae-Yoon – A late-enlisting soldier battling inner turmoil and zombies as he races across Seoul to reunite with his girlfriend.
Jisoo as Kang Young-Joo – A rookie office worker known for her beauty and brains, who must fight to survive and find the man she loves amid a zombie apocalypse.
🔹 Top Supporting Characters
Lee Hee-Jun as Seo Hyun-Tae – A hard-nosed military commander torn between following orders and saving innocent lives.
Choi Hee-Seo as Oh Ji-Won – A virologist racing to uncover the origins of the virus, haunted by a dark secret from the lab.
Kim Sung-Cheol as Jung Min-Soo – Jae-Yoon’s fellow soldier and loyal friend who becomes a surprising moral compass during the chaos.
Roh Yoon-Seo as Cha Eun-Soo – A college student and quick-witted survivor who forms an unlikely alliance with Young-Joo.
Key Themes and Highlights:
Newtopia (2025) isn’t just another zombie K-drama—it’s a heart-racing, emotionally charged ride through a collapsing Seoul. When a deadly virus turns the city into a warzone, soldier Lee Jae-Yoon and his girlfriend Kang Young-Joo are torn apart. But their love refuses to die—even when the world does. Blending romance, suspense, and dystopian chaos, the series explores what it means to hold on to humanity when everything else is lost. With breathtaking cinematography, raw performances by Park Jeong-Min and Jisoo, and a plot full of shocking twists, Newtopia delivers both thrills and heart. If you loved Train to Busan or Sweet Home, this one’s for you. Now streaming on Coupang Play and Amazon Prime Video.
