Netflix Officially Announces ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Sequel

It’s official, a KPop Demon Hunters sequel is in the works. Netflix confirmed the follow-up this week on its Tudum site, with original directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans returning to helm the project.

The original 2025 film, produced by Sony Pictures Animation and animated by Imageworks, follows the members of the fictional K-pop girl group HUNTR/X, who balance pop superstardom with a secret life battling supernatural threats.

The movie needed less than six months to become Netflix’s most-watched film ever and helped build a global fanbase for the franchise. It remains in Netflix’s Top 10 nine months after release (it was third in the March 2-8 frame) and sits as the streamer’s highest-grossing film ever at the box office after a limited sing-along release netted an estimated $20.

Kang explained that the sequel will expand the world and mythology introduced in the first film:

I feel immense pride as a Korean filmmaker that the audience wants more from this Korean story and our Korean characters. There’s so much more to this world we have built, and I’m excited to show you. This is only the beginning.

Appelhans says:

These characters are like family to us, their world has become our second home. We’re excited to write their next chapter, challenge them, and watch them evolve — and continue pushing the boundaries of how music, animation, and story can come together.

Chairman of Netflix Film Dan Lin added:

Maggie and Chris were brave enough to take a bold creative swing by telling a story that was both deeply personal and broke cultural barriers. At Netflix, our goal is to make someone’s favorite movie, and they did that by making the most popular Netflix movie of all time! There’s so much more story to tell, and we can’t wait to bring more HUNTR/X to fans everywhere.

While Netflix has not announced a release date, the project is expected to reunite the original creative team and further build on the animated musical’s blend of K-pop spectacle, action, and fantasy storytelling. A previously rumored 2029 release seems doubtful, both because of the realities of animation production and the filmmakers’ nonstop, packed awards season schedule leading up to this weekend’s Oscars.

The sequel confirmation follows months of speculation about expanding the property, including talk of a potential trilogy and other spinoff projects.