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KPop Demon Hunters is getting a sequel, obviously

The Verge / 3/13/2026

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Key Points

  • Netflix has officially announced a sequel to KPop Demon Hunters, with Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans returning to direct under an exclusive multiyear writing and directing partnership.
  • The original film was touted by Netflix as its most popular film of all time, achieving a wide theatrical release and reaching No. 1 at the box office.
  • The sequel will continue with the fictional girl group HUNTR/X, who will again lay down pop hits while fighting demons.
  • The project highlights Netflix's ongoing strategy to invest in animated IP and franchise-building around culturally resonant pop culture themes.
The girl group is coming back.

Get ready to get even more K-pop, demonier, and as huntery as possible. Netflix's smash-hit, Oscar-nominated animated film KPop Demon Hunters is returning for a sequel, with the fictional Korean girl group HUNTR/X coming back to lay down pop hits and smash evil boy bands (and/or other demons).

Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans will once again direct this one, their first project in an "exclusive multiyear writing and directing partnership" with Netflix.

Seeing as the first movie was Netflix's self-reported most-popular film of all time, the company's widest theatrical release and first ever box office No. 1, nominated in both the Best Anima …

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