Don’t Expect to See KPop Demon Hunters 2 Until 2029

KPop Demon Hunters is, unshockingly, getting a sequel. But it’s going to take a bit of time to make, so you’re not going to see it until 2029.

This news comes from Variety, following reports earlier this year that KPop Demon Hunters would in fact be getting sequels (plural). According to Variety, Netflix and Sony have finalized a deal for the direct sequel, but animated movies simply take a long time to make.

It’s no surprise that KPop Demon Hunters has garnered this much support for follow-ups. The film is literally the most popular thing Netflix has ever put out, even beating out Squid Game’s first season, Wednesday, and Stranger Things. Despite releasing all the way back in June, it remained the second most-popular movie to watch on Netflix last week (ending 11/2, behind House of Dynamite) and has spent 20 weeks in a row in Netflix’s top 10, usually in the first or second spot. 14 million people watched it last week alone. Yeah, I’d be hustling to get a sequel made, too.

If you somehow haven’t watched it yet, KPop Demon Hunters is a Sony Pictures Animation film following Korean pop band Huntrix, a trio who moonlight as, demon hunters battling against an evil demon king intent on devouring humanity. In our 8/10 review, we called it “a stunning animated action musical with terrific fight sequences, catchy musical numbers, and an ample amount of harmony and heart.”

Though past reporting has suggested a live-action remake might be in the works, creator Maggie Kang has since said that the series is best-suited to animation, saying that it’s “really hard to imagine these characters in a live action world.”

KPop Demon Hunters is available to stream on Netflix now, both in regular and singalong formats.

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