The KPop Demon Hunters sequel won’t be repeating the mistakes of its predecessor, having secured a guaranteed theatrical release following the first film’s smashing success.

The news was casually and somewhat unceremoniously buried in an October 20 report from The Hollywood Reporter, which dove into the events behind the departure of Netflix’s former film chief, Dan Lin.

According to THR, Lin helped secure a theatrical release for KPop Demon Hunters 2, a move that the outlet noted “hasn’t been officially announced.”

News of a sequel — er, more like sequels — was revealed in November 2025 when Variety reported that Netflix and Sony had inked a deal for a second animated film, with a release date planned for 2029. Around that same time, The Wrap revealed what’s next for the KPop Demon Hunters universe, including plans for a live-action movie, a stage play and two sequels to create a film trilogy. A spinoff series and short film were also mentioned, though none of these particular projects have been officially announced by the streamer.

Co-director Maggie Kang has already set expectations high for more stories from Huntrix in their quest to protect the Honmoon. “We’ve set up so much for potential backstory,” she told Variety in a July interview. “Obviously, there’s a lot of questions that are left unanswered and areas that are not explored. We had to do that because there’s only so much movie you could tell in 85 minutes.”

KPop Demon Hunters became Netflix’s most-watched offering ever, outperforming live-action films and TV series alike.

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