The award-winning animated film KPop Demon Hunters will return for a sequel, Netflix has announced.
The musical movie follows K-pop band Huntr/X - made up of Rumi, Mira, and Zoey - who use their secret identities to protect their fans from a growing supernatural threat, the rival boy band and demons in disguise, Saja Boys.
Netflix has confirmed a follow-up film with Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans returning to direct.
Kang said: "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."
The film stars The Hangover's Ken Jeong, Hellboy actor Daniel Dae Kim, and the singing voices behind the K-pop superstars Ejae (Rumi), Audrey Nuna (Mira), and Rei Ami (Zoey).
KPop Demon Hunters debuted in June 2025 and became Netflix's most popular film of all time with more than 325 million views in its first 91 days of being released, according to the Netflix website Tudum.
Co-director Appelhans added: "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."
KPop Demon Hunters has been nominated for two Oscars and it secured a string of trophies, including at the Critics Choice Awards and the Golden Globes, where it won Best Animated Motion Picture and Best Original Song for Golden.
Golden became the first K-pop song to win a Grammy Award, taking home the prize for the Best Song Written for Visual Media earlier this year.
It has also been nominated for Best Original Song at this year's Academy Awards, and Ejae, Rei Ami, and Audrey Nuna will perform Golden during Sunday's ceremony.
The 98th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O'Brien, will be shown live on RTÉ One from 11:00pm on Sunday, 15 March, and the ceremony will also air on RTÉ2 on Monday evening from 9:30pm.
Source: Press Association
