Printed on: Aug 27, 2025 05:07 pm IST
The animated characteristic that stormed all-time charts is about to stage up. Here is every thing you should know in regards to the Okay-pop Demon Hunters sequel
Okay-pop meets demon-slaying now has a sequel. After taking the world by storm, Okay-pop Demon Hunters is formally lining up for spherical two. On Tuesday, the animated film overtook Pink Discover on Netflix’s all-time charts, changing into the most-watched movie within the platform’s historical past with greater than 236 million views. As if that wasn’t sufficient, the movie’s authentic soundtrack additionally made Billboard historical past, touchdown 4 songs within the Scorching 100 Prime 10 on the identical time — one thing nobody has ever accomplished earlier than. The worldwide obsession has even sparked a reunion tour vibe for Huntr/x, the fictional woman group on the coronary heart of the story. And now, followers have purpose to scream louder: Sony and Netflix are already in early talks for a sequel to the animated mega-hit.
Co-director Maggie Kang, who created the movie alongside Chris Appelhans, teased her hopes for diving deeper into the characters past Rumi, Huntr/x’s lead vocalist. Chatting with Selection, Kang stated: “We’ve arrange a lot for potential backstory. Clearly, there’s numerous questions which can be left unanswered and areas that aren’t explored, and we had to do this as a result of there’s solely a lot film you can inform in 85 minutes. This was Rumi’s story, and we’ve backstories for Zoey and Mira – ones that we truly put within the film, but it surely simply form of rejected it. It simply wasn’t the film for these tales.”
Netflix, in the meantime, is losing no time capitalising on the craze. Because the streamer prepares to launch its first in-person procuring locations in Philadelphia and Dallas forward of the vacation season, it has already carved out immersive Okay-pop Demon Hunters experiences contained in the shops — a uncommon transfer provided that layouts for the retail areas had been in planning for years.
Moreover, the runaway success of Okay-pop Demon Hunters is extra than simply one other hit; it highlights how essential household and youngsters’s programming has turn out to be to its broader technique of retaining subscribers engaged. Based on one insider, youngsters aren’t simply watching the movie as soon as; many are looping it six to eight instances on common, with some streaming it much more typically. For now, there’s no launch date in sight, however one factor’s sure: Huntr/x isn’t accomplished slaying simply but.
