Printed on: Aug 27, 2025 12:02 pm IST
KPop Demon Hunters, directed by Maggie Kang, is Netflix’s most-watched English-language movie with 236 million views, surpassing Crimson Discover.
The animated movie KPop Demon Hunters, primarily based on a narrative by director Maggie Kang, has turn out to be Netflix’s most-watched English-language film of all time, racking up 236 million views and surpassing the earlier record-holder, Crimson Discover, starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot.
Director Kang talks about sequel particulars
In accordance with Selection, Netflix and Sony are already in early talks for a sequel to the hit movie. Whereas no official affirmation has been made, co-director Maggie Kang, who helmed the undertaking alongside Chris Appelhans, has beforehand expressed a powerful curiosity in persevering with the story.
“We have arrange a lot potential backstory. There are nonetheless quite a lot of unanswered questions and unexplored areas. We needed to maintain again as a result of you may solely match a lot into an 85-minute movie,” Kang advised Selection.
KPop Demon Hunters follows Rumi (Arden Cho), Mira (Might Hong), and Zoey (Ji-young Yoo), members of the Ok-pop group Huntr/x who secretly double as demon hunters. When their best supernatural rival (Lee Byung-hun) kinds a boy band to steal their followers’ souls, the trio should battle to save lots of each their followers and their friendship. A sing-along model of the movie debuted in U.S. theatres on August 23 and 24, opening at No. 1 on the field workplace.
Who’re the voices behind it?
The movie options voice performances by Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, Might Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Yunjin Kim, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong, and Lee Byung-hun. KPop Demon Hunters premiered on Netflix on June 20, with the sing-along version receiving a restricted theatrical launch in late August.
