More demons, more K-pop: Netflix announces KPop Demon Hunters’ sequel

The film has been a critical and awards-season powerhouse, with two Oscar nominations. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LOS ANGELES - Netflix confirmed on March 12 that a sequel to KPop Demon Hunters, the streaming platform’s most watched film of all time, is officially in development.

The new installment will extend Netflix’s creative collaboration with co-directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, and marks the first project under their new exclusive multi-year writing and directing deal for animation.

“I feel immense pride as a Korean filmmaker that the audience wants more from this Korean story and our Korean characters,” Kang said in the announcement. “There’s so much more to this world we have built and I’m excited to show you. This is only the beginning.”

Animated by Sony Pictures Animation, the original musical film follows K-pop girl trio Huntrix – Rumi, Mira and Zoey – as they balance their superstardom with secret lives as demon hunters. Lead vocalists EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami propelled the movie’s breakout anthem Golden to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The film became a critical and awards-season powerhouse, earning best animated feature and best song at the 31st Critics Choice Awards, as well as best animated motion picture and best original song at the 83rd Golden Globes. It has two Oscar nominations - for best animated feature and best original song.

Golden also secured a Grammy for best song written for visual media – the first Grammy ever awarded to a K-Pop song.