Netflix confirmed on Thursday that a sequel to “KPop Demon Hunters,” the streaming platform’s most-watched film of all time, is officially ​in development.

The new instalment 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.

In January 2026, Netflix ​announced the movie had ​shattered platform records, ⁠drawing 482 million views over six months, along with 32 million views for its lyric videos. Its soundtrack continues to ​trend globally.

Appelhans, speaking to Reuters in January, stressed that a ​sequel would ⁠need a clear creative direction from the beginning.

“You have to know where you’re headed because otherwise you will be lost immediately,” he said. “So, we’ll just have to do that ⁠again ​and make something that we love, and that ​means something to us.

And then I think if you do that well, it works and other people ​connect to it.“