
KPop Demon Hunters was the surprise animation hit of 2025. Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans' movie has become a global cultural phenomenon. It's the most-watched movie ever on Netflix, and it's now vying with Disney's Zootopia 2 for the Best Animated Feature Oscar.
Despite the ostensibly dark theme (the movie's about hunting demons, after all), the action adventure has a light, upbeat tone overall with its high-energy pop soundtrack and choreography and playful humour. But could the KPop Demon Hunters sequel take things in a much darker direction?