Netflix has added 22 new KPop Demon Hunters episodes across two companion titles on 2 November, from stop-motion toy battles to dance routines. What’s on Netflix counts four new seasons of extras, running around 78 minutes in all.
Most of the new material sits in KPop Demon Hunters PLAYlist, a brand-new kids title with three seasons and 13 episodes. It runs about 49 minutes of short stories, stop-motion adventures, and hands-on games. Its pitch is that children can “play along” with their favourite characters.
| Title | Season | Episodes | Runtime | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAYlist | Season 1: HUNTR/X Backstage Pass | 6 | About 23 min | Rumi, Mira, and Zoey behind the scenes with rival idols, writer’s block, and demons |
| PLAYlist | Season 2: KPop Toy Creations | 3 | About 15 min | Stop-motion toy versions revisit moments from the movie |
| PLAYlist | Season 3: Play Games With Us | 4 | About 11 min | Dolls, fan challenges, and lots of ramyeon |
| Bonus Content | Season 2: Dance Videos | 9 | Just under 29 min | Choreography performed by the original choreographers |
The Backstage Pass episodes run about four minutes each. In one, a demon steals the “Golden” costumes before an awards show; in another, Derpy keeps turning up at the apartment and Rumi has to hide him. HUNTR/X and the Saja Boys also end up booked into the same photo studio.
KPop Toy Creations’ stop-motion shorts, about five minutes each, replay early Rumi and Jinu days, a bathhouse battle with rubber duckies, and an airplane battle. In the last one, Jinu and his Furblet Saja Demon boy band plan a soul-stealing concert. Episodes of Play Games With Us run under three minutes, with fans slicing fruit for Furblet judges and moulding noodles from kinetic sand.
The toys have a commercial side. According to Deadline, Netflix was caught short on products during the film’s first run, but it has since signed Mattel and Hasbro as global co-master toy licensees.
The dance videos
Last week, Netflix previewed the choreography across its social channels. Season 1 of KPop Demon Hunters Bonus Content dropped in March at just under 10 minutes. The new Dance Videos season runs just under 29, with the original choreographers performing the routines.
- “How It’s Done” Official Choreography: Leejung Lee
- “Golden” and “Takedown”: Nain
- “Soda Pop” and “Your Idol”: K-Tigers
There’s also an animated HUNTR/X rehearsal of “How It’s Done” with choreography not in the movie, plus three “Power of Movement” videos inspired by Rumi, Mira, and Zoey. These sit alongside the existing sing-along version, lyric videos, and fireplace video.
The film spent 67 weeks in Netflix’s global top 10s, with 1,145.8 million viewing hours and 687.1 million completed views, as its record-breaking run showed.
Netflix confirmed the sequel in March, with Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans returning to direct, and it’s reportedly heading for a full cinema release. Bloomberg reported a 2029 target, but Sony Pictures Animation president Kristine Belson signalled that was unlikely, and What’s on Netflix reckons 2030 or 2031. The sequel still has no release date.
Even bigger in scale and more eventful” than the original.
Maggie Kang, co-director, speaking to reporters in Seoul
Fans in the US will get more this month. KPop Demon Hunters: The Immersive Experience opens at Netflix House Dallas on 12 November and Netflix House Philadelphia on 20 November. It has a Derpy Tiger puppet from Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, and general admission starts at $39.
