{"id":432798,"date":"2026-05-18T03:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T03:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/432798\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T03:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T03:33:12","slug":"after-beating-kpop-demon-hunters-netflixs-new-animated-fantasy-movie-needs-a-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/432798\/","title":{"rendered":"After Beating KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix’s New Animated Fantasy Movie Needs a Sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"

KPop Demon Hunters<\/a> has been a phenomenon since it dropped on Netflix in June of 2025, and with almost a year now under its belt, its success has hardly slowed down. KPop Demon Hunters clothing, merch, collaborations with businesses like McDonald\u2019s<\/a>, and simply the movie\u2019s songs<\/a> being played everywhere haven\u2019t really slowed down\u2014if anything, these things have only intensified. This makes it all the more logical that Netflix has already announced a sequel.<\/p>\n

While KPop Demon Hunters 2<\/a> is in the works, though, and isn\u2019t expected to come out for a few years<\/a>, it seems an unexpected Netflix movie has usurped the fan-favorite musical, at least to a degree. And, given that success, it\u2019s safe to say that this new movie, just like KPop Demon Hunters, absolutely deserves a sequel.<\/p>\n

Swapped Has Dethroned KPop Demon Hunters<\/p>\n

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The new animated Netflix movie Swapped, which dropped on the streaming platform on May 1, has done the seemingly impossible by beating KPop Demon Hunters<\/a> in one shocking way. Specifically, Swapped had 38.7 million views during the week of May 4 to May 10, making it the Netflix movie with the most views in a week\u2014even higher than any week for KPop Demon Hunters. <\/p>\n

Reportedly, the highest number of views KPop Demon Hunters ever received in one week was approximately 30 million (which is, of course, still very impressive, but nevertheless means that Swapped currently reigns supreme).<\/p>\n

Swapped Clearly Needs A Sequel<\/p>\n

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It absolutely makes sense for KPop Demon Hunters to be getting a sequel. As mentioned, the movie is a true phenomenon and has honestly become one of Netflix\u2019s greatest successes to date. It\u2019s even more impressive that the movie did so considering that it is a musical and is at least partially geared towards kids. In that sense, KPop Demon Hunters really defied various norms in the industry.<\/p>\n

Yet, based on the success of Swapped so far, which is presumably only going to grow as its time on the streamer continues, this movie likewise deserves a sequel. Clearly, audiences are loving the charming animated flick, and it would absolutely make sense for Netflix to capitalize on that opportunity. At present, however, no sequel has been announced.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Still A Little Surprising That Swapped Beat KPop Demon Hunters<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s no denying that Swapped is sweet, funny, and brilliantly acted. After all, the main character, Ollie, is voiced by Michael B. Jordan<\/a>, who is a renowned actor for a reason. Nevertheless, it\u2019s surprising that Swapped has outpaced KPop Demon Hunters with this record.<\/p>\n

Granted, this is just one measure of success; currently, Swapped is still not Netflix\u2019s most watched movie overall or its most popular animated movie to date. Even so, it\u2019s certainly worth a watch and worth a sequel, based on the surprising fact that it beat KPop Demon Hunters in its one week views. <\/p>\n

What do you think? Leave a comment below\u00a0and join the conversation now in the\u00a0ComicBook Forum<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KPop Demon Hunters has been a phenomenon since it dropped on Netflix in June of 2025, and with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":432799,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[61212,156,1096,409,1094,111,139,69,57442],"class_list":["post-432798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-answer-feature","tag-entertainment","tag-kpop-demon-hunters","tag-movies","tag-netflix","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-swapped"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}