Through the first half of 2026, Netflix is on a hot streak with its original films. The standout so far has been the sci-fi action epic War Machine starring Reacher‘s Alan Ritchson, which surged into ninth place on the platform’s all-time global viewership charts with 139.9 million views, but Matt Damon and Ben Affleck‘s The Rip and the Michael B. Jordan family animated adventure Swapped have also reached some impressive milestones. Yet, none have been quite as towering as last year’s breakout global sensation KPop Demon Hunters. This week marks the first anniversary of HUNTR/X’s game-changing debut, and since then, viewers have kept watching Rumi, Mira, and Zoey, if its streak of 50-straight weeks in the English top-ten is any indication.
Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans‘ Sony Pictures Animation feature has accomplished so much since everyone heard “Golden” for the first time, from becoming the first soundtrack to ever have four songs in the Billboard Hot 100 at once to winning the Oscars for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. While the music was everywhere, the action-adventure was hailed by critics and audiences alike and soared to #1 all-time on Netflix with an unparalleled 325.1 million views. There’s no time like the present, then, to reflect on the adventure to seal the Honmoon that started it all, and the streamer has a few plans to make it a proper celebration, from anniversary screenings to a global TikTok watch party, anniversary edition vinyls, and much more. Among the new KPop Demon Hunters items heading to shelves is a collaboration to bring to life a certain supernatural messenger tiger.
Netflix and LEGO have revealed a new set that will allow fans to construct Rumi and Jinu’s pal, Derpy Tiger, and his little six-eyed magpie companion, Sussie. Made to be built and displayed with 825 pieces, it depicts Derpy loyally sitting in place and poseable with multiple spots to perch Sussie on his head. His mouth can either be shut or open with a special, friendly message to share, and he comes with a flower pot that he can try and fail to tip back up. It acts as a colorful commemoration of one of the movie’s most beloved characters and his clumsy quirks.
Collider Exclusive · Universe Personality Quiz Which Iconic Universe Do You Belong in the Most? Star Wars · Lord of the Rings · Harry Potter · Game of Thrones · Star Trek
Five legendary universes. Five completely different visions of what the world could be — or already was. One of them is the world your instincts, your values, and your particular way of existing were built for. Eight questions will tell you which one.
Star Wars
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
Game of Thrones
Star Trek
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What gives your life its deepest sense of meaning? Every universe is built around a different answer to this question.
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Which kind of world do you most want to inhabit? The environment shapes who you become. Choose carefully.
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How do you prefer your conflicts resolved? The shape of a world’s conflicts tells you everything about its soul.
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Who do you want beside you when things get difficult? Your ideal companions reveal the world you were made for.
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What is your relationship with power? How you seek, wield, or resist power is the map of who you are.
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How does your universe treat good and evil? A world’s moral architecture tells you more about it than any map.
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What role would you naturally fall into? Every universe has archetypes. Which one fits you without trying?
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What do you ultimately believe about the future? The answer to this is the clearest window into which universe already lives inside you.
Your Universe Has Been Chosen You Belong In…
Your answers point to the iconic universe your values, your instincts, and your particular way of seeing the world were built for. This is where you would find your people — and your purpose.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
You believe in the cause — in the idea that freedom is worth fighting for even when the odds are impossible and the empire is vast.
You are drawn to the moral clarity of a universe where hope itself is a form of resistance.
You’d find your people in the Rebellion — a ragtag coalition of true believers held together by conviction more than resources.
Star Wars is fundamentally a story about ordinary people choosing to matter in an extraordinary conflict — and that is exactly your kind of story.
The Force may or may not be with you. But the will to use it for something larger than yourself certainly is.
Middle-earth
Lord of the Rings
You understand, in the deepest part of yourself, that the journey matters as much as the destination — and that the world’s beauty is worth protecting even at great cost.
Middle-earth is a world of ancient wonder, deep friendship, and a darkness that only retreats when enough small acts of courage accumulate.
You would thrive here because you value the fellowship more than the glory — the road more than the arrival.
Tolkien’s universe rewards patience, loyalty, and the willingness to carry something heavy across a very long distance.
Those are not burdens to you. They are simply how you move through the world.
The Wizarding World
Harry Potter
You believe that love, loyalty, and doing what’s right are not naive sentiments — they are the most powerful forces in any world, magical or otherwise.
The Wizarding World is a place of wonder hidden in plain sight, where learning is transformative and the bonds you form at school follow you into every battle.
You would flourish here because you take both the magic and the friendships seriously — and you understand that one without the other is incomplete.
Harry Potter’s universe ultimately rewards those who choose to stand for something even when standing is terrifying.
That choice — made quietly, without guarantee — is something you understand completely.
Westeros · The Known World
Game of Thrones
You see the world clearly — its power structures, its hypocrisies, its brutal arithmetic — and you are not paralysed by that clarity. You use it.
Westeros is a world that rewards intelligence, adaptability, and the willingness to understand that every alliance is also a negotiation.
You would survive here — possibly thrive here — because you don’t confuse the world as it is with the world as you’d like it to be.
Game of Thrones is a story about what happens when the idealists and the realists collide. You are sharp enough to know which one lasts longer.
Winter always comes. You are already prepared.
The United Federation of Planets
Star Trek
You believe the future is worth building — that curiosity, cooperation, and the expansion of understanding are not just ideals but the most practical path forward for any civilisation.
Star Trek is a universe where the questions matter as much as the answers, and where encountering something utterly alien is cause for wonder rather than fear.
You would belong here because you are fundamentally optimistic about what intelligence and decency can achieve — while being honest about how hard that achievement is.
The Federation is the universe’s most ambitious thought experiment: what if we actually got better?
You don’t just hope that’s possible. You think it’s the only thing worth working toward.
What’s the Status on a ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Sequel?
Buzz for a sequel remains high one year after KPop Demon Hunters, especially given how much of this world and its Korean-inspired lore is left to explore. Back in March, Netflix officially confirmed that the follow-up was happening, with both Kang and Appelhans back as writers and directors and Arden Cho, May Hong, and Ji-young Yoo likely reprising their roles as the speaking voices of HUNTR/X alongside EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami. Animation takes time, though, so it’s not expected to arrive until 2029. Although there’s no idea where the story is heading next, both sides of Rumi, Mira, and Zoey have expressed their opinions on what the next film should be, from a globe-trotting new adventure sending the group to different cities across the globe to a darker Andor-like story that explores real Korean history.
Whatever comes next, Kang assured in an interview with Collider’s Perri Nemiroff that it will be true to what she and Appelhans want to do with these characters and this world, not unlike the original KPop Demon Hunters.
“Yeah, anything that we do after this, I think, will be exactly like how we approached the first movie, which is, it’s everything that we wanted to see and we wanted to challenge ourselves with. So, anything from us after this one will be exactly that, and it’ll be what we want to see. Well, we’ll, of course, look at what other people want to see, as well, but as directors and writers, you have to be true to yourself, and be your harshest critic, and that’s what we were with the first film, and we have very high standards, and we will still stick to those standards in every single inch of whatever we make next. So, yeah, it’ll be hard. I mean, it will be just as hard as this, and probably harder, but we’re up for the challenge.”
The new KPop Demon Hunters LEGO Derpy Tiger and Sussie Bird set will be available for pre-sale globally on the official LEGO website and will officially launch in stores on August 1. Get your first look at the new set in action in the gallery above.
