The Academy Award–winning animated phenomenon KPop Demon Hunters is getting the Criterion treatment. The film will join the prestigious Criterion Collection on November 3, arriving in 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD editions.
Directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, KPop Demon Hunters follows chart-topping girl group HUNTR/X—Rumi, Mira, and Zoey—who secretly protect their fans from supernatural forces. When their demon foes take the form of a rival boy band, the trio must overcome their deepest self-doubts and use their music to save humanity. The film became a Netflix sensation in 2025, enjoyed a successful theatrical release, and won two Oscars for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for “Golden”.
The director-approved special edition features:
- New 4K digital master, approved by Kang and Appelhans, with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
- Full feature-length animatic with a new introduction by the directors
- New making-of documentary
- Two video essays by filmmakers Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou of Every Frame a Painting
- Lyric videos and the original trailer
- Collectible postcards featuring original illustrations by artists who worked on the film
- An essay by critic Karen Han
The release features new cover art by Ami Thompson, with a sleek anime-style rendering of the HUNTR/X protagonists alongside Derpy, the clumsy, blue supernatural tiger .
KPop Demon Hunters joins a growing list of Netflix films in the Criterion Collection, including Marriage Story, The Irishman, and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. The November 3 release marks the film’s first physical-media availability, loaded with bonus features for fans and collectors alike. Pre-orders are available now.
Source: Criterion
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