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Netflix’s newly announced upcoming animated movie looks as though it will be a successor of sorts for KPop Demon Hunters, given the direction of the film and those working on it. KPop Demon Hunters‘ success has effectively redefined how big a movie can be on Netflix, with its staggering 541,800,000 hours of watchtime on the platform giving it an almost 100,000,000 hour lead over the second most-watched Netflix film, which is Red Notice and its own 454,200,000 collective viewtime.
This staggering feat of streaming success has naturally led to interest around what other films might follow in the release’s footsteps, since the visual wonder and expressiveness of the movie and its story are very much possible for other films to pull off, especially given how extensively KPop Demon Hunters itself further proved the potential of making a lovingly detailed animated installment in the first place.
The competition for who will be able to best follow KPop Demon Hunters‘ example now has a new contender thanks to the latest updates from Netflix, which have confirmed a fascinating-sounding movie is set to debut on the streaming service in the future. Given this project’s inherent ties to KPop Demon Hunters, there’s plenty of reason to hope said new film might be a successor to the 2025 film that mirrors much of what it does best.
Charlie Vs. The Chocolate Factory Is KPop Demon Hunters’ Next Successor Thanks To Its Team
Netflix has recently announced the upcoming release of Charlie Vs. The Chocolate Factory, an animated movie set to explore the aftermath of the original events of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory story, which here sees Willy Wonka be sent to jail for having “turned a child into a blueberry” in reference to Violet Beauregarde’s fate in the book and films.
Wonka is released in Charlie Vs. The Chocolate Factory, though it appears the story instead centers on the teens who intend to break into the factory in order to retrieve a Wonka Bar in order to save themselves from being evicted from their homes. This alone sounds fascinating, but is made truly promising by the team responsible for bringing the movie to life.
Netflix’s announcement about Charlie Vs. The Chocolate Factory notably mentions the film is “powered by the animation artistry of Sony Pictures Imageworks“, and this already appears evident from the eye-catching first look we’ve gotten at the movie.
Given Sony Picture Imageworks are the same studio that crafted KPop Demon Hunters – and Charlie Vs The Chocolate Factory already appears to have some visual similarities – it’s exciting to note the movie seems set to be the next successor to KPop Demon Hunters, since it lets Sony Picture Imageworks demonstrate their talents in the field of animation once more.
Charlie Vs. The Chocolate Factory Mirroring KPop Demon Hunters’ Art Style Is Perfect For Its Story
Much like KPop Demon Hunters, it seems Charlie Vs. The Chocolate Factory is set to be an action-driven story based on the story teases we’ve gotten, which means the film mirroring elements of KPop Demon Hunters‘ art and animation style would prove perfect for the film, since the striking way in which the 2025 movie pulled off moments like its fight sequences were and are still a core appeal of the release.
Similarly, it looks like Charlie Vs .The Chocolate Factory will also be a story that revolves around its central protagonists, and thus having viewers root for them as they face off against the likely daunting security and traps of the chocolate factory itself.
With KPop Demon Hunters‘ expressive art style having established its main heroes as beloved figures from day one, the upcoming 2027 film will be in a very promising place if it manages to match up to its predecessor in this regard.
Though Charlie Vs .The Chocolate Factory is still some time away from debuting thanks to its 2027 release date, there’s subsequently plenty of reason to be excited about its impending story and the way it’s told on-screen – and plenty of other talented figures involved in the project too, including director Jared Stern (who also worked on The Lego Batman Movie), which altogether suggests a truly stellar follow-up to the original story is on the way, that may well channel many parts of what made KPop Demon Hunters work so well.
