Netflix has confirmed the long-awaited return for Hellbound is coming in Q4 2024.
Netflix renewed Hellbound for a second season in 2022 and finally got into production in mid-2023. This season will see some big changes notably the lead actor Yoo Ah-In replaced in the role of Jung Jinsu by Kim Sung-Cheol. Here’s everything we know so far about Hellbound season 2 on Netflix that’s scheduled for release in late 2024.
Hellbound is the South Korean Netflix Original horror series written and directed by Yeon Sang-Ho and is an adaptation of the popular South Korean webtoon Hell.
The series was one of the biggest K-Dramas released on Netflix in 2021, only second to the worldwide phenomenon Squid Game. The show is critically acclaimed, carrying a 97% RottenTomatoes rating and scooping up numerous awards.
Hellbound Season 2 Netflix Renewal Status
Official Netflix Renewal Status: Renewed (Last Updated: 24/09/2022)
Since Hellbound was released on Netflix over ten months ago, we’ve had complete radio silence surrounding any news on renewal. Convinced that the series wasn’t returning for a second season, we were incredibly surprised to learn at the Netflix TUDUM event that Hellbound has been renewed for season 2.
What to expect from the second season of Hellbound?
Before we get into our predictions and expectations of season 2, here’s Netflix’s official description of the forthcoming season:
“Season 2 of Hellbound unleashes a chaotic world, exacerbated by continuous hellbound decrees. This season sees lawyer Min Hyejin from Sodo, The New Truth Society, and the Arrowheads entangled amidst the sudden resurrections of The New Truth’s Chairman Jung Jinsu and Park Jungja.
Kim Hyun-joo returns to portray Min Hyejin, a lawyer fighting against a group of fanatics who worship Jung Jinsu and The New Truth Society, known as the Arrowheads. Kim Sung-cheol takes on the role of Jung Jinsu, the founding chairman of The New Truth Society, who concealed his own hellhound past to protect its doctrines and institution.”
In the final moments of the first season, a shocking revelation that will forever change the world takes place when Park Jung Ja’s ashes and remains come together and resurrect the woman.
The doctrine of the New Truth was torn to shreds after multiple eyewitnesses saw what transpired between the baby of Song So Hyun, who, despite being given a decree, lived after his parents sacrificed themselves to save their newborn son.
Even more, questions will be asked of the New Truth when the victims of the decrees begin to resurrect just like Park Jung Ja. However, if this means we’ll see the resurrection of former New Truth chairman Jung Jin Soo, would he use his newfound resurrection to spread a new gospel?
With the New Truth and Arrowhead convincing the masses that all those who were given decrees are sinners, sinners being resurrected from hell itself will likely send society into a complete meltdown as the world attempts to understand “God’s” actions.
Speaking to Variety, the creator of the show acknowledged that with the Webtoon now covered, plans for the second season would be going back to the drawing board, saying:
“Because “Hellbound” is based on the original webtoons, my partner Choi Kyu-Seok and I have decided that the story afterwards will be told first through the webtoon and, as for whether we would want to turn that into another live-action series, that’s something that we will need further discussion on. As you know, we have only just released “Hellbound” Season 1 and so we didn’t have any time to discuss that issue with Netflix. So I would say this is something we need further discussion on.”
When could we expect to see Hellbound season 2 on Netflix?
Filming on the second season finally got underway in early August 2023, as confirmed by Netflix’s K-Content account:
https://youtu.be/CSghIEgvsqM?si=8S3spppCa_TBtwpm
Why did that production take so long to get underway?
As you’ve probably seen from the casting changes, that’s led to significant delays, which is undoubtedly the main reason behind the long wait to get underway with production.
In addition, Yeon Sang Oh, the series’ director and creator, has been busy over the past year with multiple projects for Netflix, including an adaptation of Parasyte and a new zombie horror series.
Filming for Hellbound began on September 17th, 2020, and came to an end on January 18th, 2021.
At the Netflix South Korean Next on Netflix event, they confirmed that Hellboundis due to return in Q4 2024 – that means anytime between October, November, or December.
Are you looking forward to the second season of Hellbound on Netflix? Let us know in the comments below!