Netflix has released a string of original hit series from South Korea in the last year or so – especially following the phenomenal global success of Squid Game.

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And one of the series to make a big splash after launching on the streamer last November was Hellbound, a dystopian drama based on a webtoon of the same name.

The series is set in an alternate world where supernatural creatures appear out of the blue and tell humans the date and time of their death – before three gigantic monsters burst in from another dimension and incinerate that person on the spot.

Following the success of the first run, the question on everybody's lips was whether it would return for another season – and Netflix has now confirmed that the show will indeed be back for more.

The first season featured several different protagonists across its six-episode run, and many of them have scope to continue their stories in the second season – so it will certainly be interesting to see what lies in store for fans

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If you’re keen to find out more about the future of Hellbound, read on for all the details we have so far.

Will there be a Hellbound season 2?

Yes – it's now been confirmed that Hellbound will return for a second season.

The announcement was made during Netflix's global fan event TUDUM on 24th September 2022, with a short video teasing that "Hellbound will return for season 2".

The eerie clip also features some pretty disturbing imagery – including a skeleton in a glass box – and you can watch it in full below:

Previously, creator Yeon Sang-ho had refused to give anything away when esponding to questions about another series.

"The process of working with Netflix was very enjoyable on my end,” he told Variety.

"They very much agreed to and related to my creative vision, but they also created an environment where I didn’t have to think about anything else aside from focusing on my creativity in terms of distribution or when or how to release the series.

"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."

Hellbound season 2 release date speculation

Although there's now been confirmation of a second season, we haven't been given any information about a potential timescale for the start of production.

It's therefore unclear exactly when the new run will arrive on the platform, but at this stage, we'd imagine it would be late 2023 at the earliest.

We'll update this page should we get any more concrete updates either way.

Hellbound season 2 cast: Who could return?

The first season of Hellbound unfolded from the perspective of several different characters, some of whom didn't make it to the series finale alive.

In terms of who could return for the follow-up, we'd say that Kim Hyun-joo is a likely candidate to reprise her role as lawyer-turned-badass Min Hye-jin, who proved herself to be a true force of nature in the final chapter.

We might also see more from Yang Ik-june as police detective Jin Kyung-hoon, who was a main character in the first three episodes of the series but disappeared halfway through, leaving his fate uncertain.

It's a safe bet that Kim Shin-rok would reappear as Park Jeong-ja, who made a shock return at the tail-end of the finale, after being brutally murdered and banished to hell live on camera for all to see.

Her unexplained resurrection begs a lot of questions (read on for more on that).

Hellbound season 2 plot theories

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The demonic monsters make short work of an unfortunate human in Hellbound. Netflix

The biggest question that Hellbound will have to answer in the second season is how Park Jeong-ja has returned from her gruesome death and condemnation at the hands of the demonic monsters rampaging across South Korea.

As we know, the New Truth's theory that these beasts are sent by God to punish the sinful is based on no evidence whatsoever, but rather a lie dreamt up by late cult leader Jeong Jin-soo – who was himself (secretly) banished to hell.

That said, we can't entirely rule out that the terrifying entities are satanic in nature, but if so, it's unclear how someone such as Jeong-ja could free themselves from their grasp and return to the mortal world.

Likewise, the Hellbound ending marked the first time that someone had evaded the attack of the monsters, as parents Bae Young-jae and Song So-hyun sacrificed their lives seemingly in exchange for that of their newborn child's, who had received the decree days after being born.

Whatever the answers end up being, one thing is certain: the hard-and-fast rules set out by the New Truth are rapidly being exposed as bogus, meaning the power dynamics in this dystopian future could soon shift drastically.

Is there a Hellbound season 2 trailer?

Not yet - beyond a brief teaser that confirmed the show would be returning for another run, which you can find further up this page.

We'll keep this page updated if a more complete trailer does arrive – so do keep checking back for more information.

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Hellbound is available to stream on Netflix. Check out more of our Fantasy coverage or visit our TV Guide to see what's on tonight.

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