‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Criterion Collection Release Moved Up And Cover Art Revealed

Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters, an animated musical that premiered on June 20, 2025, is now available on Criterion Collection 4K Blu-ray and DVD Nov. 3, earlier than expected. The film became the platform’s most-streamed movie in its three months of release, garnering 325.1 million views.

KPop Demon Hunters won major awards, including Oscars, Golden Globes, and Critics' Choice Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("Golden"), plus four American Music Awards. The film’s success can be attributed to its catchy music and engaging storyline. For related coverage, explore our detailed analysis on Technology and Digital Systems.

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The Criterion 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD editions will now launch on November 3. The premium release includes a new 4K digital master with Dol . The set also features a full feature-length animatic with a new introduction , lyric videos, an essay , and more.

The 4K + Blu-ray version of KPop Demon Hunters retails for $39.96, while the Blu-ray version retails for $31.96. The Criterion Collection is also offering KPop Demon Hunters on DVD as well, for $23.96.

KPop Demon Hunters is the second of two high-profile Netflix films to be released as a Criterion Collection title this fall. A director’s cut of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein — retitled Frankenstein: The Reborn Cut will be released.

Several KPop Demon Hunters items have hit store shelves in the past few months, including fashion dolls, role-playing items and other collectible toys, with action figures soon on the way.

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Rated PG, KPop Demon Hunters is streaming exclusively on Netflix.

Several KPop Demon Hunters items have hit store shelves in the past few months, including fashion dolls, role-playing items and other collectible toys, with action figures soon on the way.

Rated PG, KPop Demon Hunters is streaming exclusively on Netflix.

Netflix's record-breaking animated musical, *KPop Demon Hunters*, is getting an earlier-than-expected Criterion Collection release. The film, which premiered on Netflix on June 20, 2025, became the platform's most-streamed movie, garnering 325.1 million views. It swept major awards, winning Oscars, Golden Globes, and Critics' Choice Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("Golden"), plus four American Music Awards.

Originally slated for December 31, the Criterion 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD editions will now launch on November 3. The premium release includes a new 4K digital master with Dol This marks the second high-profile Netflix title to join the Criterion Collection this fall.