Overview
- Netflix confirmed the sequel on Wednesday, setting a global 2027 premiere and stating that filming is underway.
- Ryohei Suzuki and Misato Morita reprise Ryo Saeba and Kaori Makimura, with Fumino Kimura joining as detective Saeko Nogami.
- Keiichiro Shiraki returns to direct from a script by Junpei Yamaoka, with HoriPro Inc. and Film-makers Inc. producing for Netflix.
- The 2024 film reached No. 1 on Netflix’s non-English Global Top 10 and spurred a ninefold jump in manga sales plus about JPY129 million in local spending in Kobe.
- Netflix’s Engagement Reports list three weeks at No. 1 for the first film and 26.1 million total views through the end of 2025, reinforcing the case for a follow-up.