Christian metal group Demon Hunter is taking legal action against Netflix for alleged trademark infringement over the popular film “KPop Demon Hunters.” The band’s parent company, Hyde Lane Inc., claims in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California that the movie’s title creates confusion as they own the trademark “Demon Hunter.”
According to the complaint dated August 18, 2026, Demon Hunter, founded by brothers Ryan Clark and Don Clark in Seattle in 2000, has released 13 albums and achieved significant success. Their most recent album, “There Was a Light Here,” was released in 2025. However, the band asserts that since Netflix released “KPop Demon Hunters” in June 2025, there have been instances of mistaken identity where individuals have confused the band with the movie.
The film follows members of a K-pop girl group called Huntrix who double as demon hunters and has become Netflix’s most-viewed movie with over 325.1 million views. Demon Hunter claims to have received inquiries from confused individuals, including a parent seeking a refund for concert tickets, mistakenly thinking they were buying tickets for a “KPop Demon Hunters” show.
Moreover, the band’s manager was contacted by a producer from the TV show “Inside Edition” to interview someone named “Yu-Han Lee” about winning an Oscar. However, Yu Han Lee is not affiliated with Demon Hunter but is a songwriter who won an Academy Award for the song “Golden,” featured in “KPop Demon Hunters.”
The complaint also mentions social media misuse of the hashtag #DemonHunter in reference to the movie. The band’s legal representative, John Tehranian, declined to comment at this time. In response, Netflix stated that they will contest the lawsuit, asserting that the claims are unfounded and that “KPop Demon Hunters” has had a significant global impact deserving of defense.