While Netflix has one show that feels like a perfect blend of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and KPop Demon Hunters, this series remains criminally unseen. The breakout success of KPop Demon Hunters needs to be studied. Admittedly, the movie has a great high-concept premise, but it is still fair to say that almost no one could have predicted just what a gargantuan success the Netflix release would be before its June 2025 release.
An urban fantasy, KPop Demon Hunters tells the story of the eponymous Korean pop group Huntrix. This trio of stars, Rumi, Mira, and Zoey, secretly work as demon hunters alongside their musical careers, and their bio band rivals, the Saja Boys, are just one of the many sets of disguised demons that they have faced over the years. Brimming with inventive explorations of Korean mythology, fun character comedy, and truly stellar original music, KPop Demon Hunters won both Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song at the Academy Awards in 2026 after breaking various Netflix viewership records.
One classic show that KPop Demon Hunters earned a lot of comparisons with was Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the legendary teen drama from the late ’90s. Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar as the titular vampire killer, Buffy the Vampire Slayer offered viewers a deft balance of teen drama and supernatural action. While Buffy the Vampire Slayer was admittedly aimed at older viewers, the series shared the character-driven, genre-blending storytelling of KPop Demon Hunters, as does the unfairly underrated Netflix series Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld.
Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld Blends K-pop Demon Hunters With Buffy
Starring Ali Wong as the titular Chinese-American teenager with magical powers, Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld is an animated supernatural teen drama that was released by Netflix in December 2024. The series begins on Jenny’s 16th birthday, as her repressed supernatural powers come to the fore just when a demon king comes hunting for her. Although this villain, Mr. Cheng, kills Jentry’s elderly guardian, Gugu, in the pilot episode, she returns as a ghost to guide her great-grandniece.
As this rundown implies, Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld was a little darker and more mature than KPop Demon Hunters, but the show is nowhere near as dark as Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Instead, the underrated Netflix series would be perfect for anyone who enjoyed Disney’s two-season masterpiece Gravity Falls, as Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld offers a similarly compelling blend of supernatural shocks, character comedy, and drama.
Like KPop Demon Hunters, Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld gave viewers an accessible introduction to Asian folklore that was as unnerving and creepy as it was occasionally adorable. Like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Netflix’s critical hit wasn’t afraid to get dark when it mattered, but never allowed its tone to grow too serious and always kept its tongue planted firmly in cheek.
Why Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld Is Still So Underrated
As such, it might be hard to believe that Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld failed to find the huge mainstream audience that met KPop Demon Hunters upon the movie’s Netflix release. Part of this could be down to the fact that the latter is a movie, meaning its runtime asked for a lot less commitment from young viewers, and another cause could be the absence of KPop Demon Hunters’ many catchy songs from Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld.
However, the main reason that Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld is so underrated seems to be its target audience, which is a little tough to pin down. While Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld would be perfect for fans of KPop Demon Hunters and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Netflix’s underrated series is lighter than the latter and darker than the former, which makes it a bit of a tricky sell in terms of tone.