Hellbound Reading Order: Webtoon, Books & Netflix Seasons

For the English webtoon, start with Hellbound, including “Ep. 0 - Prologue,” then read Hellbound 2: The Resurrected. For the English collected books, begin with The Hellbound Volume 1 and continue to Volume 2. For Netflix, watch Season 1 before Season 2.

Those are three routes through different formats. You don’t need to alternate between them or match every television episode to a comic chapter.

The confusing part is the number 2. A book volume, a separately titled webtoon sequel, and a television season can all carry it. Let me separate them before you buy a book or open a sequel description.

Spoiler level: No ending events or character outcomes. I mention the sequel’s title and explain the release formats. Official sequel synopses and later-season articles linked below contain spoilers for the first story.

Information checked: October 22, 2026. Reading access, book availability, and streaming catalogs may vary by region or account.

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The reading and viewing routes

Keep each edition in its own published order

Format	Order
English digital comic	Hellbound, beginning with its prologue → Hellbound 2: The Resurrected, beginning with Episode 1.
Dark Horse collected comic	The Hellbound Volume 1 → Volume 2. The volume number is not the webtoon sequel’s title.
Netflix drama	Season 1 → Season 2, starting each season at Episode 1.

If you prefer to read, choose scrolling episodes or collected pages. If you want live-action television, start the Netflix series. You can explore another format afterward; there isn’t a requirement to complete all three in parallel.

For a closer look at which experience suits your taste, my Hellbound webtoon vs. Netflix Season 1 comparison weighs the comic’s character detail against the drama’s performances and viewing rhythm.

Start the first webtoon with the prologue

The official English Hellbound page uses “Ep. 0 - Prologue” as its first published entry. You can open that prologue directly, then continue with Episode 1 and the following entries.

The zero in its title doesn’t put it outside the reading route. Follow the prologue with Episode 1, then keep going in the order shown by the official listing.

If you’re still deciding whether to read it, my original Hellbound webtoon review looks at the unsettling human reactions, Choi Gyu-seok’s rough artwork, and the conversations that stayed with me. It covers the first comic, separately from The Resurrected and the Netflix drama.

The browser page may show only a handful of opening entries and direct you to the app for the rest. That doesn’t mean the whole comic is seven episodes long. The listing marks the series completed.

Check the official app for the episodes and access conditions available to your account. A completed publication and unrestricted free access are different questions.

Read The Resurrected after the first comic

Hellbound 2: The Resurrected has its own official WEBTOON listing, which is also marked completed. Begin that sequel at its Episode 1 after finishing the original comic.

I’ll avoid summarizing its opening here. The official description itself explains what happened around the first story’s ending, so even checking the blurb can reveal more than a new reader wanted to know.

For navigation, the important detail is simple: the first comic and its continuation are separate catalog entries. If you reach the end of Hellbound and want to keep reading, look for the full subtitle The Resurrected.

Don’t confuse that separate series page with the next numbered episode inside the original listing.

Does The Hellbound Volume 2 mean Hellbound 2?

No. Dark Horse’s The Hellbound Volume 2 is a collected-book volume. Hellbound 2: The Resurrected is a webtoon sequel title.

The official distribution catalog lists these English books:

• The Hellbound Volume 1, ISBN 9781506726885
• The Hellbound Volume 2, ISBN 9781506726892

Both credit Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok, with translation by Danny Lim. They are comics published by Dark Horse, rather than prose novels to read before opening the webtoon.

The distributor describes Volume 2 as the conclusion of that collected story. For this book route, read Volume 1, then Volume 2. If your next goal is the separately titled webtoon continuation, use its own WEBTOON entry after completing the first story.

When shopping, check the full title, creators, language, and format as well as the volume number. Searching for “Hellbound 2” alone can point you toward a different format.

Late-volume descriptions can reveal plot developments, so you can skip the promotional blurb once you’ve identified the book you need.

Watch Netflix Season 1 before Season 2

For television, use the official Hellbound Netflix listing and start at Season 1, Episode 1. Continue to Season 2 afterward.

Wondering whether Season 1 suits your taste? My Hellbound Season 1 review weighs the performances and social horror alongside its graphic violence and unresolved questions, without revealing major outcomes.

For my response to the follow-up, read my Hellbound Season 2 review. I discuss Hyejin’s worn-down resolve, the competing groups, and why those six episodes left me uneasy, without revealing the ending.

The first season has six episodes. Netflix’s Season 2 guide confirms another six episodes, giving these two seasons a total of 12. That article discusses later events; you don’t need to open it to follow the season order.

Netflix’s catalog identifies the show as a two-season series at the time of this check. That describes the current viewing route, not a promise about any future production.

Before choosing a subscription, check your local listing for availability, audio, subtitles, and access requirements. You don’t need to find a separate movie between the two listed seasons to follow this television route.

How does the webtoon sequel relate to Netflix Season 2?

The comic continuation follows the comic. The second television season follows the television adaptation. Both belong to Hellbound, but their numbering isn’t a universal chapter system.

The creators work across the formats: Netflix’s original production announcement identifies Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok as the adaptation’s scriptwriters, with Yeon directing.

That gives the two formats a close creative connection. It doesn’t establish that an episode number in one can be used as the same stopping point in the other.

My recommendation, if you finish the drama and want the comic, is to begin with the original webtoon’s prologue. That lets you follow its own introduction and sequence before moving to The Resurrected, without relying on a conversion chart that reveals major events.

A note on completed listings and spoilers

Both English WEBTOON entries are marked completed. That is useful if you’re deciding whether to start those published comics. It doesn’t mean that a two-volume book set contains every continuation released under the wider property.

For a first visit, you can keep your research short: choose a format, open its beginning, and leave sequel summaries and ending explanations for later.

For the premise, creators, and Korean title, visit the Hellbound title guide.

Official sources

• WEBTOON — Hellbound: creator credits, completion status, and the prologue-first episode list.
• WEBTOON — Hellbound 2: The Resurrected: separate sequel and completion status; its synopsis contains spoilers.
• Penguin Random House — The Hellbound Volume 1: Dark Horse edition and translation credits.
• Penguin Random House — The Hellbound Volume 2: second collected volume and concluding-volume description.
• Netflix — Hellbound: official television listing and season selector.
• Netflix Tudum — Season 2: second-season episode count; contains later-story spoilers.