Hazbin Hotel Live-Action? The Creator Finally Weighs In

Hazbin Hotel just dropped back in with Season 2, and creator Vivienne Medrano is already talking about the one question fans keep throwing at her: could this thing ever go live-action? Short answer: kind of, but not the way you think.

So... a live-action Hazbin Hotel?

While promoting the Season 2 launch on Prime Video — two episodes landed on October 29, 2025 — Medrano told ComicBook.com she does want to take Hazbin beyond animation. Just not into a traditional live-action TV show or movie. She sees the best jump as a stage production. Honestly, that tracks. The show is a musical at its core, and a theater version feels like a cleaner fit than trying to CGI the underworld into something photoreal.

"I think for sure that Hazbin Hotel as a series only works in animation... I’m not the biggest fan of taking something into live-action unless there’s a reason to. What I could see and what I would love to see is a stage adaptation."

"A play could humanize these characters in ways that make sense visually, but also just have the element of musical theater, since that’s what the show is... There’s a degree of separation where you allow yourself to step into a fantasy when you’re watching a musical. I think that’s something that would translate pretty well."

Why the stage makes sense for this universe

Medrano’s logic is pretty straightforward: Hazbin’s big feelings, bigger songs, and unapologetically stylized world are built to be heightened. Animation does that. So does theater. A stage musical can lean into the spectacle and the fantasy without getting stuck in the uncanny valley. It also gives the creative team room to build something that stands on its own instead of just translating every beat from the show.

Where the 'Hellaverse' is headed

The behind-the-scenes wrinkle here is that Hazbin is not slowing down. Earlier this year, the series even popped up as a theatrical sing-along event — a quirky flex for a streaming hit — and off the back of that, the 'Hellaverse' already locked renewals for Seasons 3 and 4. Medrano also says Helluva Boss is still in the mix as part of Amazon’s expanding lineup around this world.

• Season 2 premiered October 29, 2025 on Prime Video with two episodes
• New episodes will roll out two at a time, wrapping at eight total by year’s end
• Seasons 3 and 4 are already greenlit
• Helluva Boss remains part of the broader 'Hellaverse' slate at Amazon

For now, if you want Hazbin in 'live' mode, the bet is Broadway (or something like it), not a CGI-heavy series. The interview was published by ComicBook.com, with earlier coverage traced back to reporting by Vritti Johar at SuperHeroHype.