This article contains spoilers from the Solo Leveling series.
Fans Solo leveling franchises have been left hanging since the end of Season 2, which returned in early 2025. It goes without saying that 2025 was an absolutely massive year for the franchise. Solo leveling. However, fans did not get the update they were waiting for after the conclusion of the second season of the series.
Even though 2025 is now over, Solo Leveling Season 3 has not been announced yet. In fact, fans don't even know if Solo Leveling Season 3 is happening or not. The production team has largely kept the franchise's future plans to themselves, raising doubts almost everywhere in the fan base.
Solo Leveling Season 3 Could Kill Anime Forever
Solo Leveling Season 3 has not been confirmed yet. A long wait could kill the hype.
at this point it's safe to assume that Solo Leveling Season 3 won't be coming in 2026. If that were the case, fans would have already received at least a production update on the series, and of course, potentially a teaser or key visual. It's safe to assume that fans will have to wait longer for Solo Leveling Season 3. a big replacement could be on the wayespecially when recent news is taken into account.
Solo Leveling Season 3 is not coming in 2026
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Solo Leveling Studio has no plans to release Season 3 yet
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The goal is to focus on a larger project
Solo Leveling Season 3 was quite easily one of the most anticipated anime of 2026. That goes without saying, especially when you look at the success the franchise has had over the past two years. It would be disingenuous to say that Solo Leveling wasn't always massive. The manhwa was incredibly big in Korea and even among fans worldwide. However, it was not as mainstream as it became after the release of the first season of the series. Solo Leveling Season 1 absolutely took the world by storm, breaking all kinds of records on Crunchyroll. If the success of season 1 was huge, then season 2 managed to reach a higher level and become even bigger, breaking some records that fans thought were untouchable and beating series like One Piece in terms of reviews on platforms like Crunchyroll.
Solo Leveling Season 1 was even voted Anime of the Year at the 2025 Crunchyroll Awards and in 2026, it's back in the running for anime of the year thanks to its incredible second season. For such a big franchise, its future remains in the dark, and as mentioned earlier, Season 3 doesn't look like it's going to happen in 2026. This is incredibly unfortunate for fans, especially considering how big he is right now and how much he could grow with what could be the biggest season in the entire story.
Solo Leveling Season 3 has a replacement in the works, but a release date is not set in stone
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A new solo leveling movie could be coming soon
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Fans are hoping for a Canon adaptation
While Solo Leveling Season 3 has no confirmation or release date yet, fans know that the studio, A-1 Pictures, as well as Aniplex, have been brainstorming and have some plans for the future of the series. Solo Leveling, it seems, plans to replicate the success of Demon Slayer. 2025 was absolutely massive for Demon Slayer, thanks in large part to the movie Infinity Castle. It blew everything out of the water and set the bar so high that other franchises can only hope to ever come close to half its success. Solo Leveling is a franchise that fans believe has a chance to head to the top.
As a Japanese living in Japan, the anime is not at the level of Dragon Ball, One Piece or Naruto. But if there's a third season, that's when I really want to break that line. — Solo Leveling Producer
A new solo leveling movie is said to be coming in 2026
Solo Leveling is getting some unexpected content – a brand new movie. This movie could be released as early as 2026.
Of course, it will still be impossibly difficult for him to topple the Demon Slayer, but reaching newer heights for the franchise is now possible.
This is precisely why, based on a report from the production committee of A-1 Pictures, it looks like the next step for the Solo Leveling franchise is to deliver a top-notch movie for a theatrical release. If this is indeed the plan, then that accounts for why there is no confirmation of Solo Leveling Season 3. It could simply be that there is a movie being made before Solo Leveling Season 3, which is why things are taking as long as they are.
Plans for a 2026 solo film about the settlement are already underway
Based on the report of the production committee Solo Leveling is scheduled for release in 2026. Unfortunately, the production committee's report doesn't make it clear what the content of this movie is, but any logical person would assume that it's a sequel to the anime and picks up where season 2 left off. If Solo Leveling wants to make it big in the movie department, then it needs to follow the formula set by Demon Slayer for adapting canon material into movies. This means that the next arc, the Double Dungeon, will most likely be featured in the upcoming Solo Leveling movieand fans should be excited about it.
I am the record of your struggles, the proof of your resistance, and the reward for your suffering. I am death, I am eternal rest, I am horror. – Ashborn Sung Jinwoo, Solo Leveling Manhwa
As for the 2026 release date, no exact month or day has been given to fans yet. The production report also states that the film is in pre-production, which means the release date might even be pushed.
If delayed, the next leveling solo project will be released in 2027
If there is any delay in the production phase or things just take longer than expected then fans should expect the Solo Leveling movie to drop in 2027maybe at the beginning of the year. If this actually happens, then fans will have to spend 2026 without solo leveling.
For a franchise as big as Solo Leveling, not having any big releases in 2026 is certainly disappointing, but at least fans have an idea of where the franchise is headed at this point. As long as the big theatrical run that was highlighted in the production committee report is delivered, fans should be largely happy. It might require a little more patience on their part, but Solo Leveling could actually be bigger than ever with the upcoming project, and fans just have to hold out a little longer.
Solo Leveling has two seasons right now, one with 12 episodes and the other with 13, for a total of 25 episodes to watch right now. The series can be streamed on Crunchyroll for fans to enjoy while waiting for more news regarding the third season. There have been no major announcements about the third season yet. Fans can get more Solo Leveling content through the Manhwa.
