Solo Leveling Quietly Unveils First Official Look At New Movie
On July 3, 2026, at Anime Expo, Solo Leveling received its biggest update in over a year when the Studio, A-1 Pictures, officially announced the next big step for the franchise in the form of a brand new movie, titled ‘Solo Leveling: Beyond the System.’ While some fans believed the next project would be a third TV anime season, A-1 Pictures is instead heading in the direction of a theatrical release.
Solo Leveling: Beyond the System is, at the moment, planned for a 2027 release, which means we could have at least a year's worth of wait ahead of us. To keep the excitement high, resurfaced sketches of Cha Hae-In, which see her spar with Jinwoo’s Shadows, give us our first sneak peek at the movie, as we know these shots take place just before the Double Dungeon arc, which is more than likely the main focus of the movie, based on the name and what we have seen so far. We can’t wait for this movie to finally hit theaters after so much buildup and excitement.
Resurfaced Cha Hae-In Sketches From 2023 Deliver Official First Look At Ahjin Guild Arc From Solo Leveling: Beyond The System Movie
Solo Leveling’s anime debuted in 2024, thanks to immense hard work by A-1 Pictures. Since then, the franchise received one more animated project in the form of Solo Leveling Season 2, which was released officially in January 2025, over a year ago. Since the conclusion of the second season, fans had been wondering what was next for the franchise. Luckily, Anime Expo 2026 answered all our questions. On July 4, 2026, A-1 Pictures finally unveiled the next installment in the Solo Leveling franchise in the form of ‘Solo Leveling: Beyond the System.’ Beyond the System is a theatrical release, and so far, we've seen the Key Visual, as well as a stunning concept teaser trailer, which also dropped on July 4, 2026.
While that may be true for officially confirmed content included in the movie, we were secretly given a sneak peek at more content 3 years ago, in 2023. In 2023, Solo Leveling Season 1 was still in pre-production, yet a resurfaced sketch that focuses on Cha Hae-In, a powerful S-Rank Hunter from South Korea, was unveiled, and it likely comes directly from the upcoming movie.
In these resurfaced sketches from the Solo Leveling production team, we specifically see Cha Hae In in sparring. For fans who haven’t read the Manhwa, this might not seem too important. However, these sketches match perfectly with Solo Leveling Manhwa chapters 113 and 114, which cover her training with Jinwoo against two of his Shadows, Igris and Beru. In these two chapters, Cha Hae In wants to grow stronger, especially after the trauma she experienced during Jeju Island, where she was too weak to stop the Ant King. Her spar with Igris is brief, but what caught everyone’s eye was her training battle against Beru, the Shadow of the Ant King. Cha fares well at first, but Beru easily overpowers her and, in fact, almost kills her. In the end, Beru had to be stopped by Jinwoo himself.
“Are you sure this black knight is your strongest? You said you’d call forth your strongest soldier for me. So summon them here, now. I’ve been wanting a rematch anyway.” — Cha Hae In in Solo Leveling Chapter 113
For context, this training match happens a bit before the Double Dungeon arc, in the Ahjin arc, which we know already will be covered in the theatrical movie, making this an early sneak peek at what’s to come.
Solo Leveling: Beyond the System Will Cover The Ahjin Guild Arc And The Double Dungeon Arcs
At the moment, we have very limited information about Solo Leveling: Beyond the System. With only a title and a key visual featuring only Jinwoo, along with a small concept trailer that doesn’t give away the key plot points, we don’t know what to truly expect from the movie. However, Crunchyroll officially confirmed in their announcement on July 4, 2026, that the upcoming movie will be a continuation of the story after the events of the Jeju Island arc, and will take things from Season 2 of the TV anime. In other words, the Ahjin Guild Arc is next, followed by the arc that every single fan of Solo Leveling is eagerly waiting for, the Double Dungeon arc, which covers chapters 122-133 in the Solo Leveling manhwa.
The first arc to witness in the movie will be the Ahijin Guild arc, and it will adapt content from chapters 111 to 122. The Ahjin Guild arc might not be the most popular in the story, but it’s still incredibly exciting, as it sees Beru clear an A-Rank Gate on his own. In this arc, Jinwoo will also acquire a new Shadow, Jima, one of the Naga.
The highly anticipated Double Dungeon arc will follow immediately after, and it will see Jinwoo face his biggest challenge so far. Jinwoo will return to where it all started and where he first acquired the System — the Cartenon Temple. There, he will face the Architect and even lose his shadow Army for some time. The fact that Jinwoo loses his powers for a while is what makes this more than likely the crux of the movie. The title, “Beyond the System,” is a clear hint at that. In the Double Dungeon, Jinwoo has to hold his own without his powers.
Cha Hae-In’s Role in New Solo Leveling Movie
Getting a sneak peek at Cha Hae-In a few years before the movie even premieres is definitely exciting, and it gives us an idea of what to expect from her. That said, while Cha Hae-In is an important character, nobody will be able to outshine Jinwoo in Solo Leveling.
“My King gave me one command. To defeat my foe without causing her any harm. I’ll show her just how much stronger I am and make her lose the will to fight. A simple task indeed.” — Beru in Solo Leveling chapter 114
Regardless, Cha will still stand out in a few ways in the upcoming movie. She will train with Igris and Beru, but she will also try to join the Ahjin Guild. She will also help Jinwoo in the Double Dungeon arc and try to fight against the Architect and his statues. Her romance with Jinwoo is only going to flourish more moving forward, and we absolutely cannot wait to see that.
The first two seasons of Solo Leveling TV anime by Aniplex and A-1 Pictures are currently available to stream on Crunchyroll.
Solo Leveling
- Release Date
- 2024 - 2025-00-00
- Studio
- A-1 Pictures
- Creator
- Chugong
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll
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