The King's Man sequel in the works from Matthew Vaughn

Director Matthew Vaughn has confirmed a sequel is in the works for The King's Man, a direct follow-up to his 2021 Kingsman prequel. 

The 2021 Ralph Fiennes-led film followed a band of history’s worst criminal masterminds as they plot a war to wipe out millions, prompting one man in a race against time to stop them.

While the prequel served to explain the WWI-era origins of the Kingsman secret intelligence service first revealed in 2014’s Kingsman: The Secret Service, The King's Man's post-credits scene featured Daniel Brühl’s villainous character Erik Jan Hanussen introducing Russian revolutionary figure Vladimir Lenin to a young Adolf Hitler, paving the way for the tentatively titled The Traitor King.

Speaking to Collider at this year’s New York Comic Con, Vaughn revealed his plans for a continuation of The King’s Man and how it would follow on from the prequel’s post-credits tee-up. 

“The next one it’s it is about the rise of Hitler, and how Hitler did come to power and basically was supported by the English aristocracy… [We’ve] written it and it's pretty cool." 

"So I was like, 'well that's interesting' and how the world was worrying so much about Communism, that Fascism rose up. And I look at the world at the moment, everyone getting distracted and worrying about this [and that] and if you worry too much about [this] bad things can happen here. So it is a story that I think needs to be recalled. We're calling it The Traitor King."

Vaughn also revealed that he had a different vision for the prequel before it became a feature length film.

"The King's Man was originally meant to be a TV series and I got persuaded to make it as a film. What we wanted to do was something like 'The Crown' but with espionage and a bit of a Kingsman hit going through all of the decades."

Casting details for the sequel have not been announced and an exact filming date is to be announced for 2024.