The production team behind Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 unveiled a new teaser trailer on Friday, officially confirming that the anime will premiere on Netflix on October 20.
A New Standalone Story from the World of Cyberpunk 2077
The team describes the series as a fresh, standalone 10-episode story set within the universe of Cyberpunk 2077 — “a raw chronicle of redemption and revenge.” The teaser poses the central question: “When the world is blinded by spectacle, what extremes do you have to go to make your story matter?”
Cast
- Roman Carax — Momoka Terasawa (JP) / Valeria Rodriguez (EN)
- Talia Yang — Akari Kitō (JP) / Kimoy Lee (EN)
- D — Kōki Uchiyama (JP) / Nazeeh Tarsha (EN)
- Weak Kingsley — Kentarō Tone (JP) / Clancy Brown (EN)
Staff
Kai Ikarashi, who served as storyboard artist, animation director, animator, and prop designer on the first series, steps up as director in his feature directorial debut. Bartosz Sztybor, producer and writer on the original Edgerunners, returns in the same capacity. Ichigo Kanno — animation director and key animator on the first series — serves as lead character designer, and Masahiko Otsuka is back as scriptwriter.
Music
The opening theme is The Cure’s 1978 track “10:15 Saturday Night,” while the ending theme is Petite Meller’s “Watson.” Rapper RICO NASTY wrote and performed “YOU CAN’T RUN FROM ME,” which featured in the second teaser trailer.
Premiere and Home Video
The first episode received a premiere screening at Anime Expo on July 3. On the home video front, Aniplex of America will release a complete Blu-ray Disc set in North America on October 28. Anime Limited and Plaion Pictures will handle European home video distribution, while Sugoi Co will release the series in Australia and New Zealand.
Background
The original Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, produced by Studio Trigger and based on CD PROJEKT RED‘s Cyberpunk 2077, debuted on Netflix in September 2022. The game itself is based on Mike Pondsmith‘s Cyberpunk tabletop RPG series.
A prequel manga, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Madness, illustrated by Asano (BNA: Brand New Animal manga) and written by Bartosz Sztybor, launched on the Comic Alive+ website in December 2024 and is being released in seven languages beyond Japanese. Dark Horse is publishing the English-language print edition.
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