Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 to Premiere on Netflix in Fall 2026
The sequel shifts to a new cast and a new director while keeping the same production team, signaling that CD Projekt Red and Trigger intend to build an ongoing anthology series in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe rather than a direct continuation of the first season's story.
Reporting from 5 sources: Anime News Network, Denfaminicogamer, Automaton, Game Spark, and 1 more.
Netflix and CD Projekt Red announced on June 28 that the sequel anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 will stream exclusively on Netflix in fall 2026. The 10-episode series is a standalone story set in Night City, described by staff as a raw chronicle of redemption and revenge. Kai Ikarashi, who worked as a storyboard artist and animator on the first season, directs the sequel in his debut as a director. Returning staff include producer and writer Bartosz Sztybor, lead character designer Ichigo Kanno, and scriptwriter Masahiko Otsuka. Studio Trigger animates the series. Four main characters have been revealed: Weak Kingsley, a veteran edgerunner past his prime; D, a netrunner seeking revenge; Roman Carax, a young cinephile; and Talia Yang, a woman from the corporate towers hardened by gang life. A second teaser trailer was released on June 29, featuring an original score by Tsuneo Imahori and the song You Can't Run From Me performed by Rico Nasty. A panel discussion is scheduled for July 4 at Anime Expo in Los Angeles.
Director Kai Ikarashi previously directed episode 6 of the first season, titled "Girl on Fire," according to Anime Corner. Lead character designer Ichigo Kanno worked on the film "Promare," Denfaminicogamer notes. The second teaser trailer features an original score by Tsuneo Imahori and the song "You Can't Run From Me," performed by Rico Nasty, with writing credits to Maria Kelly and Drew Polovick, production by Drew Polovick, and mixing and mastering by Elliot Polokoff, Anime Corner reports.
Characters were revealed daily on CD Projekt Red's X account starting June 26, Game Spark reports. The fourth character, Talia Yang, was unveiled in collaboration with Instagram artist @natchuu_off, Anime Corner says. Her description reads: "She comes from the corpo towers... but her heart belongs to chrome and violence." The official Edgerunners X account teased her with "From corpo towers to the chrome-forged edge."
Fans at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival saw a teaser earlier in the week, Anime Corner adds. A panel discussion is scheduled for July 4 at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, Game Spark reports. The franchise also has a prequel manga, "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Madness," by artist Asano and writer Bartosz Sztybor, which launched on the Comic Alive+ website in December 2024 and is getting releases in seven languages besides Japanese, with Dark Horse handling the English print edition, Anime News Network reports.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 5 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Anime News Network News Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Anime Streams 2nd Teaser Trailer
- Denfaminicogamer 『サイバーパンク: エッジランナーズ2』新たな予告映像が解禁！ 2026年秋にNetflixで独占配信
- Automaton 「サイバーパンク: エッジランナーズ2」Netflixで今年秋に配信決定。深夜にいよいよ正式発表へ
- Game Spark アニメ『サイバーパンク: エッジランナーズ2』2026年秋Netflix独占配信！ティザーアート＆第4弾キャラクター公開
- Anime Corner Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 First Trailer Revealed