Netflix Teases Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Escape Video Ahead Of October 20 Debut
The promo is the last piece of material before the October 20 launch, and it shows Netflix leaning on the first series' Arasaka thread while the staff describes the new run as standalone.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Netflix posted a sneak peek video for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 on Tuesday, teasing an escape from an Arasaka building. The standalone 10-episode series debuts on Netflix on October 20. Kai Ikarashi directs in his directorial debut, with Bartosz Sztybor returning as producer and writer and Masahiko Otsuka returning as scriptwriter. The opening theme is The Cure's "10:15 Saturday Night."
The new video runs a scene set inside an Arasaka building, the corporate thread that anchored the 2022 series. Produced by Studio Trigger, the new run is a standalone 10-episode story set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077.
Kai Ikarashi, who worked on the first series as a storyboard artist, animation director, animator, and prop designer, directs in his directorial debut. Ichigo Kanno, an animation director and key animator on the first series, is the lead character designer, and Masahiko Otsuka returns as scriptwriter.
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