Netflix’s Cyberpunk 2077 anime spinoff is returning for a 2nd 10-episode season with ‘a completely brand-new story.’
Netflix’s Cyberpunk 2077 anime spinoff is returning for a 2nd 10-episode season with ‘a totally brand-new story.’
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In May, we found out that the advancement of a follow up to the Cyberpunk 2077 video game is progressing at CD Projekt Red, and today, at the Anime Expo 2025 occasion, it formally revealed a brand-new season of the anime spinoff for Netflix. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 will have “… a completely brand-new story, fresh characters, and a raw, sensible take on the most hazardous city of the dark future.
On Saturday, Netflix launched a main teaser trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 that blends clips from the very first season with the message that “David’s Dead,” plus some principle art-style teases as it proceeds to a brand-new set of stories in Night City.
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The brand-new season will be directed by Kai Ikarashi, who likewise directed episode 6 in the very first season, “Girl on Fire.” There’s no word yet on when Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 will premiere, however they likewise launched this brand-new poster.
Showrunner and author Bartosz Sztybor stated throughout Friday’s panel that for season one, “I simply wished to make the entire world unfortunate … when individuals are unfortunate, I’m a bit pleased,” which this brand-new 10-episode season will be “… naturally, sadder, however it will be likewise darker, more bloody, and more raw.”
A short summary of the follow-up series informs fans what to anticipate following completion of David’s story in season one:
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 provides a brand-new standalone 10-episode story from the world of Cyberpunk 2077– a raw chronicle of redemption and vengeance. In a city that prospers in the spotlight of violence, one concern stays: when the world is blinded by phenomenon, what extremes do you need to go to make your story matter?
Update, July 5th: Included teaser trailer
