is an upcoming original net animation (ONA) miniseries created by Rafał Jaki. Produced by the Polish video game company CD Projekt Red and the Japanese animation studio Trigger, it is set to be released on Netflix on October 20, 2026. Set in the dystopian Cyberpunk universe created by Mike Pondsmith, the anime is a standalone sequel to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and tie-in to the video game Cyberpunk 2077.
Premise
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is set in Night City (NC), a self-reliant metropolis situated between the Free States of North and South California that suffers from obsessive cybernetic body modification, rampant gang violence, and corporate warfare exacerbated by a corrupt municipal government. The city is divided into six main districts controlled by several megacorporations, most notably Arasaka and its rival Militech.
Characters
A young cinephile obsessed with documenting the truth and unfiltered stories of Night City, often recording them and being exposed to various brutalities.
The rebellious daughter of Avida and Kiril. She ran away from her corporate upbringing to settle in with Maelstrom, a street gang obsessed with applying extensive cyberware to their bodies.
A veteran edgerunner living in the shadow of his former glory. He was once known as King. D
A nomadic netrunner seeking revenge through hunting the killer of his clan.
Talia's mother and Weak's former lover who once worked as a jazz singer and corporate insider. She is now married to an executive of Kang Tao, a Chinese weapons manufacturer and competitor of Arasaka.
A supplier of braindance, an advanced type of immersive media. He owns Sal Bigelow's Braindance Paradise and first appeared in the comic tie-in Cyberpunk 2077: Big City Dreams.
A braindance engineer who works at Sal's shop.
A high-ranking executive of Arasaka who views loyalty as a valuable and indispensable asset.
A businessman affiliated with Kang Tao.
A Kang Tao executive with a cold and composed demeanor. He is Talia's father and the husband of Avida.
Production and release In October 2022, after the release of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, CD Projekt Red expressed a possible second season would be "something completely different" rather than a direct continuation. Netflix would later release a short teaser for a new tie-in with Cyberpunk 2077 in September 2024, following rumors about the possible sequel and CD Projekt Red signaling plans for more animated tie-ins.
CD Projekt Red later confirmed in July 2025 that a standalone sequel series, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, was in development, with most of the original creative team returning. Kai Ikarashi will direct at Trigger, with Bartosz Sztybor serving as writer, producer, and showrunner, Ichigo Kanno as a character designer, and returning as scriptwriter. Sztybor shared that he pitched the sequel series to Trigger as reminiscent of 90s films like Pulp Fiction and Léon: The Professional, with Ikarashi adding the team based the character designs on 90s comics. Sztybor also revealed that he enlisted Ikarashi as the director after being impressed with his work on Edgerunners sixth episode "Girl on Fire".
The series is set to be released on October 20, 2026, on Netflix. The opening theme is "10:15 Saturday Night" by the Cure, while the ending theme is "Watson" by Petite Meller.
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