Netflix, Studio Trigger, and CD Projekt Red announced Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 will release globally on Netflix in fall 2026 as a standalone 10-episode anime series [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. The new season follows a fresh cast unrelated to season 1 leads David and Lucy, offering a brutal story of redemption and revenge set in Night City with a darker tone [1, 2, 4, 5, 6].
The main characters include Weak Kingsley, a veteran Edgerunner; D, a Snake Nation Netrunner seeking revenge; Roman Carax, a young cinephile and documentarian; and Talia Yang, a Maelstrom gang member with corporate ties [1, 2, 6]. The series is directed by Kai Ikarashi with character designs by Ichigo Kanno. Original writers Bartosz Sztybor and Masahiko Otsuka return [2, 6].
The series trailer released today, June 29, 2026, showcases key locations from Cyberpunk 2077’s Night City. It features the song "You Can't Run From Me" by Rico Nasty [3]. Ahead of the full teaser, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 was officially announced at Anime Expo in July 2025 with a brief teaser, followed by a poster and character details on June 28, 2026 [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]. The first official Taiwan trailer is scheduled to debut June 29 at 23:00 local time [6].
The Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Twitter described the series as "a raw chronicle of redemption and revenge" and questioned, "when the world is blinded by spectacle, what extremes do you have to go to make your story matter?" [2]. The new season will be a Netflix global exclusive, expanding the Cyberpunk 2077 universe with a grimmer narrative and fresh faces in a grim urban dystopia [1, 6].
