Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 debuts on Netflix in fall 2026
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 will premiere on Netflix in fall 2026, Netflix confirmed on June 28 with new key art introducing four Night City outcasts. The 10-episode standalone sequel from Studio Trigger and CD Projekt Red follows a fresh cyberpunk edgerunners season crew led by director Kai Ikarashi, with a full trailer expected this week.
After the 2022 original became an unlikely streaming hit, fans have waited nearly a year since Anime Expo 2025 for a concrete window. The June 28 reveal finally pins the return to Night City on the calendar and gives viewers their first grouped look at the new cast.
Key Takeaways
- Netflix confirmed Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 for fall 2026 and released new key art on June 28, 2026.
- The 10-episode series is a standalone story with a new crew, not a direct continuation of David and Lucy.
- Studio Trigger and CD Projekt Red return, with Kai Ikarashi directing and Ichigo Kanno designing characters.
- New heroes include Weak Kingsley, revenge-driven netrunner D, filmmaker Roman Carax, and corpo exile Talia Yang.
- Kotaku reports a full trailer is due this week, following details shared at the Annecy animation festival.
When will Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 release on Netflix?
Netflix announced on June 28 that the animated series will arrive in fall 2026. Bleeding Cool notes the project is still in production, so an exact day has not been locked in yet.
That timing closes a gap that opened when CD Projekt Red and Trigger revealed the sequel at Anime Expo 2025. For subscribers tracking streaming and TV alerts, the fall window is the first firm release target since that announcement.
Who are the new characters in Edgerunners 2?
The new key art spotlights four leads. Weak Kingsley, standing in the back, was once known as King, a veteran edgerunner now living in the shadow of his former glory, per Bleeding Cool.
D is a Snack Nation netrunner hunting the killer who wiped out his clan. Roman Carax is a young cinephile documenting real stories in a city obsessed with braindances. Talia Yang comes from the corpo towers, though Bleeding Cool describes her heart as belonging to chrome and violence.
Kotaku adds that the tone looks darker and grimier than the bubblegum original, with Weak presented as an older, more downtrodden figure at the center of the new roster.
Is Edgerunners 2 a direct sequel to season 1?
No. Both outlets frame it as a standalone 10-episode story set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe. Showrunner Bartosz Sztybor told Bleeding Cool that David's story might be over, but there is plenty more to discover in Night City.
The series is billed as a raw chronicle of redemption and revenge. Bleeding Cool poses the central question: when the world is blinded by spectacle, what extremes must you take to make your story matter?
What changed behind the scenes for the new series?
Original director Hiroyuki Imaishi passed the torch to Kai Ikarashi, who directed Episode 6 of the first series and makes his series directorial debut here. Ichigo Kanno returns as lead character designer, while Masahiko Otsuka adapts the screenplay alongside Sztybor as showrunner and story writer.
Studio Trigger and CD Projekt Red remain the production partners. Kotaku reports additional information surfaced at this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France, and a full trailer is expected to drop the week of June 28. Bleeding Cool notes an official teaser is already available, with more details promised soon.