David’s story may have come to an end, but the world of Night City lives on. After teasing a potential animated series last year, Netflix and CD Projekt Red have announced Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, a standalone sequel to the 2022 darling.
Announced at Anime Expo 2025, the forthcoming spin-off will feature “an entirely new story, fresh characters, and a raw, realistic take on the most dangerous city of the dark future.” The video game developer is reuniting with Studio Trigger for the project, with Kai Ikarashi (SSSS.Gridman) and Kanno Ichigo (Promare) serving as director and lead character designer, respectively. Hugo Award winner Bartosz Sztybor and Masahiko Otsuka, who worked on the original, are back onboard.
“Night City has a lot of stories to tell. I have a dream that it won’t end with Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. There’s more stories, more characters. I wasn’t satisfied with the sadness I received from the audience, so I want you to be even more sad now,” Sztybor said, adding that the 10-episode season is set to be “of course, sadder, but it will be also darker, more bloody, and more raw.”
“Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 presents a new standalone 10-episode story from the world of Cyberpunk 2077 — a raw chronicle of redemption and revenge,” reads a summary of the follow-up instalment. “In a city that thrives in the spotlight of violence, one question remains: when the world is blinded by spectacle, what extremes do you have to go to make your story matter?”
No release date has been announced for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, but here’s a first look at its official logo and poster art:
Night City is due to return on the gaming front as well, though not anytime soon. Cyberpunk 2, the sequel to 2020’s Cyberpunk 2077, has entered the pre-production phase of development, placing the game’s release date somewhere between late 2030 and early 2031.
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