After repeated teases over the past year, Studio Trigger revealed it’s making a sequel to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, its hit 2022 anime based on Cyberpunk 2077.
At the show’s AnimeExpo panel on Friday, returning showrunner Bartoz Sztybor and season one voice actors Zac Aguilar (David Martinez) and Emi Lo (Lucy Kushinada) revealed the new season with a tantalizing poster made by Trigger character designer Ichigo Kanno. The new series is said to be standalone—sorry, season one fans, Sztybor and the trailer itself very much confirm original Edgerunners protagonist David is still dead—and will provide “a raw chronicle of redemption and revenge” across its 10-episode run.
The logline for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II asks, “When the world is blinded by spectacle, what extremes do you have to go to make your story matter?” The original centered on David’s transformation into an Edgerunner after surviving a drive-by shooting and gets a powerful spinal implant. Along with critical acclaim for its writing and animation, it’s been remembered for its pretty brutal ending, which left David and nearly every other main character dead by the end of their adventure. But if you thought that was bad, Sztybor teased things would get even worse for this new set of characters.
“I just wanted to make the whole world sad,” he said during Friday’s panel. “When people are sad, I’m a bit happy. This new season will be, of course, sadder, but it will be also darker, more bloody, and more raw.” Edgerunners II will be directed by Kai Ikarashi, who helmed the original’s sixth episode “Girl on Fire” and previously worked on Delicious in Dungeon and Mob Psycho 100.
No word on when Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II will arrive, but luckily, there’s some stuff to tide you over. There’s a manga prequel all about supporting character Rebecca, and the show’s co-protagonist Lucy joins Guilty Gear Strive later this summer. And if you’ve been holding out for a Blu-Ray for season one, it’s coming October 28, with pre-orders opening August 26.
💥Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is in production! 💥
It presents a new standalone 10-episode story from the world of Cyberpunk 2077— a raw chronicle of redemption and revenge.
❓When the world is blinded by spectacle, what extremes do you have to go to make your story matter? 👀… pic.twitter.com/jTMA89N1zK
— Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (@edgerunners) July 4, 2025
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