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CD Projekt Red says Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 originally didn’t have best boy Roman
Roman, a film-loving teenager, was added to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 after the original pitch, according to showrunner Bartosz Sztybor. The character emerged from conversations about cinema with director Kai Ikarashi and was created to connect the story’s cast.
Roman films nomad D.’s quest for revenge and forms ties with Talia and veteran edgerunner King. Sztybor said the team developed the storyline over 18 months, deciding they needed a character to bring the others together. A related Cyberpunk 2077 update added a quest involving King and his gun, Coronation.
In short
- Roman was absent from the original season 2 pitch.
- The film buff was created to connect the cast.
- His story links D., Talia and King.
Explained simply
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is an animated series set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077, a video game by Polish studio CD Projekt Red. The setting is a future city where powerful corporations, advanced technology and mercenary crews known as edgerunners shape people’s lives.
The series follows characters caught up in that world, while the game tells a separate story in the same setting. The show is made by a creative team that includes showrunner Bartosz Sztybor and director Kai Ikarashi, and its characters and events can connect with the wider game universe.
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