‘Cyberpunk’ Officially Returns to Night City in New ‘Edgerunners’ Season 2 Trailer
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Netflix has released the first trailer for season two of *Cyberpunk: Edgerunners*, bringing the animated series back to Night City. The trailer offers fans a new look at the franchise while they await the next *Cyberpunk* game, which has no announced release date.
Season two is due to arrive on Netflix on 20 October. As with the 2022 first season, it will tell a new story separate from both the earlier series and *Cyberpunk 2077*, though a cameo from a familiar character remains possible. Paramount has also announced a *Cyberpunk* film in development, with no release timing yet.
- Netflix has released the first season two trailer.
- The new story returns to Night City on 20 October.
- The series is separate from the game and first season.
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Cyberpunk is a science-fiction franchise set in a future where advanced technology sits alongside poverty and powerful corporations. Its best-known game, Cyberpunk 2077, takes place in Night City, a fictional metropolis where people called edgerunners take dangerous jobs outside the law.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is an animated Netflix series based on the same setting. Its first season, released in 2022, followed a separate story from the game, and the second season introduces new characters. The franchise also has another game in development, though no release date has been announced, and a film is being developed by Paramount.
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Netflix has released the first trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, returning the animated series to Night City. The new season is due to arrive on 20 October 2026. It follows the first season, which premiered in 2022 and centred on David Martinez and Lucyna “Lucy” Kushinada, but introduces a new cast and story.
The new characters include Roman Carax, a young fan of old films, and Talia Yang, who is connected to the cyberware-enhanced gang Maelstrom. The story is set in the same world as the earlier series, but its creators say it is not a continuation of David and Lucy’s plot. CD Projekt Red writer Bartosz Sztybor told IGN that the challenge was to preserve the series’ central ideas without simply repeating the elements that made its first season popular.
That approach leaves room for a fresh account of life among Night City’s mercenaries while maintaining a link to the original. Sztybor described the two seasons as having a dialogue with one another, while aiming for the second to feel distinct. The first season was also a separate story from the Cyberpunk 2077 game, although both share the city and setting; a possible appearance by a familiar character has not been confirmed in the reports.
The trailer’s release comes as the Cyberpunk franchise continues beyond the games. CD Projekt Red is working on a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, though no release date is given in the reports. A Cyberpunk film has also been announced as in development. The first season’s reception helped give its creators confidence to pursue further anime projects, but Sztybor told IGN that its success also raised the pressure of following it.
Where outlets differ
Source 1 focuses on the trailer, the franchise’s recent history and the upcoming game and film projects. It says the new season is a standalone story and speculates that a cameo cannot be ruled out.
Source 2 is an IGN interview about the creative process and new characters. It names Roman Carax and Talia Yang and reports Sztybor’s comments on the challenge of building on the first season. It also mentions a teaser shown at IGN Fall Fan Fest.
Source 1 calls the trailer the first official trailer and says the season arrives on Tuesday, 20 October. Source 2 describes a new teaser and gives the same date, 20 October 2026. Their descriptions differ in emphasis rather than in the stated release date.