Studio TRIGGER and CD Projekt Red have teamed up once more to give fans a second season to one of the most critically acclaimed anime series this decade in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2. Final Weapon has everything you need to know about Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, including the exact release time, the cast and staff, the opening and ending theme songs, and much more about the new anime.
The story of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 takes place after the events of the first season, which ended with the death of David. Although David isn’t making a return, the story of Night City continues on with a new cast of characters in the year 2078. Viewers will follow the story of Weak, a has-been cyberpunk legend who must now live without chrome as he searches for a new purpose in live. Coincidentally, the deadly nomad known as “D” is also looking to fulfill his purpose by taking revenge and digging up corporate secrets. This standalone story will delve into their stories and the intimate details that makes Weak and D who they are.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Release Date, Exact Premiere Time and Episodes
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is streaming on Netflix as of Tuesday, October 20 at 12:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 a.m. MT / 2:00 a.m. CT / 3:00 a.m. ET. Just like the first season, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 released in its entirety with 10 episodes in total.
The anime will stream with an English dub and English subtitles with Japanese voice-overs, exclusively on Netflix. Netflix is also streaming the anime with various audio and subtitle options, including Spanish (Latin America), Chinese (Simplified), amd Chinese (Traditional).
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
The Cure performs the opening theme song “10:15 Saturday Night,” and Petite Meller performs the ending theme song “Watson.” Insert songs for the anime also include “You Can’t Run From Me” by Rico Nasty and “A Rusty Dream” by DOUDOU (Du Binger / Du Feier).
The main cast of the anime series includes:
- Clancy Brown / Kentaro Tone as Weak
- “Once known as “King,” a veteran edgerunner at the top of his game, Weak now lives in the shadow of his former glory.”
- Nazeeh Tarsha / Koki Uchiyama as D
- “A Snake Nation netrunner with sharp technical skills and a sharper hunger for revenge, D hunts the killer who wiped out his clan.”
- Kimoy Lee / Akari Kito as Talia
- “Raised in corpo towers but hardened in Maelstrom’s grip, Talia is fiercely independent and steeped in the gang’s hyper-violent, chrome-obsessed culture.”
- Valeria Rodriguez / Momoka Terasawa as Roman Carax
- “Roman Carax is a young cinephile chasing real stories in a city that’s abandoned film for braindance. Obsessed with documenting truth, he shadows the lives of others — only to learn that unlike his favorite reels, Night City’s stories are messy, brutal, and rarely tied up with a clean ending.”
Hideo Kojima is also making a cameo as Hideyoshi Oshima, a character who was also in Cyberpunk 2077.
Kai Ikarashi directs the anime series at studio TRIGGER. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners producer and writer Bartosz Sztybor is working on the series, Ichigo Kanno is the lead character designer, and Masahiko Otsuka is the scriptwriter.
Where Can I Watch Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2?
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is streaming exclusively on Netflix worldwide, including the U.S. and Japan.
What is Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 About?
Here’s an overview of the story of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, via CD Projekt Red:
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 pulls you back into Night City, where lives become entangled to the extreme. Weak, a washed-up cyberpunk legend, is now forced to live without chrome as he searches for a sense of purpose in a world that’s passed him by. Meanwhile, the deadly nomad D sets out on a path to revenge that brings him close to corpo secrets never meant to be found. Across this ten-episode standalone series, uncover a story of family, obsession, legacy — and how your lens reflects the stories of the people around you.
