Netflix has unveiled a new "sneak peek" video for the upcoming Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 anime. The video features an escape scene from an Arasaka building, offering a glimpse into the new series. The anime is scheduled to debut on Netflix on October 20.

The new series sees Kai Ikarashi, who previously worked on the first series as a storyboard artist, animation director, animator, and prop designer, making his directorial debut. Bartosz Sztybor, producer and writer for the original Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, returns for the new series, and Ichigo Kanno, an animation director and key animator on the first series, is the lead character designer. Masahiko Otsuka is also returning as the scriptwriter. The new anime will be available for streaming on Netflix.

Music and Voice Cast

The opening theme song for the new anime is "10:15 Saturday Night" by The Cure, a song released in 1978. Petite Meller's "Watson" will serve as the ending theme song. Additionally, rapper RICO NASTY contributed the song "YOU CAN'T RUN FROM ME," which was featured in the second teaser trailer.

The Japanese and English voice casts have also been announced. Momoka Terasawa and Valeria Rodriguez voice Roman Carax, Akari Kitō and Kimoy Lee voice Talia Yang, Kōki Uchiyama and Nazeeh Tarsha voice D, and Kentarō Tone and Clancy Brown voice Weak Kingsley.

The first episode of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 had a premiere screening at Anime Expo on July 3. The original Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime series, produced by Studio Trigger and based on CD PROJEKT RED's Cyberpunk 2077 game, first premiered on Netflix in September 2022. The game itself is based on Mike Pondsmith's Cyberpunk tabletop RPG game series.

For fans looking to own the first series, Aniplex of America will release a complete Blu-ray Disc set in North America on October 28. Anime Limited and Plaion Pictures will handle home video releases in Europe, while Sugoi Co will release the series in Australia and New Zealand. A prequel manga titled Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Madness, created by artist Asano and writer Bartosz Sztybor, began serialization on the Comic Alive+ website in December 2024 and is slated for release in seven languages, with Dark Horse publishing the English print version.

Key points

  • A new "sneak peek" video for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 anime was released.
  • The video teases an escape scene from an Arasaka building.
  • The anime will debut on Netflix on October 20.
  • Kai Ikarashi directs, with Bartosz Sztybor returning as producer/writer and Ichigo Kanno as lead character designer.
  • The opening theme is "10:15 Saturday Night" by The Cure, and the ending theme is "Watson" by Petite Meller.

Source: Anime News Network · News · Sep 23, 2026