Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, a follow-up to the hit anime from CD Projekt RED and Studio Trigger, is officially happening. Despite the lack of a premiere date, it’s confirmed to offer a new standalone story set in Night City spanning ten episodes.
While writer Bartosz Sztybor didn’t offer any specifics on the story at an Anime Expo panel, he did confirm that it would be sad. Emphasizing that CD Projekt RED as a whole always wants to write “character-driven” stories, he added, “But the other thing is that we are a company from Poland. I’m from Poland, and people in Poland are sad. They are born sad, they die sad, so I just wanted to make the whole world sad.”
Unfortunately, he doesn’t desire to shake things up and write a happy story. “When people are sad, I feel a bit happy,” he said. Long story short, if you’re walking into the anime expecting to have your heart broken, just like its predecessor, Sztybor has you covered.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 will premiere on Netflix, so stay tuned for further updates. Cyberpunk 2077 will also receive a follow-up with Project Orion. CD Projekt RED recently confirmed that the sequel is in the pre-production phase, with job listings indicating it would be first-person and aim for the “most realistic and reactive crowd system to date.” However, studio co-CEO Michał Nowakowski believes it could take four to five years to develop.
On the bright side, the original will receive a brand-new update. Further details, including a release date, are pending. However, the developer has confirmed it will be similar in scope to Update 2.2.
