{"id":2104857,"date":"2026-08-21T14:29:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2104857"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:29:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T11:29:56","slug":"the-second-season-of-netflixs-cyberpunk-edgerunners-anime-releases-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2104857","title":{"rendered":"The second season of Netflix&#8217;s Cyberpunk Edgerunners anime releases this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tv-shows\/cyberpunk-2077-edgerunners\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">The second season of Netflix&#8217;s Cyberpunk Edgerunners anime releases this year<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Plugged in.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-season-2-face.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A bloody face from the Cyberpunk Edgerunners season 2 teaser trailer.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"cyberpunk-edgerunners-season-2-face.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Netflix<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-21T14:29:56+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 21, 2026, 2:29 p.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"f14f2512-a2ab-4088-b3c1-fb851e37e42f\" data-name=\"Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners\" title=\"Follow Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners\"><br \/>\n  Follow Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The second season of Netflix anime Cyberpunk Edgerunners has a release date, and it&#8217;s being released this year. We also have a new trailer giving us a peek at the 10-episode run.<\/p>\n<p>Season two of Cyberpunk Edgerunners airs 20th October, and the new trailer is the first we&#8217;ve seen that features the full voice acting main cast. This  includes actors Valeria Rodriguez (Ranma \u00bd), Kimoy Lee (Star Wars Visions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/monster-hunter-wilds\">Monster Hunter Wilds<\/a>), Nazeeh Tarsha (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/genshin-impact\">Genshin Impact<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/persona-4\">Persona 4<\/a> Revival), and the wonderful Clancy Brown (Mr Crabs, Highlander, Invincible).<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-netflix-season-2-trailer\">second season of Cyberpunk Edgerunners was first revealed back in June<\/a>, and since then information has trickled out courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-season-2-first-reactions\">early Edgerunners previews<\/a> and smaller teases here and there.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 | Official Teaser #3 | Netflix\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SyeHKMfswHk?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/SyeHKMfswHk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 | Official Teaser #3 | Netflix<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>You can watch the new teaser trailer here.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SyeHKMfswHk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cyberpunk Edgerunners&#8217; first season was a major hit, amassing almost <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gamebowski\/status\/1572298513501007875?t=i3z7NZV2es6hqQL3IzTfdA&amp;s=19\">15m hours of watch-time in its opening week<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-shows-cd-projekts-cyberpunk-is-still-worth-fighting-for\">it received wide critical acclaim<\/a>. Whether or not this second season can live up to &#8211; or even surpass &#8211; expectations set by the debut season remains to be seen. One can hope!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Whether or not we&#8217;ll see a similar update to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/cyberpunk-2077\">Cyberpunk 2077<\/a> like we did following the conclusion of the first season remains to be seen, but this comes at an interesting time for the series in general. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-2077-sequel-gets-a-new-name-as-pre-production-phase-now-officially-underway\">We know another game is in production<\/a>, but we&#8217;ve not seen anything about that just yet. Hopefully soon that&#8217;ll change!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The second season of Netflix anime Cyberpunk Edgerunners has a release date, and it&#8217;s being released this year. We also have a new trailer giving us a peek at the 10-episode run.<\/p>\n<p>Season two of Cyberpunk Edgerunners airs 20th October, and the new trailer is the first we&#8217;ve seen that features the full voice acting main cast. This  includes actors Valeria Rodriguez (Ranma \u00bd), Kimoy Lee (Star Wars Visions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/monster-hunter-wilds\">Monster Hunter Wilds<\/a>), Nazeeh Tarsha (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/genshin-impact\">Genshin Impact<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/persona-4\">Persona 4<\/a> Revival), and the wonderful Clancy Brown (Mr Crabs, Highlander, Invincible).<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-netflix-season-2-trailer\">second season of Cyberpunk Edgerunners was first revealed back in June<\/a>, and since then information has trickled out courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-season-2-first-reactions\">early Edgerunners previews<\/a> and smaller teases here and there.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 | Official Teaser #3 | Netflix\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SyeHKMfswHk?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/SyeHKMfswHk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 | Official Teaser #3 | Netflix<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>You can watch the new teaser trailer here.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SyeHKMfswHk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cyberpunk Edgerunners&#8217; first season was a major hit, amassing almost <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gamebowski\/status\/1572298513501007875?t=i3z7NZV2es6hqQL3IzTfdA&amp;s=19\">15m hours of watch-time in its opening week<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-shows-cd-projekts-cyberpunk-is-still-worth-fighting-for\">it received wide critical acclaim<\/a>. Whether or not this second season can live up to &#8211; or even surpass &#8211; expectations set by the debut season remains to be seen. One can hope!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Whether or not we&#8217;ll see a similar update to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/cyberpunk-2077\">Cyberpunk 2077<\/a> like we did following the conclusion of the first season remains to be seen, but this comes at an interesting time for the series in general. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-2077-sequel-gets-a-new-name-as-pre-production-phase-now-officially-underway\">We know another game is in production<\/a>, but we&#8217;ve not seen anything about that just yet. Hopefully soon that&#8217;ll change!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners The second season of Netflix&#8217;s Cyberpunk Edgerunners anime releases this year Plugged in. 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