Studio Trigger is marking its 15th anniversary while its next production, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, prepares to stream on Netflix on October 20. The sequel is a standalone 10-episode series set in Night City.
Studio Trigger's most recent new work is unchanged in shape even as its staff changes role. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 returns the studio to Night City for a 10-episode season that begins streaming on Netflix on October 20. The first series ran in 2022 and, by the studio's own coverage, became a breakout for Netflix and CD Projekt Red and revived interest in the Cyberpunk 2077 game. The sequel is a separate story with a new cast, not a continuation of the 2022 run.
Kai Ikarashi directs the new season in his directorial debut. Bartosz Sztybor returns as producer and writer, and Masahiko Otsuka returns as scriptwriter. Otsuka is also Trigger's president and CEO, and he used the studio's 15th anniversary statement in August to say Trigger will keep its small-scale, handcrafted production approach as the wider industry moves toward larger pipelines and changing working conditions. That same month, Otsuka thanked fans and staff and said the past five years brought major change to animation, especially in working conditions.
Promotion for the sequel has leaned on the earlier series without continuing it. The June 29 first trailer confirmed the fall 2026 premiere and described the new season as a standalone story; an October 4 sneak peek showed an escape from an Arasaka building, and the October 15 trailer ran through residents of Night City ahead of the launch. The opening theme is The Cure's "10:15 Saturday Night."
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Netflix released a trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 on October 15. The sequel to the 2022 anime based on Cyberpunk 2077 runs 10 episodes in Night City, and begins streaming October 20. The trailer moves quickly through residents of the city, starting on an emotional note before giving way to laughter and screams. An earlier preview showed the girl Talia meeting the boy Roman.
Netflix posted a sneak peek video for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 on Tuesday, teasing an escape from an Arasaka building. The standalone 10-episode series debuts on Netflix on October 20. Kai Ikarashi directs in his directorial debut, with Bartosz Sztybor returning as producer and writer and Masahiko Otsuka returning as scriptwriter. The opening theme is The Cure's "10:15 Saturday Night."
Studio Trigger has reached its 15th anniversary this August, and President and CEO Masahiko Otsuka issued a statement thanking fans and staff. Otsuka noted that the past five years brought major change to the animation industry, especially in working conditions, and said the studio will keep its small-scale, handcrafted production approach while aiming to create unique works.
Netflix released the first full trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II on June 29, 2026, confirming a fall 2026 premiere for the 10-episode anime. Studio Trigger returns to animate the sequel, which tells a standalone story with an entirely new cast of characters rather than continuing the original series. Bartosz Sztybor is back as showrunner. The official logline describes the series as "a raw chronicle of redemption and revenge" set in Night City, where violence has become entertainment and survival often means becoming part of the spectacle. The logline poses the question: "When the world is blinded by spectacle, what extremes do you have to go to make your story matter?" The first Cyberpunk: Edgerunners became a breakout hit for Netflix and CD Projekt Red after its 2022 debut, helping revive interest in the Cyberpunk 2077 game. The new season follows a different set of characters navigating the same dystopian setting.