Studio Trigger marks its 15th anniversary in August 2026 with President and CEO Masahiko Otsuka reaffirming a small-scale, handcrafted production model, and the studio is set to return for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II, a standalone 10-episode anime premiering fall 2026.
Studio Trigger reached its 15th anniversary in August 2026. President and CEO Masahiko Otsuka issued a statement thanking fans and staff, and noted that the past five years brought major change to the animation industry, especially in working conditions. He said the studio will keep its small-scale, handcrafted production approach while aiming to create unique works.
Around the same period, Trigger is returning to animate Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II, a sequel to the 2022 breakout hit. Netflix released the first full trailer on June 29, 2026, confirming a fall 2026 premiere for the 10-episode series. The sequel tells a standalone story with an entirely new cast rather than continuing the original narrative. Bartosz Sztybor returns 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. The first Cyberpunk: Edgerunners helped revive interest in the Cyberpunk 2077 game after its 2022 debut.
The two stories together show a studio holding to its deliberate small-scale model while continuing high-profile collaborations. Trigger's anniversary message frames the studio's identity around handcrafted work, and the Edgerunners sequel extends its partnership with Netflix and CD Projekt Red into a new story with new characters, treating the franchise as an anthology rather than a single ongoing arc.
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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.