Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 first had a vague "this fall" release date, but in August reports suggested a specific date, and a teaser in September hinted at an escape from an Arasaka building.The new countdown for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 now counts down to the premiere on October 20, 2026. The show will be available on Netflix. A total of ten episodes of the self-contained story still involve a different group of mercenaries. So, watching the original series from 2022 is not obligatory.Still image from the main trailer - Source: Studio TriggerNetflix announced the premiere date on August 21 with a teaser. The upcoming show will take place in the same setting as the first series but will deal with different characters. The first show was produced by Studio Trigger, and the sequel will feature a different voice cast and improved animation.The new crew in Night CityThe story revolves around four main characters, namely Weak and D. The protagonist, Roman Carax, is a movie aficionado who has a fascination with analog media.Weak Kingsley is a once-famous personality who is now leading a chrome-free life and searching for a purpose to keep living. D is a vindictive keyboard warrior, and the fourth character is Talia, the lady who joins in with Roman and others.The list of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 characters, showing the Japanese voice followed by English:Roman Carax: Momoka Terasawa and Valeria RodriguezTalia Yang: Akari Kitō and Kimoy LeeD: Kōki Uchiyama and Nazeeh TarshaWeak Kingsley: Kentarō Tone and Clancy BrownNetflix framed the story around one idea. A world that loves spectacle pushes people to go to extremes just to be remembered.Teasers, songs and the first episode of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2Still image from the main trailer - Source: Studio TriggerThere have been some teasers so far, which reveal little by little about the music in the anime. The second teaser had the song "YOU CAN'T RUN FROM ME", composed by Maria Kelly and Drew Polovick and produced by Drew Polovick, with Rico Nasty as the performing artist. Later, we have a sneak peek for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, which illustrated the escape from the Arasaka building.Now the music composition for the series is established. The opening theme is "10:15 Saturday Night" by The Cure from 1978, while the closing song is "Watson" by Petite Meller. The first episode of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 has already been shown live at Anime Expo on July 3.Staff, home video and the prequel mangaFlashy action sequence from the trailer - Source: Studio TriggerThe Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 staff list leans on people who worked on the first series:Director: Kai Ikarashi. He worked on the first series as a storyboard artist and animator, among other jobs.Producer and writer: Bartosz Sztybor, returning from the original.Lead character designer: Ichigo Kanno, who was animation director and key animator on the first series.Scriptwriter: Masahiko Otsuka, also returning.A complete set of Blu-rays is coming from Aniplex of America on October 28 in North America, only eight days after the Netflix release. The release will also go to Europe and be available through Anime Limited and Plaion Pictures. The company Sugoi Co is going to be distributing the content in Australia and New Zealand.There is already a prequel manga named Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Madness, which was drawn by Asano and written by Sztybor, and started being released on the Comic Alive+ site in December 2024. It comes in seven languages apart from Japanese, with Dark Horse being the publisher of the English version. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 streaming starts on October 20.