{"rewrite":{"id":"r_76e406c914d527dbd1a2627c","clusterId":"c_19f619f69f31f5b5f712d5ec","slug":"cyberpunk-edgerunners-2-starts-netflix-streaming-with-four-new-leads","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Starts Netflix Streaming With Four New Leads","summary":"CD PROJEKT RED and studio TRIGGER began streaming Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 on Netflix on October 20 at 16:00 Japan time. The 10-episode series is set in Night City and follows four new characters rather than the previous cast: Wick, a veteran edgerunner once called the King; D, a Nomad bent on revenge for his destroyed clan; Roman, a boy who films what he sees; and Talia, a girl drawn to gang culture and chrome. Kai Ikarashi directs.","whyItMatters":"The sequel keeps the Night City setting and TRIGGER but swaps the cast for an ensemble of four, a structural shift from the first series that the new leads have to carry.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe four leads are voiced by Kentaro Tone, Koki Uchiyama, Momoka Terasawa and Akari Kito. Kai Ikarashi, whose credits include SSSS.GRIDMAN, directs, with Kazuki Sugano as lead character designer. Masahiko Otsuka and Bartosz Sztybor wrote the script, continuing from the previous series.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTRIGGER also handled the films Promare and Gridman Universe. The new series runs 10 episodes in Night City, the setting of CD PROJEKT RED\u0026#39;s Cyberpunk 2077.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 drops its original crew for Wick, D, Roman and Talia. A four-lead ensemble asks Night City to carry the show without the faces that made the first season land.","twitterPost":"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 swaps its original cast for four new leads in Night City. The ensemble premise carries the season without the first crew.","threadsPost":"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 builds its season around Wick, D, Roman and Talia instead of the first cast. Kai Ikarashi directs a four-lead ensemble, so Night City itself has to hold the story the old crew used to anchor.","newsletterBlurb":"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 started streaming on Netflix on October 20 at 16:00 Japan time. The 10-episode TRIGGER series moves to an ensemble of four new characters in Night City, with Kai Ikarashi directing. Masahiko Otsuka and Bartosz Sztybor wrote the script.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261020z\",\"title\":\"Anime 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2' Begins Exclusive Netflix Streaming Today, October 20, at 16:00! An Ensemble Drama Centered on Four New Characters, Including the Legendary Cyberpunk 'Wick' (CV: Kentaro Tone)\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4316,"outputTokens":624,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792426935,"createdAt":"2026-10-19T16:17:17.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T16:21:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T16:21:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_19f619f69f31f5b5f712d5ec","canonicalTitle":"アニメ『サイバーパンク：エッジランナーズ2』が本日10月20日16時よりNetflixにて独占配信！伝説的サイバーパンク「ウィーク（CV.利​根健​太​朗）」ら4人の新キャラを中心とした群像劇が展開","representativeArticleId":"a_977798a2c937b6deb998078d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Cyberpunk 2077\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Kenta Tonegawa\",\"Koki Uchiyama\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-19T15:00:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-19T15:00:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T16:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261020z","title":"アニメ『サイバーパンク：エッジランナーズ2』が本日10月20日16時よりNetflixにて独占配信！伝説的サイバーパンク「ウィーク（CV.利​根健​太​朗）」ら4人の新キャラを中心とした群像劇が展開"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Cyberpunk 2077"],"studios":[],"people":["Kenta Tonegawa","Koki Uchiyama"],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}