During a special presentation today, CD Projekt Red announced a brand new Netflix anime series called Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. The series is set in the same universe as the upcoming game by CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077, but contains new characters, new settings, and much more.
“We are so excited to finally reveal that we are working on an anime in the Cyberpunk world,” said Adam Badowski, Cyberpunk 2077 Game Director and CD PROJEKT RED Head of Studio. “We’ve devoured just about all the cyberpunk fiction there is to watch, read, and play; it’s a genre that leaves so much room for creativity, and has had such a strong influence on us. CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS is our love letter to cyberpunk as a whole, and to stories told in animated form.”
“We at TRIGGER are thrilled to work with CD PROJEKT RED to create a brand-new story set in the world of the highly anticipated Cyberpunk 2077. It’s a huge challenge to adapt this universe into an anime, but we are eager to face it head-on,” said Masahiko Otsuka, CEO, Studio TRIGGER. Director Hiroyuki Imaishi adds, “I’ve always loved cyberpunk as a genre, but always found it difficult to create as an original work. This is why I’m very excited to be working with CD PROJEKT RED on this project. It won’t be easy to please both game and anime fans, but I love a challenge, and I’m looking forward to the production. We’ll do our best to meet and exceed expectations.”
The series will feature 10 episodes about a kid living on the street trying to survive in a high-tech world of the future. Along the way, he chooses the way of a mercenary outlaw called a cyberpunk edgerunner.
There’s no word on when the series will make its debut, but we’ll be sure to keep you posted as we learn more. In the meantime, keep your eyes peeled for the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners official site when it arrives.
