Overview
- Writer Bartosz Sztybor told Anime Corner that earlier drafts included alternatives in which the protagonist survived but was captured and repurposed by a corporation to fight in overseas conflicts.
- Sztybor said there was never a plan for a happy ending and described some discarded endings as even darker than the version released to audiences.
- Studio TRIGGER and Netflix have been publicly revealing new Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II characters and are preparing an official teaser and an Anime Expo appearance this weekend.
- Creators have reiterated that the televised series’ canonical outcome for the original lead will stand and that some crossovers, including a Wuthering Waves reunion scene, are not part of main continuity.
- Edgerunners helped revive interest in the Cyberpunk 2077 game and has grown across media through in-game tributes, a prequel manga and tie-ins, a trend that the sequel and its marketing continue to build on.