During Geeked Week's live event tonight, Netflix Animation officially announced another collaboration with CD Projekt Red in the Cyberpunk universe… but didn't confirm what it would be.
The tease, which you can watch below, is brief, only really confirming a "return to Night City." Otherwise, the streaming platform merely invites fans to "stay tuned."
Netflix Animation 🤝 Cyberpunk 🤝 CD Projekt Red
Stay tuned… #GeekedWeek pic.twitter.com/NkZybCa7kt
— Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) September 20, 2024
While the news is exciting, it isn't a huge shock. During CD Projekt Red's latest earnings call last month, the company teased that it's "definitely" planning more animated projects with Cyberpunk, but was similarly vague.
"We are definitely planning to do more in terms of animation with Cyberpunk so I hope that's enough as an answer," joint CEO Michał Nowakowski told investors at the time. "So expect to see more for sure, but that's as far as I can go right now."
CD Projekt Red and Netflix first collaborated on Cyberpunk Edgerunners, which debuted in September 2022 to acclaim from fans and critics alike. It even helped fuel more interest back to Cyberpunk 2077, and fans were clamoring for a second season.
Nowakowski's previous comments revived more hope of that, but it's worth noting that neither Netflix nor CD Projekt Red have revealed whether this "return to Night City" would be an Edgerunners Season 2. That animated series didn't exactly leave itself open for a second season, and Netflix Animation could very well tell a different story in the universe that simply takes place in the Cyberpunk setting.
That is, of course, all speculation until we find out more. IGN raved about Cyberpunk Edgerunners in our 9/10 review, writing that it "delivers a satisfying return to Night City that does a better job exploring why Mike Pondsmith’s famous location became so iconic in the first place."
For more, check out our roundup of everything announced at Geeked Week so far.
Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she's not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.
