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In Night City, every shortcut comes at a cost.
In Night City, where corporate power, extreme inequality and body-modifying technology shape daily life, David Martinez sees little room to change his prospects. A devastating loss pushes him toward the outlawed edge-running trade, where mercenary crews take dangerous jobs for whoever can pay. He joins a crew led by the confident Maine and meets the elusive netrunner Lucy, whose ambitions reach beyond the city's neon sprawl. As David adapts to combat implants and the crew's perilous work, success brings money and notoriety but also mounting physical and emotional costs. The series follows his effort to define a future in a city that treats people as replaceable, blending kinetic action with a tragic portrait of aspiration, loyalty and technological excess. Its story is set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077, but follows original characters.
David Martinez is a student in Night City, a neon-lit metropolis where powerful corporations coexist with poverty and cybernetic enhancement is commonplace. After his life is upended, he crosses paths with Lucy, a skilled netrunner, and is drawn into the world of edgerunners: mercenaries who accept illegal jobs on the city's margins. Their crew offers a way to earn money and take control of his direction, but the work demands increasingly risky modifications and choices. This setup launches a self-contained story in the setting of Cyberpunk 2077.
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Episodes 1-2
David’s life in Night City is shaped by debt, school pressure, and his mother’s efforts to keep him on an Arasaka track. A catastrophic incident leaves him with powerful military-grade cyberware; after meeting Lucy, he is drawn toward the city’s mercenary underworld.
Episodes 3-4
David begins proving himself on jobs with Maine’s crew, while his connection with Lucy deepens. He confronts the limits of his new life and the distance between his past at the academy and his place among mercenaries who survive by trusting one another.
Episodes 5-7
As the crew takes on increasingly dangerous work, David gains status and adds more cyberware. Maine’s deterioration brings the dangers of cyberpsychosis into sharp focus, with devastating consequences. In the aftermath, David assumes greater responsibility while his relationship with Lucy becomes strained.
Episodes 8-10
David’s growing power cannot protect him from the forces closing in around the crew. A high-stakes operation draws him toward Arasaka, while Lucy’s past and hopes for escape shape her choices. The story reaches its conclusion in a violent confrontation with lasting consequences.
Episode 1
A New Life in Night City
The premiere quickly establishes Night City’s harsh social divide and David’s difficult home life. Its sudden turn toward tragedy gives the series its defining conflict and momentum.
Episode 4
Joining the Crew
David’s return to the academy brings his former and current lives into direct conflict. The episode also develops his bond with Lucy and shows how the crew works together.
Episode 6
Power and Its Costs
The episode delivers a turning point for Maine and the crew, pairing intense action with a sobering look at cyberpsychosis. Its consequences reshape David’s path.
Episode 8
The Final Run
David’s transformation and Lucy’s growing distance make this a tense transition into the final operation. The episode balances character conflict with mounting danger.
Episode 10
The Final Run
The finale brings David’s choices, the crew’s losses, and Lucy’s dream of escape to a poignant close. Its ending underscores the series’ tragic view of Night City.
Every episode of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners with its broadcast title and air date, grouped by arc. Watch links search Netflix for the series.
Every character has a full profile covering their history, abilities and relationships.
David MartinezProtagonist
LucyNetrunner and deuteragonist
Gloria MartinezSupporting character and David's mother
Katsuo TanakaAntagonist
DorioSecond-in-command
PilarEdgerunner and comic relief
RebeccaEdgerunner
KiwiNetrunnerCyberware offers strength and opportunity, but each enhancement carries physical and psychological risks. The series asks where the boundary lies between using technology and being consumed by it.
Night City’s wealth is concentrated in the hands of powerful corporations, while many residents struggle to get by. The characters’ choices reflect how limited options can make dangerous work seem necessary.
The crew gives David a sense of belonging absent from his old life. That bond brings care and purpose, but also exposes how loyalty can become painful when danger and ambition pull people apart.
Characters pursue personal visions of escape, recognition, or security in a city that rarely lets people choose their own terms. The story weighs those dreams against the sacrifices required to chase them.
The series pairs Studio Trigger's vivid, fast-moving animation with a bleak story about ambition and life under corporate power. Its Netflix release drew a broad audience to the world of Cyberpunk 2077 and helped renew attention to the game. The show also stands on its own through its original cast and focused, self-contained arc. Its critical reception culminated in winning Anime of the Year at the 2023 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, cementing its place among high-profile video-game adaptations.
Content notes: Graphic violence and gore, Nudity and sexual content, Drug use, Suicide, Psychological distress.
Set in Night City, the series follows David Martinez after a personal loss pushes him toward the dangerous life of an edgerunner, an unlicensed mercenary. He joins a crew and grows close to Lucy while navigating cybernetic upgrades, crime, and corporate power.
CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS is a single, ten-episode anime series. Its episodes run roughly 25 minutes each, so the complete story takes about four hours to watch, though runtimes vary slightly from episode to episode.
The series is available on Netflix, where it is presented as a Netflix title. Streaming catalogs and language options can differ by country, so check the service in your region for current availability.
It takes place in the world of CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077, but it tells a separate story rather than retelling the game’s main plot. Familiarity with the game is optional; the anime introduces its setting and terminology through the characters’ experiences.
Yes. The ten episodes form a complete character-driven story, and viewers can follow its central conflict without playing Cyberpunk 2077. The anime shares the game’s setting and background, but it does not require knowledge of the game’s missions or protagonists.
It is aimed at mature audiences, with graphic violence, strong language, sexual material, drug use, and disturbing scenes. Its neon science-fiction style can look playful, but the story deals with exploitation, grief, and the costs of dangerous choices.