Edgerunners is set in in the same universe as the game, and by extension Mike Pondsmith and R. Talsorian Games’ tabletop RPG. The anime tells the story of David Martinez (voiced by Zach Aguilar of Demon Slayer fame). As a street kid looking to survive in Night City, David opts to become a mercenary outlaw, aka a cyberpunk. The setup sounds more or less like that of 2077, with David being an actual character with history in the world of Night City rather than 2077’s protagonist V, who the player had to create from top to bottom. The series will also focus on a netrunner named Lucy, and the two will inevitably cross paths at some point during the season.
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners will hit Netflix in September.
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