: Showrunners have confirmed that David Martinez will not return, reinforcing the standalone nature of the new season.

But fast forward to 2024 and 2025. Streaming contracts are fragile. Music licensing (like Franz Ferdinand’s "This Fire" or the intense synthwave score by Akira Yamaoka) can expire. Geoblocking prevents fans in certain regions from accessing the Japanese audio with specific subtitles. Furthermore, Netflix has a history of removing original content for tax write-offs or licensing renegotiations.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is a perfect adaptation because it doesn't try to be a playable game. It is a character study about the futility of fighting a system that owns your body and mind. It is stylish, sexy, and utterly heartbreaking.

Thanks to a recent, massive data dump verified by the (archive.org), a "new" version of Edgerunners has emerged from the dark. Not a sequel. Not a Blu-ray deleted scene. Something weirder: The pre-visualization build.