Netflix Expands Global Animation Slate With Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 and Blue Eye Samurai Season 2
Netflix announced release dates and voice casting for its upcoming global animation slate, featuring Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, the steampunk limited series Bass X Machina, and the second season of Blue Eye Samurai. The streaming platform continues its expansion into adult action animation.
The newly unveiled lineup highlights projects slated for late 2026 and early 2027. Netflix maintains a distribution reach spanning more than 190 countries and regions, providing subtitles and dubbing in up to 34 languages for its animated catalog.
Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 Returns to Night City in October 2026
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 premieres on October 20, 2026, as a ten-episode standalone series produced by animation studio TRIGGER. Showrunner Bartosz Sztybor and director Kai Ikarashi return to Night City to follow a washed-up cyberpunk legend named Weak, who must live without chrome while searching for purpose in a world that has passed him by. Concurrently, a nomad named D pursues a revenge path involving corporate secrets.
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Bass X Machina Arrives With Brian Tyree Henry in November 2026
Bass X Machina debuts on November 3, 2026, as a six-episode limited series set in a lawless Steampunk West filled with outlaws, machines, and supernatural terrors. Studio Mir handles animation for the project, which follows a father serving as judge, jury, and executioner while trying to protect his family. Janelle Monáe provides the theme song HONOR KiLLING
and stars alongside Brian Tyree Henry.
Executive producers include Brian Tyree Henry, LeSean Thomas, Jennifer Wiley-Moxley, and Chad Handley.
Blue Eye Samurai Season 2 Heads to London in January 2027
Blue Eye Samurai Season 2 premieres in January 2027, continuing Mizu’s bloody quest in London where she encounters new friends, old foes, and her own demons. Created by Amber Noizumi and Michael Green, who also serve as executive producers, the second season features parallel storylines in Japan where Akemi and Taigen navigate Edo Castle under a new Shogun while Ringo searches for purpose. Blue Spirit handles the animation for the series.
Frequently Asked Questions About Netflix Animated Series
What animation studios are producing these upcoming series?
Studio TRIGGER handles production for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, Studio Mir animates Bass X Machina, and Blue Spirit produces Blue Eye Samurai Season 2.
Who wrote and created Blue Eye Samurai Season 2?
Amber Noizumi and Michael Green created the series and serve as executive producers for its second season.
How many episodes will Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 feature?
The standalone series consists of ten episodes scheduled for release on October 20, 2026.
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