"As someone who just got a bit older, Weak's character in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 resonates with me a whole lot," wrote Marcin Lukasewski, social media manager at CD Projekt Red, reacting to the first official character reveal for the upcoming second season of the anime. "Can't wait for you guys to meet him when you watch the series! He is cool, and for so many reasons!"
That character is Weak Kingsley, and he's already shaping up to be something genuinely different for the Edgerunners universe, which built its first season around teenager David Martinez burning himself out in Night City, the same city at the heart of Cyberpunk 2077.
Weak Kingsley breaks the Edgerunners mold
Here's the thing: every protagonist the original Edgerunners gave us was young, reckless, and burning through chrome faster than their body could handle. That's been the franchise's emotional engine since season 1 dropped on Netflix in September 2022. Weak Kingsley appears to flip that formula entirely.
The character was first teased at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, where CD Projekt Red revealed the new cast as silhouettes rather than full designs. Two characters have been named so far: Weak Kingsley and a second character known only as D, described as having spiky hair and a notably youthful appearance. A third silhouette remains completely unrevealed.
Lukasewski's reaction to Weak specifically points to the character's age as the differentiating factor. An older protagonist navigating Night City carries a different weight than a teenager chasing glory. The city doesn't get kinder with time, and the Cyberpunk universe has always been most interesting when it puts people who should know better right back into the grinder anyway.
What most players miss about the Edgerunners connection
The original Edgerunners anime had a measurable effect on Cyberpunk 2077 itself. After the show launched, the game saw a significant player count surge, and CD Projekt Red added dedicated in-game content referencing David Martinez and the season 1 crew. The relationship between the anime and the game has always been more than just branding.
Season 2 is confirmed to follow a "different crew and new standalone story set in Night City," so there's no expectation of direct continuity from David's arc. That's probably the right call. What made season 1 work wasn't just the characters but the way Night City itself functioned as an antagonist, and that dynamic doesn't need the same faces to land again.
An older character like Weak Kingsley could let the show explore parts of Night City that a teenage edgerunner crew simply wouldn't reach. Corporate politics, longer-term consequences, the specific exhaustion of someone who's survived long enough to understand exactly what they're risking. That's territory the game's own story touched on with characters like Morgan Blackhand in lore, and it's largely unexplored in the anime format.
The road to a season 2 release date
No release window has been confirmed yet for Edgerunners season 2, and the same goes for the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel currently in development at CD Projekt Red. The Annecy reveal and the upcoming June 29 announcement suggest the promotional cycle is ramping up, but there's no date to circle on a calendar just yet.
The key here is that CD Projekt Red staff are clearly engaged with the project on a personal level, which tracks with how the studio handled the original season. Lukasewski's post about D, the second revealed character, also carried genuine enthusiasm: "Might be the midlife crisis slowly kicking in, but perhaps I should change my name to M to be as cool as V and D?"
For fans of the game who want to revisit Night City while waiting for more news, the Cyberpunk 2077 guide collection covers everything from build optimization to story decisions worth revisiting before the sequel arrives. The Anime Expo panel in July should deliver the most substantial look at season 2 yet, including what Weak Kingsley actually looks like outside of a silhouette.
