8.6
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
サイバーパンク エッジランナーズ
8.6
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Synopsis
Dreams are doomed to die in Night City, a futuristic Californian metropolis. As a teenager living in the city's slums, David Martinez is trying to fulfill his mother's lifelong wish for him to reach the top of Arasaka, the world's leading security corporation. To this end, he attends the prestigious Arasaka Academy while his mother works tirelessly to keep their family afloat. When an incident with a street gang leaves David's life in tatters, he stumbles upon Sandevistan cyberware—a prosthetic...
Background
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is based on the Cyberpunk 2077 video game by CD Projekt Red. The series acts as a prequel to the game's story.
AI Synopsis
AI · OriginalA teen’s quest for corporate glory spirals into a high‑speed, cyber‑enhanced fight for survival in Night City.
In the neon‑drenched gutters of Night City, teen David Martinez clings to a single promise: honor his late mother’s dream of climbing the corporate ladder at Arasaka. He earns a seat at the elite Arasaka Academy, while his mother scrapes by in the slums, hoping her son’s future will finally break free from poverty. A brutal clash with a street gang shatters that fragile hope, leaving David desperate and broken. A black‑market implant called the Sandevistan—an illegal cybernetic that turns flesh into a blur of speed—offers a twisted salvation. After a reckless act of vengeance, David is expelled, his academic future erased. That same night, he meets Lucy, a charismatic data‑thief with a reputation for pulling off impossible hacks. She invites him into the world of the Edgerunners, a rag‑tag crew of augmented outlaws who sell their bodies and skills to the highest bidder. With Lucy’s guidance, David learns to wield his new cyberware, trading his dwindling humanity for raw power. As he plunges deeper into Night City’s underbelly, every mission becomes a gamble between fleeting glory and a permanent shutdown, forcing him to confront whether the price of survival is worth the loss of his soul.
Neon noirCybernetic revengeStreet‑level gritTragic ambitionPulse‑pounding action
Audience Guidance
AIRecommended age: 17+ recommended floor+
strong
ViolenceFrequent graphic combat with dismemberment, impalement, and high-velocity body destruction from cybernetic enhancements.
strong
goreExplicit surgical implantation scenes, exposed organs, and prolonged bloody aftermaths; body horror is central to the cyberware theme.
moderate
Sexual contentPartial nudity in non-sexual and sexual contexts, one explicit sex scene with thrusting and moaning, plus casual sexual dialogue.
strong
LanguageConstant strong profanity including "fuck," "shit," "cunt," and creative variants used aggressively and casually.
moderate
Substance useFictional combat stimulants ("stims"), alcohol, and cigarettes used regularly; cyberware addiction (cyberpsychosis) framed as substance dependence metaphor.
strong
Disturbing themesChild death, parental death onscreen, corporate exploitation of the poor, psychological deterioration from cyberware, and a bleak, fatalistic ending.
A hyper-violent, visually intense sci-fi tragedy about a teenager who turns to cybernetic crime after losing everything, featuring graphic gore, strong sexual content, and relentless profanity. The story explores corporate predation and identity loss with a hopeless tone that may deeply affect sensitive viewers.
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners has 10 episodes.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is currently finished airing.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was produced by Trigger.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners aired Sep 13, 2022.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is based on a Game.
A hyper-violent, visually intense sci-fi tragedy about a teenager who turns to cybernetic crime after losing everything, featuring graphic gore, strong sexual content, and relentless profanity. The story explores corporate predation and identity loss with a hopeless tone that may deeply affect sensitive viewers.
