Explainers
Edgerunners 2’s former ‘King’ has to live without chrome
Weak has to live without his implants. Roman wants to make films in a braindance city. Meet two new faces before Edgerunners 2’s October 20 launch.
By ShowVision ·

Weak used to be called King. In Edgerunners 2, the veteran has to live without chrome—the cybernetic implants used to enhance the body—and find a purpose after Night City has moved on. He’s part of the new crew in Netflix’s ten-episode standalone story, arriving October 20. [S1][S2][S6]
Night City has left film behind, too. Roman Carax still wants to follow people’s lives with a camera and capture what’s real. The city has replaced film with braindance, recordings that let you relive someone else’s senses. [S1][S7]
PC Gamer’s June trailer report describes Roman’s camcorder footage in a boxier 4:3 frame, with scanlines running across the picture. [S3]
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Produced with AI assistance; reporting sources and image credits are linked.
Sources
- [S1] CD PROJEKT RED: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Official Site
- [S2] Netflix Tudum: A New Crew Runs Night City in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, Coming in October
- [S3] PC Gamer: We finally got our first good look at Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, and I hate to break it to you but I don't think this one's gonna have a happy ending either
- [S4] Tom's Guide: New on Netflix October 2026: 5 best movies and shows to stream, plus full release list
- [S5] CD PROJEKT RED Press Center: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Gets New Trailer and Fall 2026 Release Window
- [S6] CD PROJEKT RED: What's coming in 2.0: Cyberware
- [S7] ACM SIGGRAPH: Cyberspaces and Braindances in Cyberpunk 2077