Amid all the violence and cool cyborg technology, the first season of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is a tragic love story at its core. But in the second season? It might be more punk-rock, following a new cast of characters around Night City, but according to showrunner Bartosz Sztybor, emotional themes of love and parenthood are the connective tissue between seasons.

"Honestly, from my perspective, all the themes, emotions, and questions are almost the same as with season one," Sztybor said to GameSpot. "I really like to treat both seasons as connected, as mirrors of each other—two pieces of something bigger that have a constant dialogue with each other. It's still a tale about sacrifices and what you will do for love. In season one, we saw the relationship between David and his mother in the first episode, and how the things she told him shaped him. Even in the last episode, he mentions his mom. Season one had this parent-child relationship from the kid's point of view. In the second season, we also have a parent-child relationship, but from the parent's perspective. A lot of those things are connected, but the cast and the choices are different, so the outcomes may also be different. It's like walking into the same river, but choosing a different path."

The new season features an overarching storyline split among four characters, each bringing a unique viewpoint to everything happening around them. King is a former Night City legend who has had to downgrade his tech to avoid falling victim to cyber-psychosis; D is a Nomad netrunner out for revenge; and Roman is a young cinephile with barely any cybernetic enhancements.

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