CDPR Announces A Live-Action ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Show (Or Movie)

Cyberpunk 2077 development may now be fully over after the release of Update 2.0 and Phantom Liberty, but in the wake of that redemption arc, CDPR has just announced that a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 project is in the works.

The project will be made with Anonymous Content, who has produced shows like True Detective and Mr. Robot, and movies like The Revenant and Spotlight. This is said to be “a live-action project set in the world of its best-selling video game, Cyberpunk 2077.”

That line alone says to me that this is almost certainly not going to be a direct adaptation of Cyberpunk 2077 starring V, Johnny and all the rest. Rather, a new story in the same universe, similar to what CDPR has already done with the Netflix anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and its first novel, Cyberpunk 2077: No Coincidence. As much as people like V, CDPR wants to expand the world of Cyberpunk and Night City. At least we assume this will be in Night City.

What is not confirmed is whether this will be a show or a movie, but given the state of content production in 2023, I would heavily lean toward this being a show rather than a blockbuster film. And given that CDPR already has a working relationship with Netflix well, I think you can see where this might be going. But that sort of partnership has not been announced yet. I’d be hoping for HBO instead.

There are not any details in the rest of the release, past the fact that this is live-action, made in partnership with Anonymous content and that it will be “developed in close collaboration with the Cyberpunk 2077 creative team.” So they’re not just handing off the IP to a bunch of randoms who didn’t work on the game and its various memorable storylines.

While I do not believe that this story will focus on V or adapting the game, I do have to wonder if we could at least see some crossover characters. The cast of Night City is vast, and it feels like there could be some opportunity there. Or you know, what they could do is a series centered not on V, but a prequel or sequel to the game story starring I don’t know, Judy or Panam. Just saying.

Even though video game projects remain relatively tough to adapt, the industry is better at doing it than it used to be, as we have seen in everything from Sonic to The Last of Us to well, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. Hell, even Twisted Metal was good. So yes, I am excited for this, but it will likely be years before anything is ready to be released.

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