Apple TV positioned as leading candidate to adapt Cyberpunk 2077

Movieweb argues that Apple TV is the only streaming service that should adapt the video game Cyberpunk 2077 for television.

The piece cites Apple TV's strong sci‑fi slate — including Pluribus, Silo and the upcoming Neuromancer — and points to a growing trend of video game adaptations such as Split Fiction and the Minecraft movie. It notes that Netflix already has an animated Cyberpunk series, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, which is set a year before Cyberpunk 2077 and follows different characters; those Edgerunners characters were added to Cyberpunk 2077 only in an update released after the Netflix show. There has been no direct screen adaptation of Cyberpunk 2077's main story or a project featuring characters like Johnny Silverhand, and the outlet highlights the game's complex lore, lengthy play time and branching romances and deaths as major scripting challenges.

The article suggests Apple TV's recent success with Pluribus — and expectations of a larger Season 2 budget — indicate the service could handle a faithful adaptation, and that Neuromancer underscores its cyberpunk credentials. It also says other services such as Netflix could try, but a true Cyberpunk 2077 series is unlikely soon because it would need extensive production planning and the availability of Keanu Reeves; nevertheless, the outlet calls such an adaptation not impossible given Apple TV's continued focus on high‑quality sci‑fi.

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Culture, Apple Tv, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Pluribus, Neuromancer, Keanu Reeves