The Lazarus Season 2 streaming release date is now highly anticipated following the recent conclusion of its first season. It premiered on April 6, 2025, on HBO Max, and ran for 13 episodes till June 29, 2025. This anime was helmed by Shinichiro Watanabe, whose previous credits include Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, and Terror in Resonance.
So, when is Lazarus Season 2 coming out? Here’s the release date estimate explored, along with some crucial news and updates.
What is the Lazarus Season 2 streaming release date estimate?
Lazarus Season 2’s streaming release date estimate is mid-late 2026 or sometime in 2027, if renewed. This is based on the information available at the time of writing.
Developing an anime takes a lot of time and effort. Thus, production time can vary, hence the aforementioned release timeframe. However, MAPPA, Sola Entertainment, and Watanabe have yet to officially confirm a second installment.
Although Season 2 hasn’t been confirmed, Watanabe has seemingly teased the possibility of it happening. In a new discussion with the YouTube channel story riders, following Episode 13’s release, the Cowboy Bebop creator stated, “Since there are still many problems left in the world, the team will continue to be active.” He continued, “Their story is far from over. By the way, a sequel is possible.” (via CBR).
Lazarus news and updates
According to Anime Superhero, Adult Swim will be broadcasting all 13 episodes of Lazarus in Japanese language, with English subtitles on July 12, 2025. This episode marathon will start at 11 p.m. ET and conclude at 5 a.m. ET.
Lazarus follows the eponymous protagonists, a team of five task force agents. They race against time to locate and stop evil neuroscientist, Dr. Skinner, who developed a drug called Hapuna. While it helped people get cured, the drug had a shocking side effect — it would cause the death of anyone who had consumed it within three years of first taking it.
The Lazarus confirmed cast includes Mamoru Miyano, Makoto Furukawa, Maaya Uchida, Yuma Uchida, Manaka Iwami, Megumi Hayashibara, Volcano Ota, Akio Otsuka, and Hayato Fuji.
The synopsis for Lazarus is as follows:
“In 2052, a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist develops a drug called Hapuna — a cure-all that has the unexpected side-effect of causing death three years later. In response to this threat, a special force of agents—nicknamed “Lazarus”— is assembled to take on the malevolent Skinner.”
