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Blade Runner 2099 is heading to Prime Video with Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer leading the cast. The highly anticipated limited series will premiere globally on November 25, 2026.
Amazon MGM Studios and Alcon Television Group are producing the new installment in the science fiction franchise. The series continues the story of a world shaped by artificial intelligence, human identity and the lives of Replicants.
The production has also scheduled a press day for Friday, November 13, in West Hollywood, California. The event will offer selected media representatives opportunities to interview cast members and members of the creative team.
According to the press invitation, interviews may take place virtually and in person. However, all interview requests require approval, and talent availability may change.
What is ‘Blade Runner 2099’ about?
The story takes place 50 years after the events of Blade Runner 2049. In this future, Los Angeles has been reborn, but humanity is no longer responsible for shaping its destiny.
The series follows Cora, a fugitive who wants to escape her troubled past. In a final attempt to stop running, she assumes a new identity and becomes a Blade Runner.
Her mission forces her to work with Olwen, a Replicant who has only days left to live. Together, they pursue a runaway who holds a secret that could threaten their already fragile city.
The dangerous investigation places both women at the center of a mystery with potentially devastating consequences. The story continues the franchise’s exploration of identity, survival and the boundaries between humans and artificial life.
Who stars in ‘Blade Runner 2099’?
Yeoh and Schafer lead a cast that includes Dimitri Abold, Lewis Gribben and Matthew Needham.
Abold is known for his appearance in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. Gribben starred in Somewhere Boy, while Needham appeared in House of the Dragon.
The recurring guest cast also includes Katelyn Rose Downey, Daniel Rigby, Johnny Harris, Amy Lennox, Sheila Atim, Tom Burke and Maurizio Lombardi.
Their previous projects include The Nun II, Renegade Nell, A Gentleman in Moscow, Only Child, The Woman King, Furiosa and Ripley.
The combination of established performers and rising talent gives the series a broad cast as it expands the franchise’s futuristic world.
Ridley Scott joins the executive producers
Silka Luisa serves as showrunner and executive producer of Blade Runner 2099. Executive producers include Ridley Scott, Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Ben Roberts, David W. Zucker and Clayton Krueger.
Other executive producers include Tim Gamble, Richard Sharkey, Michael Green, Cynthia Yorkin, Frank Giustra and Isa Dick Hackett.
Jonathan van Tulleken also serves as an executive producer and directed the first two episodes. His previous work includes the historical drama series Shogun.
Scott’s involvement connects the new production to the creative legacy of the original Blade Runner film. The series will introduce another chapter in the franchise while exploring a future that has changed significantly since the events of its predecessor.
When does ‘Blade Runner 2099’ premiere?
Blade Runner 2099 premieres globally on Prime Video on November 25, 2026.
The official teaser trailer offers an early look at the series and its futuristic setting. Viewers can watch the trailer on the official Prime Video YouTube channel.
With Yeoh and Schafer at the center of the story, the limited series brings new characters and a fresh mystery to the Blade Runner universe.
Source: Amazon MGM Studios and Alcon Television Group press materials
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