Summary

• Blade Runner 2099 will be a Prime Video series and is confirmed despite the underperformance of Blade Runner 2049 at the box office.
• The TV series will explore themes reminiscent of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, potentially delving into the power dynamics of the Wallace Corporation.
• Blade Runner 2099 will begin filming in April 2024 with Jonathan van Tulleken producing and directing the first two episodes.

The Blade Runner 2049 sequel is arriving in the form of a Prime Video series, and here's all the Blade Runner 2099 news. 1982's Blade Runner follows Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who is assigned to track down and kill replicants in the future. Replicants are a type of life-like androids that were designed to be laborers, but many rebel and decide to live their own lives. The movie examines humanity while being a visual neo-noir spectacle, and that theme continues in the legacy sequel Blade Runner 2049.

Blade Runner 2049 has a definitive ending, but it set up a sequel in several different ways. Unfortunately, following the movie's huge underperformance at the box office, making just $267 million worldwide (via Box Office Mojo) from a $150-185 million budget, it seemed like another sequel wasn't likely going to get greenlit. However, while it might not be a movie, a follow-up will be released as a TV series called Blade Runner 2099. Though there isn't tons of Blade Runner 2099 news, there's a lot to look forward to.

Blade Runner 2099 Most Recent News

The Production Start Time Is Revealed

Just weeks after the major news that Michelle Yeoh had landed the lead role, the latest update sees the shooting start time confirmed for Blade Runner 2099. The highly-anticipated Prime Video series is slated to begin filming in June 2024 and last through the end of the year. It is unclear exactly when the show is expected to premiere, but if the production timeline is accurate, it won't be hitting Prime Video until the middle of 2025 at the earliest.

Blade Runner 2099 Is Confirmed

More Blade Runner Is On The Way

While there was a 35-year gap between Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049, audiences won't have to wait that long for the TV series, as Blade Runner 2099 is confirmed. Ridley Scott's production company Scott Free is working with Amazon to create the series. The celebrated filmmaker had been talking about making a follow-up to Blade Runner 2049 ever since the 2017 movie's release, and the TV series was given official approval in October 2022 (via Variety).

Stream Blade Runner 2049 on Apple TV+.

Blade Runner 2099 Cast

Michelle Yeoh Plays The Lead Role

It's hard to speculate about who will join Blade Runner 2099, as the title indicates that it's set 50 years after Blade Runner 2049 which makes returns difficult

Though the full ensemble cast is still unknown, Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh has been tapped to play the lead role in Blade Runner 2099. Details about Yeoh's character are being kept under wraps, but her immense star power likely indicates that more big names are part of the show's cast. It's hard to speculate about who will join Blade Runner 2099, as the title indicates that it's set 50 years after Blade Runner 2049 which makes returns difficult. The Blade Runner 2099 cast will likely be full of new actors in the series playing completely original characters.

Blade Runner 2099 Story

What Might Happen In The 2049 Follow-Up?

Just like the cast, it's hard to speculate about the story, which could go in any direction. However, both Scott's comments and Blade Runner 2049 tease a couple of Blade Runner 2099 story arcs. Scott revealed that the series has a lot in common with Brave New World and it could mean that the Wallace Corporation is still yet to be overthrown, and the replicant manufacturer will likely once again be the evil entity of the franchise. Blade Runner 2049 also reveals the group of replicants who were building up a resistance, hinting at an epic war between a replicant army and their creator.