Prime Video Releases First Trailer for Blade Runner 2099

Prime Video premiered a new trailer for its upcoming limited series Blade Runner 2099 at New York Comic Con, according to Variety. ScreenRant and SlashFilm both report that the live-action series is scheduled to debut on Prime Video on November 25. [1][2][3]

The new series is set 50 years after the events of Denis Villeneuve's 2017 film Blade Runner 2049, ScreenRant, SlashFilm, and Variety all report. SlashFilm reports that the narrative takes place after a war between humans and replicants ended with replicants taking control of the world. Variety notes that the production takes place in a reborn Los Angeles. [1][2][3]

Variety reports that the story follows a fugitive named Cora, played by Hunter Schafer, who takes on an identity as a Blade Runner. SlashFilm reports that Cora poses as a replicant Blade Runner. According to Variety, she is forced to partner with Olwen, a near-death replicant played by Michelle Yeoh. [2][3]

ScreenRant reports that the franchise originated with Ridley Scott's 1982 film Blade Runner. Denis Villeneuve directed the 2017 sequel Blade Runner 2049. The upcoming television series marks the latest expansion of the science fiction media franchise on Amazon's streaming platform. [1]