Blade Runner 2099 locks in Prime Video release date
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We finally have our first real look at the Prime Video series Blade Runner 2099 courtesy of the official trailer that dropped during Comic-Con.
Like Blade Runner before it, 2099 takes place in a dystopian version of Los Angeles, but don’t expect a return to Scott’s dark and rainy neon cityscape. Instead, Luisa describes the visual style as “sunshine noir,” which she says reflects the themes of the show.
Yeoh and Schafer appeared at San Diego Comic-Con to discuss the Prime Video series, which premieres in November
Set 50 years after Blade Runner 2049, the world has flipped: the official synopsis states the war has happened and the humans have lost, with replicants now the power brokers of the city and humans the second-class citizens.
“The war has happened and the humans have lost.”
As the name suggests, Blade Runner 2099 is set 50 years after the sequel film Blade Runner 2049. The trailer is absolutely soaked in cyberpunk vibes and the effects look pretty stunning. There isn't much by way of plot specifics, but there are some hints that the world has changed significantly since Ryan Gosling did his thing in Blade Runner 2049.
"Blade Runner 2099," a new series starring Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer, is coming to Prime Video in November. Ridley Scott produces.
Blade Runner 2099 has officially shown off its first trailer. The new Prime Video series also looks to be avoiding some of the major pitfalls that other high-profile adaptations have fallen into. “In Los Angeles 2099,
Silka Luisa talked about Prime Video's upcoming sci-fi thriller based on 'Blade Runner' and 'Blade Runner 2049.'