Following yesterday’s first photos, Amazon Prime Video has released the first trailer for its “Blade Runner 2099” TV series and announced a November 25th premiere date.
Set within the world of the films and a half-century on from the events of Denis Villeneuve’s “Blade Runner 2049,” this portrays a radically transformed Los Angeles where humanity is no longer in control, and the replicants have won after an uprising.
They are now the power brokers of the city and humans are second-class citizens. Michelle Yeoh stars as Olwen, a replicant Blade Runner hunting a group of missing rogue replicants while approaching the predetermined end of her own lifespan.
Hunter Schafer plays Cora, a human fugitive who has spent her life running from Blade Runners but must now pretend to be one. She joins Olwen’s search for the missing replicants.
The series will focus on all-new characters, but its central mystery will tie into the mythology. “Blade Runner 2049” scribe Michael Green helped develop the project while original “Blade Runner” director Ridley Scott executive produces and advised on the series.
