A sequel to the science fiction classic “Blade Runner” (1982) was last released five years ago. Amazon Prime Video announced on Thursday (September 15) that a mini-series titled Blade Runner 2099 had been commissioned.
The series will be produced by Ridley Scott, who previously directed Blade Runner (1982) and executive produced Blade Runner 2049 (2017). Silka Luisa (“Shining Girls”) was commissioned as screenwriter and showrunner. Vernon Sanders, vice president of Amazon Studios, told The Hollywood Reporter that the original is among the “greatest and most influential sci-fi films of all time.”
Does the apocalypse continue?
Based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick, Blade Runner is set in a future apocalyptic at the time of publication in 2019. Harrison Ford played the main role. He played former blade runner Rick Deckard, who is tasked with tracking down and destroying genetically engineered humans known as “replicants.”
The title of the planned series suggests that it will take place in the year 2099. Further details about the plot, the cast or the release are not yet known. Blade Runner: Black Lotus, an animated series based on the original Blade Runner film, will be released in November 2021. Amazon Prime Video recently relaunched Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” as a series.
Check out the Blade Runner 2049 trailer here: