Amazon Studios announced on Thursday that Blade Runner 2099 , a new live-action series set after the events of the 1982 Ridley Scott film and the 2017 Denis Villeneuve sequel, is currently in production for Prime Video. This news comes nearly a year after Scott’s announcement that he was working on a 10-episode series set in the Blade Runner universe, with a pilot for the series reportedly completed.
No word yet on the series’ cast, characters, plot or release date, but according to international website Deadline, writer and producer Silka Luisa (Shining Girls , Halo) wrote the script and will executive produce the series. Alcon Entertainment co-CEOs and co-founders Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson, as well as writer of Blade Runner 2049, Michael Green, are also attached as executive producers.
Alcon Entertainment co-CEOs and co-founders Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson told the press:
“We are very excited to continue to extend Blade Runner’s canon into a new realm with the provocative storyline that Silka has created. We recognize that we have a very high standard to meet with this next installment. Together with Silka and our partners at Amazon and Scott Free Productions, we look forward to meeting this standard and delighting audiences with the next generation of Blade Runner.”
Blade Runner 2099 follows in the footsteps of Blade Runner: Black Lotus the CG anime series set between the events of the two films in the franchise, which premiered on Adult Swim and Crunchyroll last fall.
This article is a translation of the writing by Toussaint Egan to the website Polygon.
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