Blade Runner 2099 New Details Revealed: Plot, Cast, and More
Are you waiting for the new Blade Runner? Cyberpunk. Do you wish to return to the gritty neon-lit dystopia and hunt down replicants? Cyberpunk. Pick up your bonus.
Out of all the dystopian future genres, cyberpunk might just be the most aesthetically unique and recognizable. While there aren’t too many movies and TV shows set in its dark, hopeless, and neon-lit reality, the ones that are out there are nothing short of iconic — and among them all, the Blade Runner movies are the ultimate royalty.
While this franchise only has two big movies, do not despair: a new mini-series is coming right up, and we have some fresh details about it.
Blade Runner 2099 Plot Revealed
An upcoming sequel to Blade Runner 2049, the 2099-set series has seen little to no official information released about it. Thankfully, scoopers are just as interested in it as we are, and recently, they returned with the news. Daniel Richtman, a famous industry insider, shared the plot of the new Blade Runner movie on his Patreon.
“In Los Angeles 2099, Cora lived her entire life on the run, a chameleon forced to adopt numerous identities. To secure a stable future for her brother, she assumes one final identity and is forced to partner with Olwen, a Blade Runner who’s confronting the end of her life. The two are pulled into a widening conspiracy that poses an existential threat to a city that’s fighting to be reborn,” Richtman wrote.
Blade Runner 2099 Cast & Crew
According to Deadline, Jonathan van Tulleken is set to direct Prime Video ’s new mini-series. Van Tulleken’s most notable previous work is FX’s Shogun, the TV show dubbed as “the new Game of Thrones, ” so his name inspires hope. Also, Shining Girls’ Silka Luisa will act as Blade Runner 2099’s writer, producer, and showrunner.
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Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) will portray Blade Runner Olwen, while Euphoria ’s Hunter Schafer will play the part of Cora. Other cast members are yet to be disclosed, but with the lead roles sorted out, it’s only a matter of time.
The most eagle-eyed of you might have already noticed the elephant in the room, but we’ll still point it out. Ridley Scott, the director of both original Blade Runner movies, has nothing to do with Prime Video’s upcoming mini-series and has no creative position on it — which, so far, is the only major source of worry about it.
After all, all the best memories are his.
Sources: Daniel Richtman via Patreon, Deadline