BLADE RUNNER 2099 Live-Action Series Moving Forward at Amazon Studios
Amazon Studios is officially moving forward with Blade Runner 2099, a live-action series set in the Blade Runner universe. The project has been picked up to series and will be coming to Prime Video.
Blade Runner director Ridley Scott is executive producing the series, which is a follow-up to director Denis Villeneuve’s feature film sequel Blade Runner 2049. It’s exciting to learn that we are going to get a whole new Blade Runner story!
We don’t know much about the neo-noir story, but judging by the title, we do know that it will be set 50 years after Blade Runner 2049.
Vernon Sanders, head of global television, Amazon Studios said in a statement: “The original Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott, is considered one of the greatest and most influential science-fiction movies of all time, and we’re excited to introduce Blade Runner 2099 to our global Prime Video customers. We are honored to be able to present this continuation of the Blade Runner franchise, and are confident that by teaming up with Ridley, Alcon Entertainment, Scott Free Productions, and the remarkably talented Silka Luisa, Blade Runner 2099 will uphold the intellect, themes, and spirit of its film predecessors.”
Alcon Entertainment co-CEOs and co-founders Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson said in a joint statement: “We are delighted to continue our working relationship with our friends at Amazon. And we are beyond excited to continue to extend the Blade Runner canon into a new realm with the provocative storyline that Silka has created. Audiences first discovered Ridley Scott’s brilliant vision for Blade Runner 40 years ago, and since then, it has become one of the most influential science-fiction films of all time. Denis Villeneuve’s follow-up sequel, Blade Runner 2049, then became one of the best reviewed sequels of all time. So, we recognize that we have a very high bar to meet with this next installment. Together with Silka and our partners at Amazon, and Scott Free Productions, we hope that we can live up to that standard and delight audiences with the next generation of Blade Runner.”
Silka Luisa (Shining Girls) wrote the script and is executive producing Blade Runner 2099. Are you excited to hear that more Blade Runner greatness is coming?