'Blade Runner 2099': Storyline, cast, release date
What's the story
The much-anticipated sci-fi series, Blade Runner 2099, is set to premiere on November 25. The Amazon Prime Video show is a sequel to Denis Villeneuve's critically acclaimed 2017 film, Blade Runner 2049, and takes place in a dystopian 2049 Los Angeles where bioengineered beings known as Replicants have overthrown their human creators. The series stars Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer in lead roles.
Series synopsis
Plot of the upcoming series
The story follows two unlikely allies, Olwen (Yeoh), a Replicant Blade Runner nearing the end of her life, and Cora (Schafer), a fugitive hiding behind a Replicant identity.
Their journey to find runaway Replicants leads them to a secret that could change the city's fragile balance.
Showrunner Silka Luisa has assured that newcomers won't need to watch previous films in the franchise to understand this series.
Ridley Scott's 1982 film Blade Runner had established the franchise.
Production insights
Cast and crew of the show
The eight-episode series boasts an impressive ensemble cast, including Dimitri Abold, Tom Burke, Lewis Gribben, Wil Coban, Johnny Harris, Alexandra Russo, Hugo Hamlet, Katelyn Rose Downey, Daniel Rigby, Amy Lennox, Sheila Atim, and Matthew Needham.
The casting directors for the series are Maya Kvetny, Nathan Toth, and Julie Harkin of Harkin & Toth Casting.
The show is a limited series with no plans for a second season as of now.