Everything We Know About Blade Runner 2099: Release Date, Plot, Cast, and More

Blade Runner 2049, which turns seven this year, It was fantasticstill is global box office wasn’t big enough to warrant a big-screen sequel, despite some enticing teases about the future of the universe. After some downtime, however, we’ll soon be returning to that world thanks to Blade Runner 2099a live-action series coming to Prime Video. That’s all we know so far.

Denis VilleneuveBlade Runner 2049 dared to expand the Sci-fi classic directed by Ridley Scottin big ways, and even answered some lingering (and complicated) questions. That in itself was commendable, but it also expressed an interest in building up to a larger conflict that loomed on the horizon. It’s hard to predict whether Blade Runner 2099 will directly address some of the ominous ideas presented in 2049, but at the very least, it should be an intriguing expansion of the continuity further into humanity’s uncertain future.