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‘Blade Runner 2099’ trailer reveals a mystery in a world ruled by replicants
Prime Video released a new trailer for Blade Runner 2099 at New York Comic Con.
The eight-episode series is set in Los Angeles, 50 years after the events of Blade Runner 2049.
In this future, a replicant uprising has happened and humans have lost their dominant position.
Hunter Schafer plays Cora, a human fugitive who takes on the identity of a Blade Runner.
She partners with Olwen, a replicant detective played by Michelle Yeoh, who is close to dying.
Together, they investigate missing replicants and a runaway linked to a secret that could threaten the city.
The story explores how humans and replicants seek identity as power shifts between them.
All eight episodes are scheduled to premiere on Prime Video on November 25, 2026.
Prime Video released a new trailer for the limited series Blade Runner 2099 at New York Comic Con.
The series follows replicant Blade Runner Olwen, who is near death, and human fugitive Cora as they investigate a mystery involving missing replicants.
The story is set 50 years after Blade Runner 2049, in a Los Angeles dominated by replicants after an uprising in which humans lost.
The trailer highlights a conspiracy and the relationship between Cora and Olwen.
All eight episodes are scheduled to premiere on Prime Video on Nov. 25.
- Who
- Prime Video released the trailer. The series stars Michelle Yeoh as Olwen and Hunter Schafer as Cora.
- What
- A new trailer previews Blade Runner 2099, a limited series centered on a mystery involving missing replicants.
- When
- The trailer was released at New York Comic Con on Saturday. The series is scheduled to premiere Nov. 25.
- Where
- The story is set in Los Angeles, 50 years after Blade Runner 2049.
- Why
- The trailer introduces the series’ mystery and its central characters. The sources do not state a specific reason for releasing it.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We are 50 years after [Blade Runner] 2049 and, bad news, the worst has happened. The replicant uprising that has been bubbling up in the films has taken place and the humans have lost.
But… she’s actually here looking for a Blade Runner who’s gone missing, Merrick, one of her colleagues, and that’s the first time that happened
Chinatown set in the world of Blade Runner. It's really about Cora and Olwin investigating missing people, just like they do in the films.
Harrison Ford is not in the show
Blade Runner 2099 debuted a teaser trailer at San Diego Comic-Con.
Silka Luisa said Harrison Ford would not appear in the series.
Prime Video released a new trailer at New York Comic Con.
All eight episodes are scheduled to premiere on Prime Video.
- Series
- Blade Runner 2099
- Setting
- Los Angeles, 50 years after Blade Runner 2049
- Central characters
- Olwen, played by Michelle Yeoh, and Cora, played by Hunter Schafer
- Mystery
- Polygon reports that 38 replicants went missing over the past year
- Episodes
- Eight
- Premiere
- Nov. 25 on Prime Video
Sources
‘Blade Runner 2099’ trailer: Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer face a Replicant-dominated world in Prime Video series
‘Blade Runner 2099’ Drops New Trailer, Team Teases a Detective Story Set When Replicants Take Over
‘Blade Runner 2099’ Trailer: Hunter Schafer Teams Up With Michelle Yeoh To Find “Cure For All Replicants” — NYCC
Blade Runner 2099 Trailer Teases Replicant Mystery With Hunter Schafer and Michelle Yeoh
Blade Runner 2099 trailer offers new look at humanity's bleak teal-and-orange future
‘Blade Runner 2099’ Trailer Teases the Aftermath of the Replicant Uprising
Blade Runner 2099's New York Comic Con Trailer Teases A New Replicant Conspiracy
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