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Blade Runner 2099 can be watched without seeing the films, creator says
Blade Runner 2099 is a new Prime Video mini-series set in Los Angeles in 2099.
Its creator, Silka Luisa, says it is not directly linked to the earlier films.
Viewers can follow the series without seeing the original Blade Runner or its 2017 sequel, Blade Runner 2049.
The story follows Cora, who has spent her life on the run and changing identities.
She joins Olwen, a replicant nearing the end of her life, to try to secure a future for Cora’s brother.
Their lives change when they become caught up in a conspiracy threatening Los Angeles and its people.
The series is scheduled to debut on Prime Video on November 25.
Blade Runner 2099 can be watched without seeing the earlier films, creator Silka Luisa says.
The Prime Video miniseries is not directly linked to the films and is designed to stand on its own.
The story is set in Los Angeles in 2099 and follows Cora and Olwen, a replicant nearing the end of her life.
The pair become caught up in a conspiracy that threatens the city and its residents.
The series is scheduled to premiere on Prime Video on November 25.
- Who
- The miniseries was created by Silka Luisa and stars Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer.
- What
- Blade Runner 2099 is a science-fiction miniseries that can be watched independently of the films.
- When
- It is scheduled to premiere on November 25.
- Where
- The story is set in Los Angeles in 2099.
- Why
- Cora joins Olwen to try to give Cora’s brother a future, and they become involved in a conspiracy threatening the city.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner film was released, 44 years before the series’ planned return to the screen.
Denis Villeneuve’s sequel was released, nine years before the article’s stated series launch.
Blade Runner 2099 is scheduled to premiere on Prime Video.
- Creator
- Silka Luisa
- Stars
- Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer
- Setting
- Los Angeles, 2099
- Platform
- Prime Video
- Release date
- November 25
What people are saying
No, [the films] are not directly linked to the series. From the outset, an important instruction was that viewers could discover the series without having seen the films, and that it could be enjoyed independently… It could serve as an introduction to the Blade Runner universe, without needing to have seen 2049 or the first Blade Runner. In that sense, we had to distance ourselves from the story.