What Is Blade Runner 2099? Plot, Cast, Release Date, and Streaming Details

After nearly five years of intense anticipation, streaming giant Prime Video revealed the first official teaser trailer and premiere date for Blade Runner 2099. During a packed Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con in front of over 6,500 fans, showrunner Silka Luisa and executive producer Ridley Scott confirmed that all eight episodes will premiere globally on November 25, 2026. Starring Hunter Schafer and Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh, the live-action limited series advances the iconic sci-fi saga fifty years after Denis Villeneuve’s 2017 landmark film.

Essential Series and Production Information

• Series Title: Blade Runner 2099
• Showrunner and Executive Producer: Silka Luisa (Shining Girls)
• Executive Producer: Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Alien)
• Lead Director: Jonathan van Tulleken (Shōgun) directing the first two episodes
• Production Studios: Amazon MGM Studios and Alcon Entertainment
• Global Streaming Network: Amazon Prime Video
• Primary Genres: Cyberpunk, Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
• Global Premiere Date: November 25, 2026 (all eight episodes dropping simultaneously)
• Official Social Media Directory: Follow official franchise news on the Prime Video Official X Account and production updates via the Amazon MGM Studios Official X Account.

What Is the Plot of Blade Runner 2099?

Set five decades after the events of Blade Runner 2049, the eight-part limited series paints a radical, dangerous picture of Los Angeles in the late 21st century:

• Reborn by Replicant Hands: Los Angeles has undergone a massive rebirth, but power has shifted dramatically. Replicants have emerged as the dominant socio-economic force, reducing humans to a marginalized minority.
• A Desperate Bargain: Hunter Schafer plays Cora, a human fugitive making a final bid to stop running. To secure her survival, she illegally assumes the identity of a Blade Runner.
• An Uneasy Partnership: Cora is forced to team up with Olwen, played by Michelle Yeoh, an aging Replicant detective with only days left before reaching the end of her lifespan.
• The Looming Secret: Together, the duo hunts down a high-value runaway carrying a secret that could destroy the fragile social order holding the city together.

Who Is in the Cast and Creative Team of Blade Runner 2099?

The television expansion combines award-winning actors with visionary filmmakers:

• Lead Stars: Hunter Schafer (Euphoria) as Cora and Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) as Olwen.
• Series Regulars: Dimitri Abold (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) and Lewis Gribben (Somewhere Boy).
• Recurring Guest Stars: Matthew Needham (House of the Dragon), Sheila Atim (The Woman King), Tom Burke (Furiosa), Katelyn Rose Downey (The Nun II), Johnny Harris (A Gentleman in Moscow), Daniel Rigby, Amy Lennox, and Maurizio Lombardi.
• Behind the Camera: Filmed at the historical Barrandov Studios in Prague with additional shooting on location in Barcelona, the series features cinematography by Rob Hardy (Ex Machina) and Ula Pontikos (Russian Doll).

How Does Blade Runner 2099 Expand the Franchise Continuity?

Based on characters from Philip K. Dick’s landmark 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, the Blade Runner franchise is widely considered the gold standard of cyberpunk science fiction. While the universe previously expanded into animation with 2021’s anime series Blade Runner: Black Lotus, Blade Runner 2099 marks the first time the franchise has ever been adapted into a live-action television series. Fans will also recognize implicit worldbuilding links to Ridley Scott’s Alien continuity, reinforcing a shared corporate dystopia spanning both iconic sagas.

Where Can You Stream Blade Runner 2099?

Sci-fi fans can stream all eight episodes of Blade Runner 2099 starting November 25, 2026, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video across more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.