Michelle Yeoh to star in Blade Runner 2099 series

The upcoming Amazon Prime Video series, Blade Runner 2099, is set to premiere on November 25. Starring Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer, the show takes place fifty years after the events of the film Blade Runner 2049.

Showrunner Silka Luisa has confirmed that the series is not directly connected to the narrative of the previous films. This decision was made to ensure the show can stand alone as an introduction to the franchise, allowing new audiences to engage with the world without prior knowledge of the original movies or the 2017 sequel.

In the new series, the setting features a transformed Los Angeles. The plot follows Cora, a fugitive who becomes a Blade Runner, and her partnership with Olwen, a Replicant nearing the end of her life. Yeoh describes her character, Olwen, as a fluid and terrifying individual rather than a traditionally robotic figure.