Prime Video sets November 25 2026 release for Blade Runner 2099 series
Prime Video announced that the eight‑episode limited series **Blade Runner 2099** will launch worldwide on **25 November 2026**. The first teaser was unveiled at the San Diego Comic‑Con panel in July 2026, featuring lead actors **Michelle Yeoh** as the dying replicant Olwen and **Hunter Schafer** as Cora, a fugitive who assumes the identity of a Blade Runner. Showrunner **Silka Luisa** confirmed the setting: the story takes place fifty years after *Blade Runner 2049* in a Los Angeles reshaped by AI and replicants, where humans have become a hunted second‑class group. Executive producers include **Ridley Scott**, **Andrew Kosove**, and **Broderick Johnson** among others. The series is promoted with the line “Welcome to a future we no longer control.”
Entities: Blade Runner 2099 · Hunter Schafer · Michelle Yeoh · Prime Video · Silka Luisa
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- [● 12 SOURCES] Michelle Yeoh stars as Olwen, a dying replicant, in Blade Runner 2099. (multiple sources)
- [● 14 SOURCES] Hunter Schafer plays Cora, a fugitive who becomes a Blade Runner, in Blade Runner 2099. (multiple sources)
- [● 12 SOURCES] Blade Runner 2099 consists of eight episodes. (multiple sources)
- [● 12 SOURCES] Ridley Scott is an executive producer on Blade Runner 2099. (multiple sources)
- [● 12 SOURCES] Silka Luisa is the showrunner of Blade Runner 2099. (multiple sources)
- [● 12 SOURCES] The first teaser for Blade Runner 2099 was shown at San Diego Comic‑Con in July 2026. (multiple sources)
- [● 15 SOURCES] Blade Runner 2099 will premiere on Prime Video on 25 November 2026. (multiple sources)
- [● 13 SOURCES] Blade Runner 2099 is set 50 years after Blade Runner 2049 in a Los Angeles where humans are a hunted second‑class group. (multiple sources)