Blade Runner 2099's New Poster Shows a City Where Replicants Won
More human than human, again.
Prime Video just released a new poster for Blade Runner 2099, and it puts Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer front and center. Their names are the only ones above the title, with flying spinners and a glowing neon city behind them under a fiery orange sky (Fiction Horizon).
The poster lands one month before the premiere. All eight episodes of the limited series arrive on November 25 on Prime Video (Amazon).
What is Blade Runner 2099 about?
The series is set in Los Angeles 50 years after Blade Runner 2049, in a city that "has been reborn, just not by humanity." Hunter Schafer plays Cora, a fugitive who takes on a new identity as a Blade Runner. She's forced to team up with Olwen, a replicant played by Michelle Yeoh who only has days left to live. Together, they hunt a runaway who knows a truth that could bring the whole city down (Amazon).
Who else is in Blade Runner 2099?
Dimitri Abold and Lewis Gribben are also series regulars. The recurring cast includes Sheila Atim, Tom Burke, Johnny Harris, Daniel Rigby and Amy Lennox. Silka Luisa, who made Shining Girls, is the creator and showrunner, and Ridley Scott is an executive producer (he knows a thing or two about replicants). Jonathan van Tulleken directs the first two episodes (Amazon).
Has Blade Runner 2099 released a trailer?
Yes. Prime Video showed the new trailer at the show's New York Comic Con panel on October 10, where the stars and the creative team talked about the series (Amazon).
My read is that this poster sells the biggest idea of the show really well. The original films were about humans hunting replicants, and 2099 flips that whole setup on its head. With Yeoh and Schafer leading it, this could be the most interesting Blade Runner story in years.
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Header image is official Blade Runner 2099 key art from Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios.
