Trailer Reveal at New York Comic Con
Prime Video presented the full trailer for its upcoming science-fiction series Blade Runner 2099 during New York Comic Con this weekend. The reveal followed an initial look at San Diego Comic-Con in July. Co-stars Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer, along with showrunner Silka Luisa, appeared onstage for the unveiling. The series is set to premiere in roughly six weeks.[S1][S2][S3][S4][S5][S6][S7][S8]
A World Where Replicants Have Won
Showrunner Silka Luisa described the show's setting during the NYCC panel on Saturday night. The story takes place 50 years after Blade Runner 2049, in a world where the replicant uprising that had been building throughout the films has occurred and humans have been defeated. The creations have therefore surpassed their creators. Luisa said the series asks what happens when humanity's time as a species ends, placing 2099 at a junction where one species is ending and another is rising. She contrasted the first film's focus on mortality at a micro level—with Roy Batty and other replicants fighting for more life—with the show's macro-level question about whether mankind will accept its own loss and hold on to its humanity.[S1]
Cast and Release Details
In the series, Michelle Yeoh takes on the role of Olwen, a replicant nearing the end of her life, and Hunter Schafer portrays Cora. The ensemble further features Hugo Hamlet as Buster Friendly, plus Dmitri Abold, Lewis Gribben, Katelyn Rose Downey, Daniel Rigby, Johnny Harris, Amy Lennox, Sheila Atim, Matthew Needham, Tom Burke, and Maurizio Lombardi, whose specific parts remain under wraps. Prime Video has set November 25, 2026 for the debut of all eight episodes of Blade Runner 2099.[S1]
