Ridley Scott Developing Live-Action BLADE RUNNER 2099 Sequel Series for Amazon Studios

Amazon Studios is teaming up with Ridley Scott to produce and develop a live-action Blade Runner series titled Blade Runner 2099.

Scott is executive producing the series, which will serve as a follow-up to the feature film sequel Blade Runner 2049, which was released in 2017 and directed by Denis Villeneuve.

Last year, Scott talked about this series saying that it was being planned as a 10 episode series, sharing, “We [have already] written the pilot for Blade Runner and the bible. So, we’re already presenting Blade Runner as a TV show, the first 10 hours.”

We’ve now learned that show is a sequel series set 50 years after the film sequel, and that’s pretty cool! I’ve been hoping to see the world of Blade Runner explored more and I really hope this series captures the greatness of it in the same way that Villeneuve did with Blade Runner 2049.

Silka Luisa, showrunner of Apple TV+’s upcoming Elisabeth Moss drama series Shining Girls, is writing and executive producing Blade Runner 2099, which comes from Scott Free Productions in association with Alcon Entertainment and Amazon Studios.

As of right now, Amazon is said to be fast-tracking the scripts and eyeing potential production dates. They are also staffing the writer’s room and Scott may direct if the series moves forward, which would be pretty awesome.

Are you excited about this Blade Runner 2099 series?

Source: Deadline