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Prime Video Sets 2026 Release for Blade Runner 2099 Limited Series

The follow-up to Blade Runner 2049 arrives as a six-episode miniseries led by Michelle Yeoh under showrunner Silka Luisa.

Overview

  • An internal memo from Amazon MGM Studios executive Laura Lancaster, reported by Deadline, set the 2026 timing for the Prime Video debut.
  • The series is a live-action limited run set 50 years after Blade Runner 2049, with a reported total of six episodes.
  • Cast confirmed by trade reports includes Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer alongside Tom Burke, Dimitri Abold, Wil Coban, and Lewis Gribben.
  • Ridley Scott is attached as an executive producer, with some reporting suggesting he may direct episodes, which has not been confirmed.
  • Coverage cites a reported premise following two replicants entangled in a conspiracy threatening Los Angeles’ rebirth, while prior film leads and Denis Villeneuve are not known to be involved.