ALEX BROWN
Eleven days to go. Blade Runner 2099, Prime Video’s limited-series follow-up to Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, premieres on Wednesday, November 25, 2026, with all eight episodes dropping at once in more than 240 countries and territories. Stars Michelle Yeoh, Hunter Schafer, Dimitri Abold and Lewis Gribben walked the carpet at the show’s Los Angeles premiere this week, UPI reports, kicking off the final push before launch.
Watch the Blade Runner 2099 teaser
Prime Video debuted the teaser in front of more than 6,500 fans in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con on July 24, and the official upload has passed 1.5 million views. Its tagline sets the tone: welcome to a future we no longer control.
What is Blade Runner 2099 about?
The series jumps 50 years past the events of 2049. Los Angeles has been rebuilt, but not by humans. In this future, replicants hold power and people are the second-class citizens, flipping the franchise’s original premise on its head. Yeoh plays Olwen, a veteran Blade Runner near the end of her life, and Schafer plays Cora, a new recruit. Together they’re pulled into a conspiracy that could destabilize the city.
Blade Runner 2099 cast
- Michelle Yeoh as Olwen
- Hunter Schafer as Cora
- Dimitri Abold
- Lewis Gribben
- Katelyn Rose Downey and Daniel Rigby
- Tom Burke and Maurizio Lombardi in recurring roles
Who is behind the series?
Silka Luisa, creator of Apple’s Shining Girls, is the showrunner. Ridley Scott, who directed the 1982 original, is an executive producer through Scott Free, alongside Alcon’s Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson. Jonathan van Tulleken, who directed episodes of FX’s Emmy-winning ShÅgun, directed the first two episodes and also executive produces.
Do you need to watch the movies first?
It helps, but the show is built to stand on its own. If you want to catch up, the 1982 Blade Runner and 2017’s Blade Runner 2049 are both available on Prime Video in many regions, and the 2021 anime Blade Runner: Black Lotus fills in some of the world between them.
Blade Runner 2099 release date at a glance
- Premiere: Wednesday, November 25, 2026
- Episodes: 8, all released at once
- Where: Prime Video, worldwide
It lands on the same day as Brad Pitt’s The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth hits IMAX, so Thanksgiving week is shaping up to be huge for sci-fi and crime fans alike.
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Sources: Prime Video, About Amazon, BroadwayWorld, UPI, Deadline.