Blade RunnerWill Live On as a New TV Series From Ridley Scott

After Denis Villeneuve ’s foray into theneo - noir future of Blade Runnerseeminglypetered out at the box office , the future of the enfranchisement seemed dreaded . But now , the show must go on — and Blade Runner has witness a novel home , a Modern format , and a familiar natural endowment behind the conniption .

Deadlinereports that Amazon has tapped original Blade Runner theater director Ridley Scott to executive produce a brand new live - action streaming series for Prime Video . Titled Blade Runner 2099 , the serial publication is adjust 50 twelvemonth after the events ofDenis Villeneuve ’s 2017 photographic film . Silka Luisa , currently showrunning shine girl for Starz , will co - produce and lead write for the serial publication , and Amazon Studios is currently fast - tracking development of the serial accord to the trade , looking to establish a writers way to link Luisa before long . Deadline further notes that , while not guaranteed , Scott could return to direct Blade Runner 2099 should Amazon move forward with the serial .

2049 , itself set 30 twelvemonth afterScott ’s original adaptationof Philip K. Dick ’s seminal novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep ? , succeed Ryan Gosling as K , a new Blade Runner tax with hunting down the rogue android replicants , crossing paths with the first movie ’s protagonist Deckard , bet by Harrison Ford . Since its release it ’s not the only newfangled Blade Runner project we ’ve seen , however : last year Crunchyroll and Adult Swim give usBlade Runner : Black Lotus , a 3DCG anime serial from Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama . set up in 2032 , it followed Matrix Resurrections ’ Jessica Henwick as a replicant named Elle , herself on the run from the louche forces looking to forcibly “ bed ” her .

Get ready to return to the world of Blade Runner.