‘Blade Runner 2099’ Drops a Fresh Trailer as Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer Chase a City-Shaking Secret

The ‘Blade Runner’ universe is about to return to screens, nearly a decade after Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Blade Runner 2049.’ This time it arrives as a limited series on Prime Video called ‘Blade Runner 2099.’ It follows an unlikely partnership in a Los Angeles that has been rebuilt, though not by humans.

The show is set 50 years after the events of ‘Blade Runner 2049’ and keeps the franchise’s mix of neon noir and big questions about what makes someone human. Ridley Scott, who directed the 1982 original, is an executive producer. The series comes from Amazon MGM Studios and Alcon Entertainment, with Scott Free Productions also involved.

Now Amazon MGM Studios has released a new trailer for ‘Blade Runner 2099.’ The 2 minute and 16 second video shows more of the hazy, amber-lit skyline the franchise is known for, and it confirms the show’s November 25 premiere on Prime Video. All 8 episodes arrive at once in more than 240 countries and territories.

Whatever you can build, you can destroy. Blade Runner 2099, a new limited series, premieres November 25 only on Prime Video. https://t.co/ynIkTKb9x8

— Amazon MGM Studios (@AmazonMGMStudio) November 9, 2026

Michelle Yeoh plays Olwen, a replicant who is days from dying. Hunter Schafer plays Cora, a fugitive who takes on the identity of a Blade Runner. Forced to work together, they hunt a runaway who is hiding a truth that could collapse the city’s fragile order.

The setup gives the story a built-in ticking clock. Olwen’s life is nearly over, which raises the stakes for every decision she makes. Reports describe the pair as wary of each other, and the search for a cure for replicants is reportedly central to the plot.

Earlier coverage of the footage described a society where replicants are on the rise and humans are struggling to keep up. In the trailer, the two leads team up in the middle of a conflict between replicants and humans. Showrunner Silka Luisa has said she always found herself rooting for the replicants in the original film rather than the humans.

That sympathy matters for a franchise built on blurred lines between people and machines. By placing a human pretending to be a Blade Runner opposite a dying replicant, the show reverses the roles that defined the earlier films. It also gives Luisa room to explore the franchise’s usual themes from a new angle.

Luisa, who previously created ‘Shining Girls,’ serves as showrunner and executive producer. Jonathan van Tulleken, known for his work on ‘Shōgun,’ directed the first 2 episodes and is also an executive producer. He took over from Jeremy Podeswa, who had to step down because of scheduling conflicts.

The supporting cast includes Dimitri Abold, Lewis Gribben, Katelyn Rose Downey, Daniel Rigby, Tom Burke, Maurizio Lombardi and Matthew Needham. Several of them joined Yeoh and Schafer at a panel at New York Comic Con in October, alongside Luisa and Alcon’s Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson.

The project has been in development for years. Filming began in May 2024, according to reports, and the series spent a long stretch in post-production before getting a 2026 slot. Prime Video revealed the premiere date and the first teaser at San Diego Comic-Con in July, with another trailer following in October.

Prime Video has also pointed viewers toward the earlier films. ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Blade Runner 2049’ are both available to rent or buy on the platform, which makes a rewatch easy before the new series arrives.

For longtime fans, the main question is whether a TV series can match the atmosphere of films that are among the most influential in science fiction. The visuals in the trailer suggest the team has taken that challenge seriously. With a Yeoh performance at the center and a story that leans into the franchise’s biggest ideas, the series has a real chance to stand on its own.

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