SDCC teaser gives us our first good look at Blade Runner 2099
Prime Video debuted the first teaser for the upcoming sci-fi series Blade Runner 2099 at San Diego Comic-Con. The show, starring Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer, explores a post-human future set 50 years after the events of Blade Runner 2049.
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The expansion of the Blade Runner franchise into a television series represents a major investment in high-concept science fiction intellectual property by streaming platforms.
News from SDCC SDCC teaser gives us our first good look at Blade Runner 2099 Also: Forging the One Ring in Rings of Power S3 teaser; new Lanterns trailer; Spaceballs: The New One panel.
8 Credit: YouTube/Prime Video Credit: YouTube/Prime Video Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav It’s been nearly five years since Ridley Scott first announced his plans for a TV spinoff of his sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner (1982) and the 2017 sequel Blade Runner 2049 . It’s finally here—or almost, anyway. Prime Video debuted the first teaser for the new ten-episode series, Blade Runner 2099, at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday. We also got a teaser for the third season of Prime Video’s Rings of Power and a new trailer for HBO’s Lanterns .
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