Blade Runner 2099 Sequel TV Show Is Coming From Ridley Scott

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Blade Runner 3 is coming as Amazon plans a Blade Runner 2049 sequel TV show. Ridley Scott directed the original sci-fi classic Blade Runner back in 1982.

Of course Scott’s Blade Runner famously never took on a final form as different cuts of the film emerged over the years. The visually stunning sci-fi movie’s status as a cult classic also guaranteed that fans would forever pine for a sequel. That sequel finally happened in 2018 with Denis Villeneuve taking on directorial duties and Harrison Ford returning in the role of Deckard alongside Ryan Gosling. Unfortunately Blade Runner 2049's relatively soft box office performance silenced talk of yet another Blade Runner movie making it to theaters.

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But these days with the proliferation of streaming services and other content outlets there is always a chance for dead movie projects to happen in other forms. Such is the case for that hoped-for Blade Runner 2049 follow-up, which is confirmed to be in development as a TV show from Amazon. Titled Blade Runner 2099, the show will be executive produced by Scott himself, with the venerable Blade Runner helmer possibly also taking on directorial duties. Writing duties are to be handled by Silka Luisa, the showrunner for Apple TV Plus’ upcoming sci-fi fantasy show Shining Girls. According to Deadline, a writers room is currently being put together.

Blade Runner 2099 is indeed the first live-actionBlade Runner TV show to go into development. There is of course also the Blade Runner: Black Lotus anime show on Adult Swim, set in the year 2032. The original Blade Runner was famously set in Los Angeles in the far-off year of 2019, and involved Ford’s Deckard hunting down rogue synthetic humans,