Michelle Yeoh (Star Trek: Discovery) has jumped into her next big franchise project with Prime Video’s Blade Runner 2099, which is a limited series sequel following the events of Blade Runner 2049.
While there are no story details to share, we know from the title that the story will be set 50 years after the sequel, which was set 30 years after the original. It’s going to be interesting to see what this series ends up being.
Ridley Scott is producing the project and he will also reportedly direct some episodes of the show. Amazon Studios also hired director Jeremy Podeswa (Station 11, Game of Thrones) to helm the pilot episode.
Silka Luisa (Shining Girls) is set to serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Michael Green, who wrote the film Blade Runner 2049, will serve as a non-writing executive producer, along with Alcon Entertainment co-founders Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson.
Other producers include Alcon’s head of television Ben Roberts, David W. Zucker and Clayton Krueger from Scott Free Productions, Cynthia Yorkin, Frank Giustra, and Isa Dick Hackett. Tom Spezialy are part of the writer’s room and also will serve as an executive producer.
Production recently began overseas in Prague.
Source: Deadline