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Blade Runner 2099: Prime Video Releases Final Trailer

Prime Video has released the final trailer for Blade Runner 2099, a series based on the science fiction franchise, starring Michelle Yeoh (Wicked: For Good) and Hunter Schafer (Euphoria).

The miniseries will consist of eight episodes and premiere on the streaming platform on November 25, 2026, with a release planned across more than 240 countries and territories.




Final Trailer

Trailer

The new trailer introduces Los Angeles in 2099 and highlights the relationship between the two protagonists: Cora, played by Hunter Schafer, and Olwen, portrayed by Michelle Yeoh. The preview reinforces the franchise’s signature sci-fi noir atmosphere and explores the conflict between humans and replicants.

First Teaser

The video takes viewers back to the franchise’s dark cyberpunk universe, now set fifty years after the events of Blade Runner 2049. The story follows Cora (Hunter Schafer), a fugitive who ends up taking on the role of a Blade Runner, and Olwen (Michelle Yeoh), a replicant facing the end of her lifespan. Together, they embark on a mission that could change the future of Los Angeles.

The Plot

Set 50 years after the events of Blade Runner 2049 (2017), directed by Denis Villeneuve, the miniseries takes viewers to a futuristic Los Angeles in the year 2099. According to the official synopsis released by Prime Video, the story follows Olwen, a veteran Blade Runner nearing the end of her life, and Cora, a young woman who has recently arrived in the city. Together, they embark on an investigation into a conspiracy rooted in Los Angeles’s darkest origins, putting the future of both humans and replicants at risk.

Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer as Olwen and Cora in Blade Runner 2099, during a scene from the miniseries' first official teaser
Michelle Yeoh plays Olwen, while Hunter Schafer portrays Cora.
Main Cast of Blade Runner 2099
Actor / ActressCharacter
Michelle YeohOlwen
Hunter SchaferCora
Dimitri AboldUndisclosed
Tom BurkeUndisclosed
Lewis GribbenUndisclosed
Johnny HarrisUndisclosed
Wil CobanHodge
Alexandra RussoHedi
Hugo HamletBuster Friendly
Francis LovehallDominik
Hassan NajibOddo
Andrew Van WilpeClerk
Juliana YazbeckLilah
John AddisonUndisclosed
Duff MacDonaldNarrator
Daniel PhungDanny
Xueni YangShopkeeper

Production

Hunter Schafer as Cora in Blade Runner 2099, in a scene from the Prime Video miniseries' first official teaser set in a futuristic Los Angeles.
Hunter Schafer plays Cora in the first teaser for Blade Runner 2099, a Prime Video miniseries expanding the universe of the classic science fiction franchise.

Blade Runner 2099 has Silka Luisa, known for Shining Girls, serving as showrunner, writer, and executive producer. She shares executive producing duties with Ridley Scott, director of the classic Blade Runner (1982), as well as Alcon Entertainment co-founders Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson, the company’s television president Ben Roberts, and producers David W. Zucker and Clayton Krueger of Scott Free Productions, among other professionals involved in expanding the franchise.

The first two episodes are directed by Jonathan van Tulleken, who has previously worked on productions such as Shōgun and Dope Thief.

The miniseries is a co-production between Scott Free Productions, Alcon Television Group, Amazon MGM Studios, and Sony Pictures Television. Filming took place at Barrandov Studios in Prague, Czech Republic, as well as on location in Barcelona, Spain.

Official Blade Runner 2099 (2026) poster, a Prime Video series starring Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer.

Original title: Blade Runner 2099
Countries: United States – Czech Republic
Genres: Action – Drama – Science Fiction – Thriller
Production year: 2026
Release date: November 25, 2026
Director: Jonathan van Tulleken
Screenplay: Silka Luisa – Claire Kiechel – Kirsa Rein – Tom Spezialy – Monika Revilla
Episodes: 8

Felipe Bastos

Felipe Bastos da Silva is a Brazilian journalist and film critic, and the founder and editor of Cinema & Afins. He has covered film, television, gaming, and pop culture since 2007, focusing on in-depth analysis, journalistic reviews, and special reports.nnThroughout his career, he has established Cinema & Afins as a trusted name in Brazilian entertainment journalism, delivering reliable, detailed content backed by professional editorial curation. Felipe also writes lists, covers new releases, and publishes analytical articles on the audiovisual industry.
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