Amazon teases “Blade Runner 2099,” a limited Prime Video series set 50 years after “Blade Runner 2049”

Amazon has released a teaser for “Blade Runner 2099,” indicating a major expansion of the Blade Runner universe on Prime Video. The streaming service says the limited series will debut Nov. 25 with all eight episodes arriving at once.

The new show is set 50 years after the events of “Blade Runner 2049,” continuing a story world that mixes noir detective themes with near-future technology and artificial beings. Amazon positioned the project as a limited series, a format that typically aims for a self-contained run rather than an open-ended continuation.

Michelle Yeoh, known for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” is among the stars, alongside Hunter Schafer. Amazon’s announcement highlights both actors as key leads in the series.

Behind the scenes, Silka Luisa, the showrunner of Amazon’s earlier limited series “Shining Girls,” is credited as the lead creative for “Blade Runner 2099.” The company also names Ridley Scott, the original franchise creator, as an executive producer, tying the new installment to the broader pedigree of the Blade Runner brand.

Amazon said all eight episodes of “Blade Runner 2099” will premiere Nov. 25 on Prime Video. That release strategy mirrors how the company often markets event-style originals, where entire-season drops are used to generate immediate viewing momentum and social buzz.

The Blade Runner franchise has remained a long-running reference point in streaming-era science fiction, and Amazon is betting that the appeal of its recognizable setting can translate into a new audience as well as returning fans. By placing the series decades after “Blade Runner 2049,” the show has room to build a fresh cast of characters and new conflicts while staying aligned to an established timeline.

Amazon’s entertainment push continues to lean heavily on original programming and franchise adjacency, using familiar intellectual property to strengthen Prime Video’s brand position against competitors. “Blade Runner 2099” adds another high-profile, high-budget style title to a slate where recognizable worlds and cinematic production values have increasingly been central to acquisition and retention.

What Amazon did not provide in its announcement is equally notable. The teaser announcement and company page content reviewed here do not spell out the series’ plot specifics, character names for the leads, episode runtimes, or whether the show will connect directly to particular events or characters from “Blade Runner 2049.” Viewers also do not yet have confirmed details on trailer content, tone, or the extent of Ridley Scott’s day-to-day involvement beyond the executive producer credit.

The next watch points are straightforward. Prime Video’s marketing cadence around the teaser release may reveal more about the series’ central premise and the roles played by Yeoh and Schafer, while the Nov. 25 date sets a clear deadline for audiences to judge how the new limited series translates the Blade Runner universe into a streaming format.