Blade Runner 2099 first trailer unveiled at Comic-Con
Amazon unveiled the first trailer for Blade Runner 2099 at San Diego Comic-Con, confirming the sci-fi sequel series will stream on Prime Video beginning November 25, 2026. The eight-episode limited series stars Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer, continuing the dystopian saga fifty years after Blade Runner 2049.
Key Takeaways
- Prime Video dropped the first Blade Runner 2099 trailer at Comic-Con’s Hall H on Friday.
- All eight episodes premiere November 25, 2026, across 240 countries and territories.
- Hunter Schafer plays fugitive-turned-Blade Runner Cora; Michelle Yeoh plays dying Replicant Olwen.
- Silka Luisa showruns the series; Ridley Scott executive produces for Amazon MGM Studios and Alcon.
When does Blade Runner 2099 premiere on Prime Video?
According to Deadline, Blade Runner 2099 arrives on Prime Video on November 25, 2026. The Verge reports that all eight episodes will drop at once, so viewers can binge the full limited series from day one.
Prime Video said the launch will reach 240 countries and territories. For more streaming premieres and TV alerts, follow BlasterPost’s Streaming & TV Alerts hub.
What is the Blade Runner 2099 trailer about?
The teaser leans into classic Blade Runner mood: bleak futuristic Los Angeles, dramatic narration, and dystopian production design filled with flying cars. In the trailer, Schafer’s Cora asks how much longer until humans have nothing left as Replicants keep taking it all away.
The official premise places the story fifty years after Blade Runner 2049. Los Angeles has been reborn—just not by humanity. Cora, a fugitive taking on one last identity as a Blade Runner, is forced to partner with Olwen, a Replicant days from dying. Together they hunt a runaway hiding a truth that could collapse their fragile city.
Who stars in Blade Runner 2099 and who is making it?
Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer lead the live-action cast as Olwen and Cora for Amazon MGM Studios. Series regulars include Dimitri Abold and Lewis Gribben, with recurring guest stars such as Matthew Needham, Daniel Rigby, Katelyn Rose Downey, Johnny Harris, Amy Lennox, Sheila Atim, Tom Burke, and Maurizio Lombardi.
Showrunner Silka Luisa (Shining Girls) helms the project. Ridley Scott, who launched the franchise in 1982, is an executive producer. Alcon Entertainment produces the series; Jonathan van Tulleken directed the first two episodes. Amazon first revealed the series in 2022, and The Hollywood Reporter notes the project has been in the works for five years. The Comic-Con Hall H panel also featured Yeoh, Schafer, and Luisa.