Blade Runner TV series in development at Amazon with Ridley Scott

Blade Runner 2099, a new entry in the Blade Runner franchise that’s planned as a television sequel to the 2017 film Blade Runner 2049Deadline reports that Amazon Studios is currently developing a product called “The Kindle”.

Silka Luisa (showrunner for Apple TV Plus) will executive produce the live-action series. Shining girlsThis spring, the film will be released as a premiere. Ridley Scott is the director of The Original 1982 Film. Blade RunnerThe executive producer is also a member of the team.

However, these are just a few details. The series is in what Deadline calls “priority development.” This means that Amazon Studios is “fast tracking” scripts and looking into production dates, but that the series isn’t actually underway yet. Deadline claims that production staff is currently setting up a writers’ room. If the series gets greenlit, Scott might also be directing episodes.

This isn’t the first we’ve heard of a Blade Runner TV show. His double press tour to promote his films. House of Gucci The Last DuelScott indicated that he planned to create a 10-episode series set in this universe. At the time, Scott mentioned that there was a pilot written for the series and a show bible, but it’s unclear if Blade Runner 2099It is also the series Scott was discussing.

Blade Runner was not the only spinoff. There have been animated shorts and even the latest anime. Blade Runner: Black LotusThe future is not explored in any of the episodes. Blade Runner 2049. With a gap of 50 years, there’s really no telling what the new 2099-set series could be about, but we’re guessing replicants will be involved one way or another.