The filming of Blade Runner 2099 they started a few days ago and in the last few hours an important confirmation has emerged regarding the cast of the series. In recent weeks we had learned of the Oscar-winning actress’s involvement Michelle Yeohwho will play Olwyn, announced as one of the main roles.
The protagonist of the series, Cora, will instead be played by Hunter Schaferknown to the general public for her role in the series Euphoria and in the movie The Hunger Games: The Rime of the Nightingale and the Serpentwhile in a few days we will see her again on the big screen in the next film by Yorgos Lanthimos Kinds of Kindness.
In the last few hours, some details have also emerged about the plot of Blade Runner 2099with the famous insider Daniel Richtman who apparently spread what appears to be the online official synopsis of the series:
In Los Angeles 2099, Cora (Schafer) has lived her entire life on the run, forced like a chameleon to adopt numerous identities. To ensure a stable future for herself and her brother, she assumes a permanent identity and is forced to collaborate with Olwen (Yeoh), a Blade Runner who is now facing the end of her life. The two find themselves embroiled in a growing conspiracy that poses an existential threat to a city struggling to be reborn.
Jonathan Van Tulleken was recently confirmed as the director of the miniseries, while Silka Luisa (Shining Girls) has been confirmed as the show’s creator, showrunner and writer. The creator of the franchise Ridley Scott however, he remains involved as an executive producer alongside Silka Luisa e Michael Greenformer co-writer of Blade Runner 2049.
Blade Runner 2099 should debut on Prime Video during 2025.
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