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Philip K. Dick‘s ever-prescient science fiction writing have been adapted into such works as Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, and “The Man in the High Castle.”

The Variable Man will soon join that list, as Deadline reports that Motive Pictures is developing a grounded sci-fi series based on the novella.

Motive’s Simon Maxwell is producing with Electric Shepherd, the banner that stewards Dick adaptations and is run by his daughter, Isa Dick Hackett.

The book is set in a distant future where humanity is locked in a protracted conflict with the reptilian alien species known as the Sirians. To gain an edge in the war, the military employs a team of scientists to develop a device capable of predicting future events with precision.

However, when a “variable man” named Thomas Cole accidentally arrives from the past, he disrupts the scientists’ plans. Cole’s presence introduces an element...

Last year, the Prime Video limited series Blade Runner 2099 – which is, of course, a continuation of the franchise that began with the 1982 Ridley Scott film Blade Runner and then got a long-awaited follow-up called Blade Runner 2049, which had Denis Villeneuve at the helm, in 2017 – made its way through production. We’re waiting to hear when the show is going to premiere, but in the meantime, cast member Tom Burke (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga) has told Variety that Blade Runner 2099 is closer to the aesthetic of the original film than to 2049.

Tom Burke stars in the series alongside Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Hunter Schafer (Euphoria), Dimitri Abold (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes), Lewis Gribben (Somewhere Boy), Katelyn Rose Downey (The Nun II), Daniel Rigby (Renegade Nell), Johnny Harris (A Gentleman in Moscow”), Amy Lennox (Only Child), Sheila Atim (The Woman...

Earlier this year, we shared updates as a cast was assembled for the Prime Video limited series Blade Runner 2099 – which is, of course, a continuation of the franchise that began with the 1982 Ridley Scott film Blade Runner and then got a long-awaited follow-up called Blade Runner 2049, which had Denis Villeneuve at the helm, in 2017. Now, Discussing Film has shared a short and simple update on the project: Blade Runner 2099 has wrapped filming!

‘Blade Runner 2099’, starring Hunter Schafer and Michelle Yeoh, has wrapped filming.

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— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) December 29, 2024

Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Hunter Schafer (Euphoria) star in the series alongside Tom Burke (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga), Dimitri Abold (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes), Lewis Gribben (Somewhere Boy), Katelyn Rose Downey (The Nun II), Daniel Rigby (Renegade Nell), Johnny Harris...

Tom Burke, who played the sort of Mad Max-esque character Praetorian Jack in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and Maurizio Lombardi, who was recently seen as Inspector Pietro Ravini in the Netflix series Ripley, have been added to the cast of the Prime Video limited series Blade Runner 2099 – which is, of course, a continuation of the franchise that began with the 1982 Ridley Scott film Blade Runner and then got a long-awaited follow-up called Blade Runner 2049, which had Denis Villeneuve at the helm, in 2017. Deadline notes that Burke and Lombardi will both have recurring roles on the show, but details on their characters have not been revealed.

We’ve previously heard that Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Hunter Schafer (Euphoria) are set to star in the series alongside Dimitri Abold (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes), Lewis Gribben (Somewhere Boy), Katelyn Rose Downey...

Seven years after Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, Blade Runner is headed to the small screen in Amazon’s upcoming Blade Runner 2099, and Deadline reports this morning that the cast list is growing.

Dimitri Abold (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes), Lewis Gribben (Somewhere Boy), Katelyn Rose Downey (The Nun II), and Daniel Rigby (Renegade Nell) are joining previously announced cast members Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once) and Hunter Schafer (Cuckoo).

Johnny Harris (A Gentleman in Moscow“), Amy Lennox (Only Child), Sheila Atim (The Woman King), and Matthew Needham (House of the Dragon) join as recurring guest stars.

Of course, no character or plot details have been revealed at this time, but production is underway, so expect more news to follow in the coming months. Ridley Scott (Blade Runner) is executive producing the live action television series, with Blade Runner 2099 said to...

We’ve previously heard that Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Hunter Schafer (Euphoria) are set to star in the Prime Video limited series Blade Runner 2099 – which is, of course, a continuation of the franchise that began with the 1982 Ridley Scott film Blade Runner and then got a long-awaited follow-up called Blade Runner 2049, which had Denis Villeneuve at the helm, in 2017. Now Deadline reports that the number of announced cast members has multiplied, as Yeoh and Schafer have been joined by Dimitri Abold (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes), Lewis Gribben (Somewhere Boy), Katelyn Rose Downey (The Nun II), Daniel Rigby (Renegade Nell), Johnny Harris (A Gentleman in Moscow”), Amy Lennox (Only Child), Sheila Atim (The Woman King), and Matthew Needham (House of the Dragon).

Abold, Gribben, Downey, and Rigby have series regular status, while Harris, Lennox, Atim, and Needham are recurring guest stars.

The “Blade Runner 2099” TV series at Amazon Prime Video is rounding out its cast.

Previously announced series leads Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer will be joined in the sci-fi drama by: Dimitri Abold (“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”) and Lewis Gribben (“Somewhere Boy”), who will appear as series regulars, as well as Katelyn Rose Downey (“The Nun II”), Daniel Rigby (“Renegade Nell”), Johnny Harris (“A Gentleman In Moscow”), Amy Lennox (“Only Child”), Sheila Atim (“The Woman King”), and Matthew Needham (“House of the Dragon”) , who have been cast in recurring guest star roles.

Exact plot and character details are being kept under wraps, though it is known the series will take place after the events of the original “Blade Runner” and the sequel, “Blade Runner 2049.” The show is currently in production in Prague, with plans to also shoot in Barcelona. Film United is handling production in Prague.

The cast of Blade Runner 2099 is coming together.

Dimitri Abold (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) and Lewis Gribben (Somewhere Boy) are joining stars Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer on the Alcon Entertainment and Amazon MGM Studios action-thriller as series regulars.

Katelyn Rose Downey (The Nun II), Daniel Rigby (Renegade Nell), Johnny Harris (A Gentleman in Moscow”), Amy Lennox (Only Child), Sheila Atim (The Woman King) and Matthew Needham (House of the Dragon) join as recurring guest stars.

No character details have been revealed, but production has begun in Prague and will switch to Barcelona at a later date.

Silka Luisa is showrunner and executive producer along with Ridley Scott, Alcon Entertainment co-founders Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Alcon’s President of Television Ben Roberts, David W. Zucker and Clayton Krueger from Scott Free Productions, Tom Spezialy, Richard Sharkey, Michael Green, Cynthia Yorkin, Frank Giustra, and Isa Dick Hackett.

In case you forgot one of our earlier reports, a live-action Blade Runner series is in the works and has been shooting since April. Titled Blade Runner 2099, the series was confirmed as far back as 2021, when Ridley Scott himself confirmed that a concept had been made and written. The series was officially announced in 2022; filming was set to begin in 2023 but was postponed to April 2024 due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. The series is currently being filmed and about a month ago, we confirmed that Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh would be playing the main role in the series, which means that Blade Runner 2099 will be the first female-led feature live-action work in the franchise.

Today, we have yet another casting update for you – and it’s a great one! Popular American actress Hunter Schafer, known for her roles in Euphoria (2019–present), Belle (2022), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes...

Another member of Euphoria’s core cast has booked a new TV gig as the wait for Season 3 of the HBO drama continues.

Hunter Schafer will star opposite Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh in the Prime Video limited series Blade Runner 2099, Deadline reports. Details surrounding her role are being kept under wraps.

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Schafer — who plays Jules Vaughn on...

“Euphoria” and “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” star Hunter Schafer has been tapped as the co-star opposite Michelle Yeoh in Amazon’s upcoming “Blade Runner 2099” TV series.

The show is a sequel to both the original “Blade Runner” film and the followup film, “Blade Runner 2049.” The storyline is being kept under wraps and no character are available on Schafer’s character, but sources says Yeoh will play a character named Olwen, described as a replicant near the end of her life.

Ridley Scott, the mastermind behind the original 1982 sci-fi thriller “Blade Runner,” first announced “Blade Runner 2099” was in the works in November 2021, with Amazon revealing it was in development at the platform in February 2022.

Silka Luisa serves as showrunner and executive producer on the project. Scott will executive produce along with David W. Zucker and Clayton Krueger of Scott Free Productions. Alcon Entertainment co-founders Andrew Kosove...

Hunter Schafer has been cast as a lead character in Prime Video’s Blade Runner 2099.

The Euphoria actress will co-star along with Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, who was previously announced as starring in the series in an unspecified role. There’s no word yet what role Schafer will play.

Blade Runner 2099 is a limited series is from showrunner Silka Luisa (Shining Girls) and executive produced by original Blade Runner director Ridley Scott. Jonathan van Tulleken (Shogun) will direct the first two episodes.

Schafer is a former model who made her acting debut on the HBO hit series, playing transgender high schooler Jules Vaughn. She’s since landed roles in 2023’s The Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and the upcoming Neon horror movie Cuckoo from director Tilman Singer. She’s also wrapped production on the A24 feature Mother Mary opposite Anne Hathway.

A long-time political activist,...

Hunter Schafer is set to star opposite Michelle Yeoh in the Prime Video series Blade Runner 2099. She is the second Euphoria main cast member to book a new series, joining Eric Dane.

As Deadline reported, work on Season 3 of the HBO series continues, targeting a production start later this year. Amid a production delay, HBO in March allowed the cast to take other acting jobs; a Season 3 filming schedule would now have to be tailored around actors’ availability.

Details regarding Schafer’s role and the show’s plot are under wraps. Blade Runner 2099 is a Prime Video limited series following up the 2017 movie sequel Blade Runner 2049. It marks the latest expansion of the sci-fi franchise based on Philip K. Dick’s seminal novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, which kicked off with Ridley Scott’s classic 1982 film, Blade Runner. Denis Villeneuve released a sequel to Scott...

A new update has been revealed on Blade Runner 2099. The series, which serves as a sequel to Blade Runner 2049, is gearing up to very soon start filming.

Per Collider, Blade Runner 2099 will officially start shooting in June 2024 and last through December. Its filming locations are also confirmed to be in both Prague and Spain. The update comes two years after the series was officially announced in mid-2022. It also follows the announcement that Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh will be leading the cast.

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Ridley Scott, who directed the 1982 original and produced the 2017 sequel, Blade Runner 2049, is serving as a producer on Blade Runner 2099. Silka Luisa (Shining Girls) will serve as showrunner on Blade Runner 2099.

In case you did not know, a Blade Runner series is in the works and has been shooting since April. Titled Blade Runner 2099, the series was revealed to be in the works in 2021, when Ridley Scott himself confirmed that a pilot and the series’ bible (a reference book for a series with relevant plot and character data) had been written. The series was officially announced in 2022 when the title was also revealed. Filming was set to begin in 2023 but was postponed to April 2024 due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, which paralyzed the entertainment industry for a longer period of time. Now, knowing that the series is currently being filmed, we can also confirm that we have some exciting casting updates.

The Blade Runner franchise wasn’t a franchise initially. It started off as a standalone movie directed by Scott, which starred Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer in the main roles.

Michelle Yeoh is dreaming of electric sheep.

The “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Oscar winner is set to star in “Blade Runner 2099,” Amazon Prime Video’s limited series follow-up to the 2017 film “Blade Runner 2049,” according to Deadline.

“2049” was itself a sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic “Blade Runner,” which was based on legendary writer Philip K. Dick’s 1968 novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”

“Blade Runner 2099” has started production in Prague. Plot and character details are being kept under wraps, and no other cast members have been announced. A release date has not been set.

Silka Luisa (“Shining Girls”) serves as writer and showrunner. She serves as executive producer alongside Ridley Scott, Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Ben Roberts, David W. Zucker and Clayton Krueger, Tom Spezialy, Richard Sharkey, Michael Green, Cynthia Yorkin, Frank Giustra and Isa Dick Hackett. Jonathan van Tulleken (“Shōgun”) is directing the first two episodes,...

Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh has been tapped to lead Prime Video’s upcoming Blade Runner 2049 sequel series, our sister site Variety reports, marking the first piece of casting news about the follow-up since it was first confirmed more than a year ago.

The sci-fi franchise, which began with 1982’s Ridley Scott-directed Blade Runner, is set in a dystopian Los Angeles, where artificial humans (aka “replicants”) are built to work for a major corporation in space. But where there is oppression, there will always be advanced replicants willing to fight their way to freedom.

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The Blade Runner 2099 series is moving forward with a major star leading the cast. Michelle Yeoh, who's now an Oscar winner thanks to Everything Everywhere All at Once, has officially joined Blade Runner 2099.

Per Deadline, Yeoh has been cast for a mystery role in Blade Runner 2099, a limited series that will serve as the follow-up to the 2017 film Blade Runner 2049. No details have yet been divulged about the plot of the series, nor is there any information shared about the role Yeoh will play. No other cast members have been officially announced.

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Showrunner Silka Luisa will executive produce the series with Ridley Scott, who directed the original Blade Runner from 1982 and exec produced 2017's Blade Runner 2049.

Prime Video’s Blade Runner TV project has cast Michelle Yeoh in a lead role.

The Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once actress has signed on to Blade Runner 2099.

The limited series is from showrunner Silka Luisa (Shining Girls) and executive produced by original Blade Runner director Ridley Scott. Jonathan van Tulleken (Shogun) will direct the first two episodes.

There’s no description yet of Yeoh’s role. The actress made history last year as the first best actress Oscar winner of Asian descent for Everything Everywhere All at Once. She’s also known for her roles in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Memoirs of a Geisha, Tomorrow Never Dies and Star Trek: Discovery.

Yeoh will soon reprise her role as Trek‘s Emperor Philippa Georgiou in the TV movie Star Trek: Section 31.

In addition to Luisa and Scott, the show’s executive producers include Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson,...

The “Blade Runner” series in the works at Amazon Prime Video has cast Michelle Yeoh in a lead role, Variety has learned.

The series, titled “Blade Runner 2099,” was ordered at Amazon in September 2022. It serves as a sequel to both the original “Blade Runner” film and the followup film, “Blade Runner 2049.” Exact plot details are being kept under wraps, but sources say Yeoh will play a character named Olwen, described as a replicant near the end of her life.

Amazon declined to comment on specific character details.

Yeoh won the Academy Award for best actress for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” in 2023, making her the first Asian person to win the award. She also picked up wins at the SAG Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, and the Golden Globes for her work in the film. She is also known for her roles in films like “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Crouching Tiger,...

Everything Everywhere All at Once Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh has found her next major starring vehicle in Blade Runner 2099, Prime Video’s limited series following up the 2017 movie sequel Blade Runner 2049.

Details of Yeoh’s role are under wraps, as is the show’s plot. But it marks the latest expansion of the sci-fi franchise based on Philip K. Dick’s seminal novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, which kicked off with Ridley Scott’s classic 1982 film, Blade Runner. Production recently began overseas, following a delay of nearly a year due to the double strikes of 2023. While it originally had been set to shoot in Belfast, the show wound up relocating to Prague following the work stoppage.

In addition to serving as showrunner of the limited series, Silka Luisa is exec producing alongside Scott, Alcon Entertainment co-founders Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Alcon’s President of Television Ben Roberts,...

Exclusive: Outlier Society is developing the Amazon MGM Studios action thriller movie, T-Minus, which is being co-scripted by Fall Guy‘s Drew Pearce and Watchmen and Station Eleven scribe Nick Cuse.

Outlier Society’s Michael B. Jordan and Elizabeth Raposo will produce with Pearce who is producing via his Point of No Return Films and Isa Dick Hackett via Electric Shepherd Productions.

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The project was initially developed by Pearce’s banner Point of No Return Films. Outlier Society’s Elizabeth Raposo heard the pitch—said to be an action-thriller along the lines of “Top Gun meets Back to the Future, with a Philip K. Dick twist”—and saw the potential for it to be the perfect Outlier project: an elevated piece with major tentpole potential.

While plot details are being kept under wraps, T-Minus will be adapted from the Philip K. Dick sci-fi 1974 short story A Little Something for Us Tempunauts.

Alcon Entertainment and Ridley Scott Productions’ limited series Blade Runner 2099 for Prime Video will shoot at the Czech Republic’s Barrandov Studios in Prague from June.

The series is being directed by Jonathan van Tulleken, who will executive produce the first two episodes. Tulleken recently directed the first two episodes of FX’s Shōgun.

Ridley Scott, who directed the original 1982 Blade Runner and executive produced Blade Runner 2049 for Warner Bros, is executive producing alongside series writer and showrunner Silka Luisa. Further executive producers are Michael Green, Alcon co-founders Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Alcon’s head of television Ben Roberts,...

Blade Runner 2099, the anticipated follow-up to Blade Runner 2049, overcame production obstacles and is set to premiere on Prime Video in April. Jonathan van Tulleken takes over as director for the first two episodes, with the series relocating production from Belfast to Prague, Czech Republic. Executive produced by Ridley Scott, Blade Runner 2099 promises to continue the rich legacy of the franchise with a talented creative team.

The Blade Runner series is gearing up for expansion through the forthcoming Blade Runner 2099, a follow-up to the praised Blade Runner 2049. The series, which is anticipated to premiere on Prime Video, has overcome its production hurdles and is gearing up for an April start date. This news comes as a relief to fans who have been eagerly awaiting updates since the project's announcement in early 2022.

Per Deadline, the production faced a significant setback due to the Writers Guild of America strike,...

An update has been revealed on Blade Runner 2099.

Per Deadline, Blade Runner 2099 is getting back on track with its production for a streaming release on Prime Video. The series was previously set for a Summer 2023 production in Belfast before it was frozen due to the Writers Guild of America strike. It's now set to begin production in April, but this comes with a change in directors. Jonathan van Tulleken, who recently helmed the first two episodes of the critically acclaimed FX series Shōgun, is now set to executive produce and direct the first two episodes of Blade Runner 2099. Tulleken is replacing Jeremy Podeswa. Filming will also no longer take place in Belfast. The production is moving to set up its production in Prague, the Czech Republic.

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Exclusive: Coming off directing and executive producing the first two episodes of FX’s Shōgun, Jonathan van Tulleken has been tapped to direct and executive produce the first two episodes of another high-profile limited series, Prime Video’s Blade Runner 2099.

Tulleken replaces Jeremy Podeswa, who was originally set to direct the first two episodes but had to step away due to scheduling conflicts as the Blade Runner 2099 production schedule was altered by the WGA strike.

The series was originally slated to film in Belfast last summer. In May, a couple of weeks into the writers strike, it was revealed that, due to the work stoppage, production on Blade Runner 2099 was delayed, likely until spring 2024. Northern Ireland Screen said at the time the project had “been prepping on the ground in Belfast for many months now.”

In October, it was reported that Blade Runner 2099 was moving away from Belfast.

“Game of Thrones” alum Jeremy Podeswa has signed on to direct the pilot of Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming limited series “Blade Runner 2099.” Podeswa, most recently the DGA Award-nominated director behind HBO Max’s “Station Eleven,” will also serve as producing director and executive producer of “Blade Runner 2099.”

A TV sequel to the film “Blade Runner 2049” (itself a sequel to the landmark original “Blade Runner”), the new series comes from showrunner/executive producer Silka Luisa (“Shining Girls”). Ridley Scott is also an executive producer on “Blade Runner 2099,” which comes from Alcon Entertainment and Scott Free Productions. Also joining the writers room is Tom Spezialy (“The Leftovers”), who will also serve as an executive producer.

“Blade Runner 2099” has been a long time coming. Scott first revealed the series was in the works in November 2021, while Amazon revealed it was in development in February 2022. The series was officially ordered last September.

Jeremy Podeswa will direct the pilot episode and serve as producing director and executive producer on Prime Video’s “Blade Runner 2099”

The live-action limited series, which will premiere exclusively on Amazon’s streaming service in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, comes from Alcon Entertainment and Scott Free Productions.

In 2011, Alcon Entertainment secured film, television and ancillary franchise rights to produce prequels and sequels to the iconic 1982 science-fiction thriller “Blade Runner.” Since that time, Alcon has financed and produced the critically acclaimed epic “Blade Runner 2049,” which earned rave reviews and won two Academy Awards, as well as the recent “Blade Runner: Black Lotus,” an anime series that debuted late last year on Adult Swim and Crunchyroll.

Legendary filmmaker Ridley Scott and Silka Luisa (“Shining Girls”) will serve as executive producers. Luisa will also serve as the series’ showrunner. “Blade Runner 2049” writer Michael Green will serve as a non-writing executive producer,...

Jeremy Podeswa is joining Prime Video’s limited series Blade Runner 2099 to direct the pilot and serve as producing director. He will also serve as executive producer.

The limited series is from Alcon Entertainment and Scott Free Productions, with Ridley Scott serving as an executive producer and Silka Luisa (Shining Girls), serving as showrunner as well as an executive producer. It will premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

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Michael Green (Logan), who wrote the film Blade Runner 2049, will serve as a non-writing executive producer, along with Alcon Entertainment co-founders Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Alcon’s head of television Ben Roberts,...

Amazon’s upcoming live-action Blade Runner TV series has found a director to establish its visionary sci-fi style.

Four-time Emmy nominee Jeremy Podeswa has signed onto Prime Video’s Blade Runner 2099 to direct the pilot and serve as producing director and an executive producer. Podeswa is best known for his work on HBO’s Game of Thrones, such as helming the sixth season premiere, and the premiere and finale of season seven. He’s also worked on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire and The Pacific and Apple’s The Mosquito Coast.

Blade Runner 2099 has original 1982 Blade Runner director Ridley Scott as executive producer and Silka Luisa (Shining Girls) as showrunner. Michael Green (Logan), who wrote the film Blade Runner 2049, will serve as a non-writing executive producer. In addition, Tom Spezialy has joined the writers room and will also serve as an executive producer.

The production from Alcon Entertainment...

Blade Runner 2099, Amazon Studios’ live-action series set in the Blade Runner universe, has been picked up to series for Prime Video.

Ridley Scott, who directed the original 1982 Blade Runner movie, is executive producing the series, a follow-up to the feature film sequel Blade Runner 2049, which was released in 2017 and directed by Denis Villeneuve.

Silka Luisa (Shining Girls) wrote the script and is exec producing Blade Runner 2099, which comes from Alcon Entertainment in association with Scott Free Productions and Amazon Studios.

The project, which marks the first Blade Runner live-action series, had been in priority development at Amazon Studios.

“The original Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott, is considered one of the greatest and most influential science-fiction movies of all time, and we’re excited to introduce Blade Runner 2099 to our global Prime Video customers,” said Vernon Sanders, head of global television, Amazon Studios. “We are honored...

It’s official: The next chapter in the Blade Runner franchise is headed to Amazon.

Prime Video announced Thursday that it has formally ordered the new live-action limited series Blade Runner 2099, with Ridley Scott on board as an executive producer. Silka Luisa (Shining Girls) will serve as showrunner, while Michael Green (Blade Runner 2049) will serve as a non-writing EP.

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Amazon has formally ordered a “Blade Runner” sequel series, Variety has learned.

The live-action project, titled “Blade Runner 2099,” was first announced as being in development at the streamer back in February, while Ridley Scott first revealed the show was in the works in November 2021.

Exact plot details are being kept under wraps, but the title indicates the show will take place fifty years after the events of “Blade Runner 2049,” the 2017 sequel to the original “Blade Runner.” Silka Luisa serves as showrunner and executive producer, with Ridley Scott also executive producing under his Scott Free Productions banner.

Michael Green, the co-writer of “Blade Runner 2049,” will also executive produce with Alcon Entertainment co-founders Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Alcon’s head of television Ben Roberts, David W. Zucker and Clayton Krueger of Scott Free, Cynthia Yorkin, Frank Giustra, and Isa Dick Hackett. Tom Spezialy has joined the writers room...

The “Blade Runner” live action limited series “Blade Runner 2099,” with Ridley Scott as executive producer and Silka Luisa as showrunner, is a go at Amazon Studios.

The series, which is coming to Prime Video, will be a continuation of the film franchise.

“The original ‘Blade Runner,’ directed by Ridley Scott, is considered one of the greatest and most influential science-fiction movies of all time, and we’re excited to introduce ‘Blade Runner 2099’ to our global Prime Video customers,” Vernon Sanders, head of global television for Amazon Studios, said in a statement. “We are honored to be able to present this continuation of the ‘Blade Runner’ franchise, and are confident that by teaming up with Ridley, Alcon Entertainment, Scott Free Productions, and the remarkably talented Silka Luisa, ‘Blade Runner 2099’ will uphold the intellect, themes, and spirit of its film predecessors.”

No casting details were immediately available. The last...

The world of Blade Runner is expanding.

Amazon’s Prime Video has given the green light to Blade Runner 2099, a limited series sequel to the iconic sci-fi film franchise. The series comes from Amazon Studios and Alcon Entertainment, which holds the rights to Blade Runner. Ridley Scott, who directed the classic 1982 film, will executive produce through his Scott Free Productions, while Silka Luisa (Apple TV+’s Shining Girls) will serve as showrunner.

“The original Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott, is considered one of the greatest and most influential science-fiction movies of all time, and we’re excited to introduce Blade Runner 2099 to our global Prime Video customers,” said Amazon studios head of global television Vernon Sanders. “We are honored to be able to present this continuation of the Blade Runner franchise, and are confident that by teaming up with Ridley,...

New Republic Pictures, Francis Lawrence’s about:blank and Electric Shepherd Productions are teaming to adapt Philip K. Dick’s novel Vulcan’s Hammer for the big screen, with Hunger Games sequels helmer Lawrence set to direct.

Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer of New Republic will produce alongside Lawrence and Cameron MacConomy from about:blank, and Isa Dick Hackett from Electric Shepherd.

Vulcan’s Hammer is set after a devastating world war, when the 70 nations of Earth form the Unity Party cede global governance to the Vulcan AI system, which algorithmically dictates policies for Unity to carry out. But after Vulcan is attacked and a special agent is murdered, Unity director William Barris is called to unravel the mystery to figure out who — or what — wants to destroy the system to which he has dedicated his life.

“We’re very pleased to partner with the passionate team at New Republic and...

After piloting the “Hunger Games” franchise to more than $2 billion at the worldwide box office, Francis Lawrence is taking on another dystopian text — Philip K. Dick’s novel “Vulcan’s Hammer,” directing and producing the movie with New Republic Pictures and Electric Shepherd Productions.

Lawrence will produce the adaptation under his About:Blank banner alongside veteran producers Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer of New Republic, Cameron MacConomy from About:Blank and Isa Dick Hackett from Electric Shepherd.

“We’re very pleased to partner with the passionate team at New Republic and thrilled by Francis’s ambitious vision for bringing ‘Vulcan’s Hammer’ to the big screen,” Hackett said in a statement announcing the team up.

Dick’s novel is set following a devastating world war as the 70 nations of Earth form the Unity party and cede global governance to the Vulcan AI system, which algorithmically dictates policies for Unity to carry out.

Major plot and character developments are coming in the fourth and final season of The Man in the High Castle, fans of the series learned today at a panel discussion with the show’s stars and producers at Vulture Fest La.

The show that imagines what would have happened if the Axis countries had won World War II will reveal the fate of rebel figure Juliana Crain (Alexa Davalos), who appeared to be shot by Reichsmarshall John Smith (Rufus Sewell) at the end of season 3. By using powers of meditation Juliana escaped death to land in a parallel universe.

“She’s basically traveled to a place where the United States has won world War II,” co-showrunner David Scarpa told the audience. “She can never be herself in that [alternate] world. Her identity is tethered to that much darker world of the High Castle.” He suggested Juliana will find a way back...

Woody Allen’s multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Amazon isn’t dead, but it is definitely wounded.

In a dense ruling released Wednesday on a motion by the Jeff Bezos-founded streamer to toss Allen’s February 7-filed complaint, a federal judge in New York firmly sliced off a good portion of the Oscar winner’s claims. “Amazon’s April 3, 2019 partial motion to dismiss is granted,” U.S. District Court Judge Denise Cote wrote in a ruling (read it here). “The plaintiffs’ fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth causes of action are dismissed, including the sole claim against Amazon Studios.”

All of which means Allen has essentially lost the ability to go after the Jennifer Salke-run studio over the Roy Price-instigated Multipicture Acquisition Agreement inked with his production company Gravier.

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The fact that you can hear The Man in the High Castle‘s young Nazis chanting the exact same phrases as real-life, present-day racist hordes do is as chilling as it is coincidental, the show’s cast and executive producers say.

“We did the ‘blood and soil’ before Charlottesville,” Ep Isa Dick Hackett said, referring to the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va. During the violent event, white supremacists chanted Nazi slogans including the one that Hackett mentions, which Hitler youth cry during the Amazon drama’s Season 3 finale.

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[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “Man in the High Castle” Season 3.]

Will the Resistance realize their vision for a better world when “Man in the High Castle” returns? The sneak peek below shows that it’s within their reach.

At a Comic-Con panel for the fourth and final season of Amazon Prime Video’s alternate history drama “Man in the High Castle,” cast members Rufus Sewell, Joel De La Fuente, Jason O’Mara, Chelah Horsdal, and Frances Turner, along with executive producers Isa Dick Hackett, Daniel Percival, and David Scarpa gathered to tease what’s coming next.

At the end of Season 3, Reichsmarschall John Smith’s (Sewell) world has come crashing down as his wife takes their children and leaves him, and then he’s forced to watch the Statue of Liberty come crashing down. He also ends up losing Juliana Crain (Alexa Davalos) as well, when she travels to another reality, with only her blood from his gunshot left behind...

The fourth and final season of “The Man in the High Castle” will launch on Amazon Prime on Nov. 15, the creative team announced at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday. And the panel also treated fans to a clip from the new season — the first two minutes or so, in fact.

You can catch that clip in the video embedded up at the top of this post.

Attending the panel were “Man in the High Castle” cast members Rufus Sewell, Joel De La Fuente, Jason O’Mara, Chelah Horsdal and Frances Turner, and they were accompanied by the show’s executive producers Isa Dick Hackett, Daniel Percival and David Scarpa. Scarpa and Percival also serve as the showrunners for this final season.

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Amazon Prime Video is headed to Comic-Con International in San Diego in a big way with a massive immersive fan experience that showcases three shows – The Boys, The Expanse, and Carnival Row – as well as a packed slate of panels, parties, and a free fan premiere screening.

The premiere is for The Boys, the subversive superhero series. Cast and creators of The Boys will join fans for an exclusive two-episode sneak preview on Friday (July 19) at 7 p.m. at the Amazon Prime Video Experience at Comic-Con, which is on the corner of Mlk and 1st in San Diego.

Across from the convention, the stand-alone Amazon Prime Video Experience will celebrate two new Amazon Original series The Boys and Carnival Row, as well as the upcoming fourth season of The Expanse. The immersive 60,000 square-foot activation is an elaborate, splashy showcase that will compete for attention in the eye-candy overload of the convention week.

TV fans, get ready to meet Mrs. Maisel, sit atop the high castle and dish a very English scandal up close and personal. Amazon Prime has unveiled the complete line-up for its 2019 Emmy Fyc experience that will feature dozens of stars and interactive displays. Located at the famed Hollywood Athletic Club (where the first Emmy Awards ceremony was held in 1949), this year’s For Your Consideration panels feature returning Emmy champ “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Golden Globe winners like “A Very English Scandal” and fresh fare including “Homecoming.”

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Every streaming platform wants its in-house big names these days, and Amazon is no exception, as seen with Friday’s announcement that it had lured Jonah Nolan and Lisa Joy, the creators behind HBO’s “Westworld,” away from Warner Bros. TV.

Per Variety, Nolan and Joy’s new exclusive deal is said to be $150 million over five years; the pair will still be working on “Westworld” for the rest of the show’s run (Season 3 goes into production soon) but will now develop original series for Amazon, including the already-announced series “The Peripheral,” based on William Gibson’s novel.

The scale of the deal is on the level of similar huge pacts that producers like Ryan Murphy and Shonda Rhimes have made with Netflix. But Amazon has, like other platforms, been actively engaged in signing up other creators for exclusive deals, including Neil Gaiman, Reed Morano, Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan...

Amazon is ending The Man In The High Castle.

Deadline is reporting that the upcoming fourth season will be the show's last, with a late 2019 premiere date on the cards.

The series is based on Philip K. Dick 1962 novel will wrap production next month.

"It has been a great privilege to work alongside our extraordinary High Castle team, in partnership with David Zucker and Scott Free, to bring my father's classic novel to life, particularly during this tumultuous period in our real world," exec producer Isa Dick Hackett said in a statement announcing the news Tuesday.

"I believe fans will be thrilled and satisfied by the epic conclusion we have in store for them.”

"I am very grateful for the ongoing support from Amazon as we produce this final season, and look forward to building on this extremely successful partnership. Stay tuned; there’s more to come!”

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“The Man in the High Castle” is coming to an end.

Amazon Prime Video said Tuesday that the dystopian alt-history series will end with its fourth season, which will premiere in the fall.

“It has been a great privilege to work alongside our extraordinary ‘High Castle’ team, in partnership with David Zucker and Scott Free, to bring my father’s classic novel to life, particularly during this tumultuous period in our real world. I believe fans will be thrilled and satisfied by the epic conclusion we have in store for them,” said executive producer Isa Dick Hackett.

Dick Hackett is the daughter of science fiction novelist Philip K. Dick, author of the book on which the series is based. She recently inked a first-look deal with Amazon Studios under her Electric Shepherd Productions to develop and produce new Prime Original series for Prime Video.

Executive producer David Zucker called the...

The Man in the High Castle is ending his reign: The drama’s previously announced fourth season will be its last, Amazon revealed on Tuesday.

Based on Philip K. Dick’s 1962 novel, The Man in the High Castle takes place 15 years after World War II, in an alternate universe where the Axis Powers — including Nazi Germany — triumphed over the Allied Powers. The series is led by Rufus Sewell and Alexa Davalos.

“It has been a great privilege to work alongside our extraordinary High Castle team, in partnership with David Zucker and Scott Free, to bring my father’s classic novel to life,...

Amazon’s alternate-history drama “Man in the High Castle” will end after its upcoming fourth season.

The final season was confirmed in an teaser, which you can watch above. It will stream this fall on Amazon Prime.

The series, based on Philip K. Dick’s book of the same, depicts a world where the Allied Powers lost World War II and Nazi Germany was able to spread its influence across the globe. In the series, the United States has been dissolved and split between German and Japanese control, with those two countries essentially taking the place of the Us and Soviet Union during the decades-long Cold War.

“It has been a great privilege to work alongside our extraordinary High Castle team, in partnership with David Zucker and Scott Free, to bring my father’s classic novel to life,...

Exclusive: The era of The Man in the High Castle is coming to an end.

The upcoming coming fourth season of the acclaimed Amazon series based on Philip K. Dick’s 1962 novel will be its last, I’ve learned.

That fourth and final season is set to launch on the Jeff Bezos-founded streamer this fall.

Mithc meticulously and often chillingly depicts an alternative history where the harsh Nazis and Imperial Japan won World War II and carved up the globe, including the crown jewel of North America. Almost two decades into their rule a resistance has emerged fueled by mysterious films that show a reality much like our own.

Cast and crew on the Alexa Davalos and Rufus Sewell-led series from Ep Isa Dick Hackett, showrunners Daniel Percival and David Scarpa and Scott Free Productions were notified of the cancelation over the past couple of days on set...