Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner 2099" officially ordered to series on Amazon

Following the early success of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," Amazon is stepping up its strategy of harnessing the mythology of iconic sci-fi and fantasy franchises to create new shows. Earlier this year, the streaming service began developing "Blade Runner 2099," a mystery series set in Ridley Scott's sci-fi universe set 50 years after the events of "Blade Runner 2049." Now, Amazon has officially decided to go ahead with the project, ordering 10 episodes of the series from showrunner Silka Luisa and executive producers Ridley Scott, Michael Green and Alcon Entertainment co-founders Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson.

While little is known about the show's plot, it's part of Kosove and Johnson's larger efforts to expand the "Blade Runner" universe since acquiring the property in 2011. In addition to producing "Blade Runner 2049", they also supported the anime series "Blade Runner: Black Lotus".

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"The original "Blade Runner", directed by Ridley Scott, is considered one of the greatest greatest and most influential sci-fi movies of all time, and we're thrilled to bring 'Blade Runner 2099' to our global Prime Video customers,” said Vernon Sanders, Head of Global Television for Amazon Studios. We are honored to be able to present this sequel to 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 maintain the intellect , themes and spirit of its cinematic predecessors."

"We are excited to continue our working relationship with our friends at Amazon," Kosove said and Johnson. "And we're beyond excited to continue to expand the 'Blade Runner' canon into a new realm with the provocative storyline that Silka has crafted. Audiences first saw Ridley Scott's brilliant vision for 'Blade Runner' there. 40 years ago, and since then it has become one of the most influential sci-fi films of all time. Denis Villeneuve's sequel, "Blade Runner 2049", then became one of the most influential sequels best reviewed of all time. So we recognize that we have a very high bar to reach with this next episode. Together with Silka and our partners at Amazon, and Scott Free Productions, we hope we can live up to that standard and delight audiences with the next generation of "Blade Runner."

Amazon has not announced a release date or production schedule for "Blade Runner 2099".

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