Blade Runner 2099, a new Amazon Prime Video limited series, is generating significant buzz with recent additions to its star-studded cast. The series is set to feature Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh alongside actors Hunter Schafer, Dimitri Abold, Katelyn Rose Downey, Lewis Gribben, and Daniel Rigby.
Now, Blade Runner 2099 welcomes Tom Burke from Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and Maurizio Lombardi from Ripley to its lineup, as per Deadline. Details about the roles of newcomers Burke and Lombardi have not been disclosed.
The production, currently underway in Prague, has managed to keep most plot and character details under wraps. It will be set in the year 2099, fifty years after the events of the 2017 sequel Blade Runner 2049 and eighty years following the original Blade Runner film directed by Ridley Scott in 1982. In this continuation, Yeoh will portray Olwen, a replicant nearing the end of her lifespan.
Burke, a British actor known for his role in the series Strike and The Lazarus Project, has also appeared in films such as Only God Forgives and Mank, where he portrayed Orson Welles. Upcoming projects for Burke include Steven Soderbergh’s spy thriller Black Bag and the Cold War drama Winter of the Crow.
Lombardi, an Italian actor and playwright, has been involved in several notable English-language projects. His credits include The Young Pope and its sequel The New Pope, as well as Ripley and Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World.
Blade Runner 2099 is being showrun by Silka Luisa (Halo), who also serves as an executive producer alongside Ridley Scott and other key figures from Alcon Entertainment and Scott Free Productions. The first two episodes will be directed by Jonathan van Tulleken, known for his work on Shogun.
While a release date for Blade Runner 2099 has not yet been announced, the series is poised to captivate audiences with its futuristic narrative and dynamic character portrayals.
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