It’s been a while , the sequel series is headed to Amazon Prime Video. The cast list is starting to take shape as Oscar winner and all-round icon Michelle Yeoh is set to star. .
Plot details are being kept under wraps, however Diversity There is a source that says Yeoh will play a character named Olwen, who is described as a replicant near the end of his life. That’s pretty much all we know about the story, except that it’s set 50 years later . This is likely due to the fact that by the time we get to 2049, we won’t be anywhere near the level of technology shown in that movie. Original Blade Runnerit was finally set in 2019.
Franchise creator Ridley Scott is involved in some capacity, but not as showrunner. That task falls to Silka Luisa, a television writer who recently took over Shining Girls. The show was great, so color me optimistic.
As for Yeoh, what else can be said? He won for his work Everything, everywhere, at once was filmed in classic films such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Sunlight and Tomorrow never dies, among many others. He about Star Trek: Discoveryand his character likely to be released later this year. The actress also just received the country’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, so it’s been a big month.
