Michelle Yeoh To Star In Blade Runner 2099 Sequel Series At Prime Video

Prime Video’s Blade Runner 2099 sequel series has its lead star in Michelle Yeoh. Deadline reports that the Everything Everywhere All at Once star will headline the limited series for the service.

Details on the plot and Yeoh’s role are being kept under wraps, other than the fact that it will will follow up on the events of the 2017 film. Production has already kicked off on the show in Prague.

Silka Luisa is showrunning and executive producing alongside Ridley Scott, Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson of Alcon Entertainment, Alcon President of TV 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. Jonathan van Tulleken will direct the first two episodes and is also executive producing.

Blade Runner 2049 was directed by Dennis Villenueve and starred Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, and Ana de Armas. It was a hit with critics and grossed $267.7 million against a $150 million budget.