# Blade Runner 2099: The New Trailer, Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer’s Roles, and Confirmed Prime Video Date The New York Comic Con trailer revived attention on the eight-episode sequel series. Its November 25 premiere is confirmed, but it was not a new October 25 announcement. By The Signal Edition | Entertainment / Streaming & TV Published: 2026-10-25T20:45:00Z Updated: 2026-10-25T20:45:00Z Canonical: https://www.thesignaledition.com/article/blade-runner-2099-prime-video-e8copc Image: https://www.thesignaledition.com/media/8a682b82e720e8ca6bc8e86a0e121601.jpg (Official Prime Video thumbnail for the Blade Runner 2099 New York Comic Con trailer; promotional image, not an October 25 episode still.; credit: Prime Video / YouTube (official trailer thumbnail)) ## Summary - Prime Video unveiled a new Blade Runner 2099 trailer at New York Comic Con on October 10. - All eight episodes are scheduled to arrive on Prime Video on November 25, 2026; that date was first announced in July. - Michelle Yeoh plays Olwen, a Replicant near the end of her life; Hunter Schafer plays the fugitive Cora. ## What is new with Blade Runner 2099? Prime Video's latest confirmed look at Blade Runner 2099 is a new trailer shown at New York Comic Con on October 10. The footage has kept the Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer limited series in the conversation as its premiere approaches. There is no need to treat renewed interest this weekend as a newly announced release date: Amazon had already disclosed the November 25 schedule in July. [1](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/blade-runner-2099-prime-video) [2](https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/new-blade-runner-2099-trailer-is-a-space-fans-dream-with-sinister-starships-and-strange-exoplanets-video) [3](https://www.gamesradar.com/new-tv-shows/) Amazon says all eight episodes will premiere together November 25, 2026, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories. It is an upcoming release, not a show already streaming in October. The company calls it a limited series, so an additional season should not be assumed from the eight-episode order or from the franchise's popularity. [1](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/blade-runner-2099-prime-video) The October trailer adds a sharper glimpse of a world after replicants have gained power. SlashFilm noted that it centers on their questions of identity and mortality rather than simply repeating a chase through familiar neon streets. The promotional footage invites theories, but its imagery is not confirmation of a specific ending or a complete account of the plot. [2](https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/new-blade-runner-2099-trailer-is-a-space-fans-dream-with-sinister-starships-and-strange-exoplanets-video) [4](https://www.slashfilm.com/2282962/blade-runner-2099-nycc-trailer/) ## Who are Cora and Olwen in the 2099 story? Set 50 years after Blade Runner 2049, the series imagines a Los Angeles remade by replicants rather than humanity. Amazon's official synopsis follows Cora, a fugitive played by Schafer, who adopts a Blade Runner identity in an attempt to stop running. She must work with Olwen, Yeoh's Replicant who has only days to live, on a hunt for a runaway whose secret could destabilize the city. [1](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/blade-runner-2099-prime-video) That pairing reverses part of the franchise's established power dynamic: a human hides behind the identity of a hunter, while an artificial person confronts a known endpoint to her life. SlashFilm described the new trailer's focus on what victorious replicants now want to become. The details leave room for a noir investigation rather than establishing that every human or replicant has the same interests. [1](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/blade-runner-2099-prime-video) [4](https://www.slashfilm.com/2282962/blade-runner-2099-nycc-trailer/) Silka Luisa created and runs the show. Ridley Scott, director of the 1982 Blade Runner, is an executive producer; Jonathan van Tulleken directed its first two episodes. The cast also includes Dimitri Abold and Lewis Gribben as series regulars, with Sheila Atim, Matthew Needham and others in recurring roles, according to Amazon's production information. [1](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/blade-runner-2099-prime-video) ## How will the series look, and when can viewers watch? Luisa has described this Los Angeles as a rebirth with a hotter, more chaotic visual mood. In remarks reported by GamesRadar+, she called the approach sunshine noir: hard daylight and deep shadow alongside the franchise's familiar neon. That is a creative description, not evidence that the series has abandoned the atmosphere or existential questions that defined the two films. [3](https://www.gamesradar.com/new-tv-shows/) For now, the useful viewing plan is simple: the official trailer is available, and Prime Video lists November 25 for the complete eight-part season. Amazon's page says the original 1982 film and 2017 sequel can be rented or bought on Prime Video ahead of the series; it does not say those films are included with a standard subscription. A confirmed premiere time by time zone was not specified in the announcement reviewed. [1](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/blade-runner-2099-prime-video) ## Reporting sources 1. [Amazon: Watch the trailer for 'Blade Runner 2099,' a new sci-fi series coming to Prime Video November 25](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/blade-runner-2099-prime-video) (2026-10-12) 2. [Space.com: New 'Blade Runner 2099' trailer is a space fan's dream with sinister starships and strange exoplanets](https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/new-blade-runner-2099-trailer-is-a-space-fans-dream-with-sinister-starships-and-strange-exoplanets-video) (2026-10-19) 3. [GamesRadar+: The best new TV shows to watch in 2026](https://www.gamesradar.com/new-tv-shows/) (2026-10-22) 4. [SlashFilm: Blade Runner 2099 Trailer: Welcome To A World Ruled By Replicants](https://www.slashfilm.com/2282962/blade-runner-2099-nycc-trailer/) (2026-10-10)