Hunter Schafer goes undercover to take on replicants in Blade Runner 2099 final trailer

Prime Video has unveiled a final glimpse of its upcoming limited series, Blade Runner 2099, just days before its November 25 premiere on the streaming platform. The new installment of the sci-fi franchise is set 50 years after the events of Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049, which featured Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling. In this darker tale, replicants have become the dominant race, holding sway over humanity.

Enter Cora, portrayed by Hunter Schafer, a fugitive who goes undercover as a Blade Runner within the LAPD in an attempt to save her fellow humans from this grim reality. In the final trailer released on November 20, Cora confesses, "I can't work. I can't move. There's no place else to go."

The trailer reveals the perilous nature of Cora's secret identity assignment. She manages to maintain her composure while LAPD machines scan her body, seemingly evading detection of her true humanity. Michelle Yeoh delivers a chilling performance as Olwen, a dying replicant who viciously attacks a man with a glass object, dragging him by the ankle and hurling him against a truck, all while Cora watches in horror.

Olwen ominously remarks, "Humans are always the same: Desperate, volatile," a statement that underscores the tensions between the two species. In another scene, Cora appears visibly terrified as she sits beside the enigmatic Olwen in a spaceship. Despite the odds, Cora must gain Olwen's trust if she hopes to help humanity reclaim its place in the world.

Silka Luisa serves as both the showrunner, creator, and executive producer of Blade Runner 2099, with Ridley Scott adding his expertise as an executive producer. All eight episodes of the series will be available on Prime Video starting November 25. Watch the final trailer below.