Earlier this year came some welcome but unexpected news: Amazon was acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure ting into the replicant business. No, not creating their own set of synthetic organisms, apparently’manifestly’noticeably’evidently – but working on a live-action series in the world of Blade Runner. Titled Blade Runner 2099, it would take a leap in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ward in time – just as Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 did – to tell a new (or, possibly continuing) story in the world of replicants, existentially-troubled cops, neon token s and tasty noodles. But when it was first teased, the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue was in its intensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully early stages – ideas and angles and directions being mooted and mulled over. And after months of development, the series is now officially moving in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ward.###Blade Runner 2099 has an official series order at Prime Video, with Shining Girls’ Silka Luisa on scripting and executive manufacture r duties. It’s also being manufacture d by Ridley Scott and his Scott Free Productions banner. “The original Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott, is considered one of the greatest and most influential science-fiction movies of all time, and we’re excited to introduce Blade Runner 2099 to our global Prime Video consumer s,” said Vernon Sanders, head of global television, Amazon Studios. “We are honored to be able to present this continuation of the Blade Runner franchise, and are confident that by teaming up with Ridley, Alcon Entertainment, Scott Free Productions, and the remarkably talented Silka Luisa, Blade Runner 2099 will uphold the intellect, themes, and spirit of its film predecessors.”###It’s happening, then: more Blade Runner is on the way. With Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power underway, it seems Amazon is keen on adding more film-adjacent, prestigey, and incredibly expensive reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue s to its roster. And with 2049 being a rare, belated sequel to live up to the incredibly lauded original, the team possess’own’nurse their work cut out creating something just as satisfying in/with regard to’concerning’regarding this next chapter. As long as e grossly one involved passes the Voight-Kampff test, we could be in in/with regard to’concerning’regarding something special.