What is Blade Runner 2099 about on Prime Video?

Blade Runner 2099 is an eight-episode limited series set in a reborn Los Angeles, 50 years after Blade Runner 2049, in a world where a replicant uprising has succeeded [1, 2, 3]. The story explores the shifting balance of power between humans and replicants through Cora, played by Hunter Schafer, who becomes a Blade Runner for one final mission [1, 3]. She partners with Michelle Yeoh's Olwen to pursue a fugitive and uncover a truth that could destabilise the city [1, 3].