# First Blade Runner 2099 trailer flips the iconic sci-fi franchise on its head as 2026 release confirmed

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/first-blade-runner-2099-trailer-flips-the-iconic-sci-fi-franchise-on-its-head-as-2026-release-confirmed/
- Published: 2026-07-24T17:37:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-24T18:07:05+00:00
- Original publisher: GamesRadar+
- Original article: https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/sci-fi-shows/first-blade-runner-2099-trailer-flips-the-iconic-sci-fi-franchise-on-its-head-as-2026-release-confirmed/
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- Blade Runner 2099’s first trailer has arrived.
- The series is confirmed for release in 2026.
- It takes the franchise into a new television format.

## Summary

The first trailer for Blade Runner 2099 has been released, confirming that the television series will arrive in 2026. It presents a new direction for the long-running science-fiction franchise, while retaining its dystopian, futuristic setting and themes around artificial humanity.

The series is set decades after the original Blade Runner films and expands the story into the year 2099. Its release is significant because it marks the franchise’s return in a serial television format, rather than another feature film, and introduces a new cast and story within the established universe.

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