Blade Runner is coming to the small screen, thanks to Amazon and Ridley Scott.

A new TV series will be set 50 years after the movie sequel, Blade Runner 2049, and could even feature a return for Harrison Ford.

Here's everything you need to know about Blade Runner 2099 so far.

Blade Runner 2099 release date speculation

The Blade Runner TV series was first announced in late 2021 when Ridley Scott himself revealed a pilot had been written.

It was then confirmed further in February 2022, with reports that Scott is executive producing the project for Amazon Studios and that he could even direct some episodes.

Amazon has since announced that a full series has been greenlit to appear on Prime Video: "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 customers," said Amazon Studios' head of global television, Vernon Sanders (via Variety).

As full production is yet to start, it is unlikely to hit the small screen until at least late 2023. However, we'd suggest 2024 is more realistic.

Where to watch the Blade Runner 2099 TV series

As an Amazon Studios production, the show will be exclusive to Amazon Prime Video.

What we know so far about Blade Runner 2099

As well as Scott, Silka Luisa will act as executive producer and showrunner. She is also the showrunner of Shining Girls for Apple TV+ and worked as a producer on the Halo TV series. Also acting as an executive producer is Michael Green, the writer of Blade Runner 2049.

It will be made in partnership with Amazon Studios by Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions and the owner of the Blade Runner rights, Alcon Entertainment.

The show will be set 50 years after the last movie and feature a "provocative storyline that Silka has created". The 1982 original was based on the Philip K. Dick novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.

That's pretty much all we know about the new series so far. We don't yet have a cast list or further plot details, although Giant Freakin Robot has reported that Harrison Ford himself is in talks to return as Rick Deckard once more for the TV show.

Scott has also revealed previously that a pilot episode and the show's "bible" have already been produced.

How many episodes will there be in the Blade Runner TV series?

It is rumoured that Amazon has commissioned 10 epsiodes of Blade Runner 2099.

What to watch before Blade Runner 2099

Naturally, in preperation of the new series you should catch up with the 1982 movie, Blade Runner, and its 2017 sequel, Blade Runner 2049.

Both are superb films, especially in 4K on streaming platforms and on 4K Blu-ray. The Ultra HD remaster of Blade Runner: The Final Cut is especially impressive considering the source material is 40 years old.