Blade Runner TV Miniseries Now Filming in Prague

A brand new Blade Runner TV miniseries, from Amazon Prime Video, has officially begun filming in Prague as will serve as the sequel to the 1982 and 2012 films within the fame franchise, continuing the story.

The series, called Blade Runner 2099, stars Hunter Schafer and Malaysian Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, among others. The series was originally set to be filmed in Belfast, but it was postponed due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike which led to a change of location to Prague.

”Northern Ireland Screen is extremely disappointed that Blade Runner 2099 will no longer be produced in Northern Ireland,” Richard Williams, chief executive of NI Screen, said at the time, according to ScreenDaily. ”We are conscious that these difficult decisions do happen in the screen industry, particularly with the most expensive projects which carry the greatest expectations.”

It now appears that Blade Runner 2099 will be filmed almost exclusively in the Barrandov studios.

The Czech Republic has hosted recent popular TV series such as Apple TV’s Foundation as well as AMC’s popular series Interview With The Vampire.

The acclaimed director Ridley Scott who directed the original film based on the novel by Philip K Dick which was released in 1982 will return to write the script and will also be involved in the production.

The series is set to premier on Amazon Prime sometime in 2025.