Via YouTube/Adult SwimFilm & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsWatch the trailer for the new Blade Runner anime series, Black LotusThe Adult Swim show will follow a female replicant on the run in 2032 Los AngelesShareLink copied ✔️July 25, 2021July 25, 2021TextThom WaiteBlade Runner 2049 A trailer has arrived for the new Adult Swim anime series taking place in the Blade Runner universe, titled Blade Runner: Black Lotus. First announced in November 2018 — following the success of 2017’s Blade Runner 2049 — the series centres on a female replicant, Elle, who finds herself on the run in the Los Angeles of 2032. Throughout the show, Elle “discovers new details about herself,” as detailed by Empire. As shown in the trailer, these details include being an expert at fighting with a katana, as well as conspiracies about her origin. Given the timeline, Black Lotus will take place in the wake of Blade Runner: Black Out, the Flying Lotus-scored animated short that premiered ahead of Blade Runner 2049. The show’s producers have also previously teased the return of “some familiar characters” from the franchise. Directed by Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama (who collaborated on Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045), the series will run for 13 episodes starting this autumn, via Adult Swim and Crunchyroll. Blackout director Shinichirō Watanabe will also return as a producer. Watch the new trailer below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREGetting to the bottom of the Heated Rivalry discourseMarty Supreme and the cost of ‘dreaming big’ Dsquared2Dsquared2 turns up the Heated Rivalry at Milan Fashion WeekBen Whishaw on the power of Peter Hujar’s photography: ‘It feels alive’Atropia: An absurdist love story set in a mock Iraqi military villageMeet the new generation of British actors reshaping Hollywood Sentimental Value is a raw study of generational traumaJosh Safdie on Marty Supreme: ‘One dream has to end for another to begin’Animalia: An eerie feminist sci-fi about aliens invading MoroccoThe 20 best films of 2025, rankedWhy Kahlil Joseph’s debut feature film is a must-seeJay Kelly is Noah Baumbach’s surreal, star-studded take on fameEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy