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 MOREOscars 2026: The biggest snubs from this year’s nominationsThe new Oscar for ‘best casting’ is wildly overdue – here’s whyThe story behind Resurrection, Bi Gan’s dreamy cinematic epic Sound of Falling is the most experimental teen drama of all timeEveryone needs to calm down about Timothée ChalametNorthern roles should go to northern actorsAmanda Seyfried: ‘Community is everything. Socialism is a beautiful idea’‘It’s been turned into something ugly’: Why fans are boycotting Scream 7You need to see Sirāt, an apocalyptic sci-fi about illegal desert ravesDazed x MUBI Cinema Club’s next screening is Sound Of FallingRose Byrne on A$AP Rocky, Hackney and the ugly side of motherhoodAkinola Davies Jr on his BAFTA-winning debut, My Father’s ShadowEscape 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