Ridley Scott's classic sci-fi actioner Blade Runnercreated a futuristic dystopia in which humans and replicants (a.k.a. synthetic humanoids) fight for their personhood — a world and moral question that's endured for decades. Since its 1982 debut, a growing fanbase has watched the original movie spawn an ever-expanding franchise. Filmmakers have made several spin-off shorts, Blade Runner Black Out 2022, 2036: Nexus Dawn, and 2048: Nowhere to Run, that further lay out the universe's lore. They also made the offshoot animated series Blade Runner: Black Lotus, as well as started developing an upcoming limited series on Prime Video called Blade Runner 2099. However, its biggest sequel installment in the saga so far is the film, Blade Runner 2049.

The 2017 epic continued the original story 30 years later, with Harrison Ford reprising his iconic role as Rick Deckard, a former replicant hunter, and Ryan Gosling as the newly-introduced blade runner, K. Scott acted...