Blade Runner: Black Out: 2022(2017)

Following the release of the Nexus-8 replicants—who have natural human lifespans—a "human supremacy" movement begins hunting them using the public Replicant Registration database.

Set in Los Angeles in the year 2022, the story explores the "Black Out," a pivotal historical event in the Blade Runner timeline: Blade Runner: Black Out 2022(2017)

The event leads to the collapse of the Tyrell Corporation , a global prohibition on replicant production, and a decade-long crisis before the rise of the Wallace Corporation. Following the release of the Nexus-8 replicants—who have

(2017) is a tech-noir cyberpunk anime short film directed by Shinichiro Watanabe ( Cowboy Bebop ) . It is one of three short film prequels commissioned to bridge the 30-year narrative gap between the original Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 . Key Production Details Director: Shinichiro Watanabe. Studio: Sola Digital Arts. Music: Original score by Flying Lotus . Release Date: September 27, 2017, on Crunchyroll. Format: Anime short (approx. 15 minutes). Plot Summary & Significance It is one of three short film prequels

They orchestrate the detonation of a nuclear warhead in the atmosphere to trigger a massive EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) , which wipes out the city's electronic data and power.

Watch the short film and explore the lore behind the catastrophic event that changed the Blade Runner universe: BLADE RUNNER 2049 - "Black Out 2022" Anime Short YouTube · Warner Bros. The Black Out of 2022 Explained | Blade Runner 2049 YouTube · HN Entertainment

Two replicants, Iggy Cygnus and Trixie , team up with a sympathetic human technician named Ren Dus to erase all digital records of their kind.