Blade Runner (franchise)

*Blade Runner*
Blade Runner
	Official franchise logo
Created by	Philip K. Dick
Original work	Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968)
Owner	Alcon Entertainment
Print publications
Novel(s)	Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968); A Story of the Future (1982); The Edge of Human (1995); Replicant Night (1996); Eye and Talon (2000);
Comics	Blade Runner (1982); Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (2009); Dust to Dust (2010); Blade Runner 2019 (2019); Blade Runner 2029 (2020); Blade Runner Origins (2021);
Films and television
Film(s)	Blade Runner (1982); Blade Runner 2049 (2017);
Short film(s)	2036: Nexus Dawn (2017); 2048: Nowhere to Run (2017); Blade Runner Black Out 2022 (2017);
Animated series	Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021)
Games
Video game(s)	Blade Runner (1985); Blade Runner (1997); Blade Runner: Revelations (2018);
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	Blade Runner (1982); Blade Runner (1997); Blade Runner 2049 (2017);

Blade Runner is an American science fiction media franchise originating from the 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, about the character of Rick Deckard. The book has been adapted into several media, including films, comics, a stage play, and a radio serial. The first film adaptation was Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott in 1982. Although the film initially underperformed at the American box office, it became a cult classic, and has had a significant influence on science fiction. A novelization and a comic adaptation of the film were released in the same year. From 1995 to 2000, three novels serving as sequels to both Blade Runner and the original novel were written by K. W. Jeter, a friend of Dick's. A film sequel to Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, was released in 2017. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Blade Runner in 2012, a short film was released, and in the lead up to the release of Blade Runner 2049, several more short films detailing events that occurred between 2019 and 2049 were released. The influence of the franchise has helped spawn the cyberpunk genre.

Since 2011, Blade Runner is a franchise owned in all formats of media by Alcon Entertainment.^[1]^[2]

^ Anders, Charlie Jane (March 4, 2011). "'Blade Runner' Sequel (or Prequel) in Development Now". io9. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
^ Sharf, Zack (September 21, 2021). "'Blade Runner' Studio Has Two Employees Hired to Keep Franchise's Timeline Organized". IndieWire. Retrieved September 23, 2021. Alcon owns the "Blade Runner" IP.

[Rebootio9-1] Anders, Charlie Jane (March 4, 2011). "'Blade Runner' Sequel (or Prequel) in Development Now". io9. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

[indiewire-zack-2] Sharf, Zack (September 21, 2021). "'Blade Runner' Studio Has Two Employees Hired to Keep Franchise's Timeline Organized". IndieWire. Retrieved September 23, 2021. Alcon owns the "Blade Runner" IP.

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