Hunter Schafer is locking in her next big deal, and it looks to be the perfect sci-fi experience for her unique style.
In a story from Daniel RPK, the high fashion model and actress is set to join Blade Runner 2099. She’s been cast in the lead role of Cora in the upcoming live-action Prime Video series, joining the previously announced Michelle Yeoh, who will play the role of Olwyn.
The synopsis for the series reads: “In Los Angeles 2099, Cora (Schafer) has lived her entire life on the run, a chameleon forced to adopt numerous identities. To secure a stable future for her brother, she assumes one final identity and is forced to partner with Olwen (Yeoh), a Blade Runner who’s confronting the end of her life. The two are pulled into a widening conspiracy that poses an existential threat to a city that’s fighting to be reborn.”
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Schafer is best known for her groundbreaking role in HBO’s Euphoria, where she starred alongside Zendaya. We also saw the actress in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, and her upcoming credits include Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness and the indie horror-thriller Cuckoo.
Silka Luisa (Shining Girls) is the writer, creator and showrunner of the Blade Runner series, which is eying a 2025 release on Prime Video.
