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Rick Deckard, the main character of the series
Blade Runner is a series by Ridley Scott and produced by Warner Bros. based off the novel Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick.
Publications
Novels
- Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? (1968)
- Blade Runner: A Story of the Future (May 12th, 1982)
- Blade Runner 2: The Edge Of Human (October 1st, 1995)
- Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night (October 1st, 1996)
- Blade Runner 4: Eye And Talon (December 4th, 2000)
Comics
- A Marvel Comics Super Special: Blade Runner (July 13th - August 17th, 1982)
- Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? (July 15th, 2009 - June 29th, 2011)
- Dust To Dust (May 26th, 2010 - January 19th, 2011)
- Blade Runner 2019 (July 17th, 2019 - November 18th, 2020)
- Blade Runner 2029 (December 16th, 2020 - February 9th, 2022)
- Blade Runner Origins (March 10th, 2021 - June 8th, 2022)
- Blade Runner: Black Lotus (August 10th - November 2nd, 2022), released as a collected version as Blade Runner: Black Lotus - Leaving L.A.
- Blade Runner 2039 (December 7th, 2022 - April 17th, 2024)
- Blade Runner: Tokyo Nexus (July 31st, 2024 - Present)
- Blade Runner: Black Lotus: Las Vegas (September 17th, 2025 - Present)
Films
- Blade Runner (June 25th, 1982)
- Blade Runner 2049 (October 6th, 2017)
Short Films
- 2036: Nexus Dawn (August 30th, 2017)
- 2048: Nowhere To Run (September 16th, 2017)
- Blade Runner Black Out 2022 (September 27th, 2017)
TV
- Blade Runner: Black Lotus (November 14th, 2021 - February 6th, 2022)
- Blade Runner 2099 (2026)
Video Games
- Blade Runner (1985) for Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC
- Blade Runner (November 14th, 1997) for PC
- Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition (June 23rd, 2022) for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One
- Blade Runner 2049: Memory Lab (October 26th, 2017) for Oculus
- Blade Runner: Revelations (April 30th, 2018) for Google Daydream
- Blade Runner: Rogue (January 16th, 2019) for iOS and Android
- Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth (TBA) for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S
Theatre
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (November 18th, 2010)
Audio Drama
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (2014)
Tabletop Games
Board Game
- Blade Runner 2049: Nexus Protocol (2020)
RPG
- Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Game (December 13th, 2022)
Links to Other Series
Commercial Link: A spinner police car from Blade Runner appears in the 2020 Walmart Big Game Commercial.
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Alien (20th Century Studios) | June 15, 1982 | Alien and Blade Runner both feature the location Purge 24556 DR 5. | 1 |
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The Shining | June 25, 1982 | Blade Runner uses unused footage from The Shining. | 3 |
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Max Headroom | September 26, 1986 | Max Headroom Interviews Rutger Hauer about Blade Runner. | 2 |
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Snatcher | November 26, 1988 | Snatcher is heavily inspired by Blade Runner in aesthetics and plot elements. | 3 |
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Last Action Hero | June 18, 1993 | Blade Runner VHS appears in Last Action Hero. | 2 |
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Doctor Who | March 2001 | Blade Runner is mentioned in the novel EarthWorld by Jacqueline Rayner. | 2 |
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Ctrl+Alt+Del | January 15, 2003 | A poster of Blade Runner appears in Ctrl+Alt+Del comic "I… uh… slipped". | 2 |
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The Big Bang Theory | May 12, 2008 | Blade Runner is mentioned in the Big Bang Theory episode "The Peanut Reaction". | 2 |
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Supernatural (Warner Bros.) | December 3, 2010 | Replicant, a fictional word from the Blade Runner series, is mentioned in the Supernatural episode: "Caged Heat". | 2 |
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Femme Fatales | July 1, 2011 | In the Femme Fatales episode: "Angel & Demons", a poster of Blade Runner is seen on a wall above the bed in Charles Solomon's apartment. | 2 |
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Ready Player One | August 16, 2011 | Blade Runner is mentioned several times in Ready Player One, the Tyrell Building and the Voight-Kampff machine from Blade Runner appear in Ready Player One. | 2 |
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Deus Ex | August 23, 2011 | In Deus Ex: Human Revolution a terminal in the Detroit Police Department is registered to "R. Deckard", and is unlocked with the password "Unicorn", referencing the character Rick Decker from Blade Runner and his encounter with an origami unicorn. Additionally, several songs in the soundtrack of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided sample dialogue from the 1982 film. | 3 |
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Prometheus | May 30, 2012 | According to Ridley Scott, creator of both films, Prometheus is set before the events of Blade Runner. | 1 |
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Deep Space 69 | December 30, 2012 | Blade Runner is parodied in the Deep Space 69 episode “Blade Jogger”. | 3 |
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Gone Home | August 15, 2013 | A Blade Runner VHS can be found in Gone Home. | 2 |
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Jazzpunk | February 7, 2014 | Jazzpunk features several references to Blade Runner. | 3 |
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Superstore | January 18, 2016 | Blade Runner is mentioned in Season 1, Episode 6 of Superstore, “Secret Shopper”. | 2 |
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Enter the Gungeon | April 5, 2016 | Enter the Gungeon features a weapon called the Deck4rd that resembles Deckard's gun from Blade Runner. | 3 |
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A Hat in Time | October 5, 2017 | The Train Rush movie poster in A Hat in Time parodies the poster of Blade Runner. | 3 |
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Pop Team Epic | February 11, 2018 | There's a reference to the Tyrel Corporation building from Blade Runner in episode 6 of Pop Team Epic. | 3 |
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Neon Abyss | July 14, 2020 | In Neon Abyss, R-6 is a reference to Blade Runner. The Orion Weapon and Paper Crane Item are also additional references to Blade Runner. | 3 |
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | February 19, 2022 | Ryoko mentions Blade Runner in Chapter 3 of Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak. | 2 |
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Devil Summoner | August 25, 2022 | The request "Does Aion Dream of Electric Sheep?" in Soul Hackers 2 references "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". | 3 |
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Totally Killer | October 6, 2023 | A VHS copy of Blade Runner is shown in Totally Killer. | 2 |
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? | A stage based on Blade Runner was planned to appear in Multiversus, but was scrapped after the game was cancelled. |