Michelle Yeoh lands lead role in 'Blade Runner 2099' series

In 'Blade Runner 2099', Michelle Yeoh will play a character named Olwen, described as 'a replicant near the end of her life'. Photo: AFP

Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh has found her next starring role in Blade Runner 2099, a limited series for Prime Video.

According to Variety, the 61-year-old Oscar winner will play the lead in the sci-fi show, a sequel to both the original Blade Runner film in 1982 and its 2017 follow-up Blade Runner 2049.