The Blade Runner franchise has always traced its roots back to Philip K. Dick's groundbreaking novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, but Blade Runner 2099 is digging even deeper into that source material than fans might expect. It's an idea that pushes the Blade Runner universe into new territory. One of the biggest advantages of telling a Blade Runner story on television instead of in a two-hour movie is simply having more time to explore the universe. Blade Runner 2099 looks ready to fill in some of those gaps. Instead of racing through a single story, the series has the time to slow down, expand the mythology, and shine a light on corners of the Blade Runner universe that have remained unexplored for decades.