On this day in television history - Blade Runner: Black Lotus (TV series & books):

Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Season 1. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: City of Angels.

Released November 14, 2021.

Developed by Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki.

Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki.

Written by Brandon Auman, Margaret Dunlap, Eugene Son, Alex de Campi.

Based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick.

Opening theme: Feel You Now by Alessia Cara.

Music by Michael Hodges, Gerald Trottman.

Cast:

Jessica Henwick, Will Yun Lee, Wes Bentley, Barkhad Abdi, Charles Halford, Elias Toufexis, Jason Spisak, Zehra Fazal, Anna Vocino, Shinshû Fuji, Takayuki Kinba, Takehito Koyasu, Tony Nakajima, Arisa Shida.

 

Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Season 1. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: All We Are Not.

Released November 14, 2021.

Developed by Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki.

Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki.

Written by Brandon Auman, Margaret Dunlap, Eugene Son, Alex de Campi.

Based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick.

Opening theme: Feel You Now by Alessia Cara.

Music by Michael Hodges, Gerald Trottman.

Cast:

Jessica Henwick, Will Yun Lee, Brian Cox, Wes Bentley, Barkhad Abdi, Samira Wiley, Gregg Henry, Ray Chase, Sunil Malhotra, Jim Pirri, Laura Post, Jason Spisak, Stephen Root, Shinshû Fuji, Takaya Hashi, Takako Honda, Takayuki Kinba, Takehito Koyasu, Tony Nakajima, Arisa Shida, Masane Tsukayama, Kazuki Yao, Hôchû Ôtsuka.

Recommended reading:

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

by Philip K. Dick.

Filmed as Blade Runner (1982), directed by Ridley Scott.

ASIN: 0586036059

Published by Voyager.
First published 1968.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0006482805
ISBN-13: 978-0586036051

Description:

21st Century Bounty Hunter.

Through the mean streets of a grim 21st century megalopolis, bounty hunter Rick Deckard stalked, searching out the renegade replicants who were his prey. But this assignment involved Nexus-6 targets and as a result Deckard quickly found himself involved in a nightmare kaleidoscope of violence and subterfuge – and the threat of death for the hunter rather than the hunted…

“A marvelous and complex book, simply written but leaving all kinds of resonance in the mind.” – Brian W. Aldiss.
 

The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus

by Roland Kelts.

Published by Titan Books.
Published 2022.

ISBN-10: 1789097142
ISBN-13: 978-1789097146

Description:

The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus is a study and celebration of the artwork that went into making the first ever Blade Runner animated series. Concept art, sketchwork, pre-viz, animation tests, final frames and more, are paired alongside interviews with the masterminds behind the show to give fans the full story of Black Lotus.

Respected co-directors Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama provide an exclusive, in-depth interview that explores their relationship with the Blade Runner universe, and their intimate analyses of and inspiration behind the characters. Alcon producers describe the creative journey, that spans many years prior, behind what they envisioned for the story, how Black Lotus would fit in the wider Blade Runner narrative, and who they wanted the protagonist to be. The writers explain how they conceptualised the characters and the voice actors share their personal journeys and light-hearted anecdotes on how they brought those characters to life. 

The lighting and animation team also share how they captured Blade Runner’s cyberpunk visual and auditory palette in a new medium for the franchise: anime.

Written by Japanamerica author Roland Kelts, this book is illustrated to the brim with concept art that is beautifully vivid and presented in a gallery format throughout the book; organised chronologically by character, location, and event as they are introduced in the show. Readers will be able to breeze through this companion guide as they watch the show for a deeper, richer, and more personal viewing experience. At the back of the book, you’ll find never-before-seen sketches of the Black Out short films that accompanied Blade Runner 2049.

Blade Runner Black Lotus: Leaving L.A.

by Nancy Collins.

Illustrated by Enid Balam and Marco Lesko.

Published by Titan Comics.
Published 2023.

ISBN-10: 1787737381
ISBN-13: 978-1787737389

Description:

[An] enjoyable spin-off in the Blade Runner universe. Fans who can’t get enough antics of rebel androids will appreciate this unexpectedly colorful trip back into the film’s conceits. – Publishers Weekly.

Black Lotus offers plenty of potential and compelling characters to start this journey as a fun ride. – Set The Tape.

It’s a post apocalyptic thriller at its finest. – Get Your Comic On.

A Cowboy Western feel, and Collins expertly establishes the supporting cast with distinctive voices and clear motivations. – Comical Opinions.

If you liked the anime, and are itching to see where the story goes from there, check out Blade Runner: Black Lotus. – Comics Beat.

Based on the all-new acclaimed Anime series: Black Lotus.

This officially sanctioned graphic novel heralds an all-new saga in the Blade Runner franchise, one whose ramifications will ripple throughout the Blade Runner universe.

Set in the year 2032, Blade Runner: Black Lotus features an all-new cast of characters and introduces Nia Wallace, heir to the Tyrell empire and future creator of the JOI hologram and the Replicant Love, as seen in the smash hit 2017 movie Blade Runner 2049, directed by Denis Villeneuve.

Revealing a world of Blade Runner not previously explored, this all-new graphic novel collects together the four-issue mini-series and features a new type of Replicant, not seen before – the deadly Nexus 9.

On this day in movie history - Blade Runner (1982)

Blade Runner

directed by Ridley Scott,

written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples,

based on the novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick,

was released in the United States on June 25, 1982.

Music by Vangelis.

Cast:

Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, M. Emmet Walsh, Daryl Hannah, William Sanderson, Brion James, Joe Turkel, Joanna Cassidy, James Hong, Morgan Paull, Hy Pyke.

On this day in movie history - Total Recall (1990)

Total Recall

directed by Paul Verhoeven,

written by Ronald Shusett, Dan O’Bannon, Gary Goldman and Jon Povill,

based on the novella We Can Remember It for You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick,

was released in the United States on June 1, 1990.

Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, Michael Ironside, Marshall Bell, Mel Johnson Jr., Michael Champion, Roy Brocksmith, Ray Baker, Rosemary Dunsmore, David Knell, Alexia Robinson, Dean Norris, Mark Carlton, Debbie Lee Carrington, Lycia Naff, Robert Costanzo, Michael LaGuardia, Priscilla Allen, Ken Strausbaugh, Marc Alaimo, Michael Gregory, Ken Gildin, Mickey Jones, Parker Whitman, Ellen Gollas, Gloria Dorson, Erika Carlsson, Benny Corral, Bob Tzudiker, Erik Cord, Frank Kopyc, Chuck Sloan, Dave Nicolson, Paula McClure, Rebecca Ruth, Milt Tarver, Roger Cudney, Monica Steuer, Sasha Rionda, Linda Howell, Robert Picardo, Kamala Lopez, Morgan Lofting, Patti Attar, Bob Bergen, Joe Unger, Karlyn Michelson, Andy Armstrong, Elizabeth Dennehy, Thomas Ebert, Frank Allen Forbes, Allan Graf, Peter Kent, Joel Kramer, Steven Lambert, Bennie Moore, Terry Richards.

Recommended reading - Adjustment Team

Adjustment Team

by Philip K. Dick.

Filmed as The Adjustment Bureau (2011), directed by George Nolfi.

Published by Read & Co. Classics.

First published 1954.

Illustrated edition.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1473305543

ISBN-13: 978-1473305540

Description:

Posing the question of who truly controls our destiny, Adjustment Team is a remarkable short story by the prolific science fiction writer Philip K. Dick.

Ed Fletcher is a real estate salesman with a steady routine. When he leaves late for work one day, his entire life is thrust off-kilter. Arriving at his office, Ed realises the entire world has been transformed into a horrifying black-and-white nightmare. Rushing to get help, Ed begins to question the philosophy of life and, on the brink of a psychotic breakdown, he realises that he might not be in charge of his own fate.

First published in 1954, Adjustment Team was adapted into the science fiction romantic thriller The Adjustment Bureau in 2011.

On this day in movie history - The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

 

The Adjustment Bureau

directed and written by George Nolfi,

based on the short story Adjustment Team by Philip K. Dick,

was released in the United States on March 4, 2011.

Music by Thomas Newman.

 

Cast:

Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Lisa Thoreson, Florence Kastriner, Michael Kelly, Phyllis MacBryde, Natalie Carter, Chuck Scarborough, Jon Stewart, Gregory P. Hitchen, Darrell Lenormand, Michael Bloomberg, Kar Fearon, RJ Konner, Susan D. Michaels, Anthony Mackie, Gregory Lay, Lauren Hodges, James Carville, Mary Matalin, John Slattery, Amanda Warren, Anthony Ruivivar, Sandhi Santini, Laurie Dawn, Christine McLain, Betty Liu, Jim Edward Gately, Don Hewitt, Venida Evans, Kyoko Bruguera, David Gregoire, Julie Hays, Fabrizio Brienza, David Bishins, Kate Nowlin, Rob Yang, Jennifer Ehle, Johnny Cicco, Pedro Pascal, Michael Boyne, Sarah Bradford, Peter Epstein, Brian Haley, Kirsty Meares, Jessica Lee Keller, Donnie Keshawarz, Kieran Campion, Terence Stamp, Sandi Carroll, Daniel Bazile, Shane McRae, Meghan Andrews, Sandra Berrios, David Alan Basche, Joel de la Fuente, Mike DiSalvo, Dina Cataldi, Paul DiPaola, Jason Kravits, Peter Jay Fernandez, Lawrence R. Leritz, Peter Hans Benson, LeRoy McClain, Brit Whittle, Wayne Scott Miller, Lorenzo Pisoni, Bart Wilder.

Recommended reading: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

 

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

by Philip K. Dick.

Filmed as Blade Runner (1982), directed by Ridley Scott.

ASIN: 0586036059

Published by Voyager.

First published 1968.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0006482805

ISBN-13: 978-0586036051

 

Description:

21st Century Bounty Hunter.

Through the mean streets of a grim 21st century megalopolis, bounty hunter Rick Deckard stalked, searching out the renegade replicants who were his prey. But this assignment involved Nexus-6 targets and as a result Deckard quickly found himself involved in a nightmare kaleidoscope of violence and subterfuge – and the threat of death for the hunter rather than the hunted…

“A marvelous and complex book, simply written but leaving all kinds of resonance in the mind.” – Brian W. Aldiss.

Born on this day – Philip K. Dick:

Philip K. Dick

Writer

December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982

Credits:

Books:

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? / aka Blade Runner (1968); The Edge of Human (By: K.W. Jeter) (1995); Replicant Night (By: K.W. Jeter) (1996); Eye and Talon (By: K.W. Jeter) (2000); 100 Astounding Little Alien Stories (1996); A Handful of Darkness (1955); A Maze of Death (1970); A Scanner Darkly (1977); A Scanner Darkly (1977); Alien Worlds (1964); Alpha 3 (1972); Alpha 5 (1974); Angels! (1995); Anthology of Sci-Fi V1 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V10 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V11 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V12 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V13 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V15 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V17 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V18 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V19 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V2 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V20 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V22 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V24 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V3 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V4 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V5 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V5, the Pulp Writers (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V6 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V7 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V8 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi V9 (2013); Anthology of Sci-Fi, the Pulp Writers V1 (2013); Bangs & Whimpers: Stories about The End of The World (1999); Battlefields Beyond Tomorrow (1987); bell hooks: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (2023); Beyond Lies the Wub (1951); Beyond the Door (1954); Beyond Tomorrow (1976); Cantata-140 aka The Crack in Space (1964); Christopher Hitchens (2017); Clans of the Alphane Moon (1964); Confessions of a Crap Artist (1975); Contact: Stories of the New World (2013); Counter-Clock World (1967); Dangerous Visions (1967); Dangerous Visions 2 (1967); David Bowie (2016); Deus Irae (1976); Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb (1965); Dr. Futurity (1960); Ernest Hemingway (2015); Eye in the Sky (1957); Fantastic Stories Presents (2014); Final Stage: The Ultimate Science Fiction Anthology (1974); Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (1974); Fred Rogers: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (2021); Frida Kahlo: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (2020); Gabriel García Márquez (2015); Galactic Pot-Healer (1969); Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1963 (1963); Gather Yourselves Together (1994); Graham Greene: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (2019); Hannah Arendt: The Last Interview and Other Conversations (2013); Human Is? (1955); Humpty Dumpty in Oakland (1986); Hunger for Horror (1988); Hunter S. Thompson (2018); I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon (1985); In Milton Lumky Territory (1984); In Pursuit of VALIS (1991); Inside the Funhouse (1992); Invaders! (1993); J. D. Salinger (2016); James Baldwin: The Last Interview: and other Conversations (2014); Jane Jacobs (2016); Janet Malcolm: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations (2022); John Lewis: The Last Interview and Other Conversations (2021); Johnny Cash: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (2021); Jorge Luis Borges (2012); Julia Child: The Last Interview and Other Conversations (2018); Kathy Acker: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (2018); Kurt Cobain: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (2022); Kurt Vonnegut (2011); Learning to Live Finally (2005); Lies, Inc. (1983); Lieu: Science Fiction Short Stories (2015); Lou Reed (2015); Martian Time-Slip (1964); Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (2017); Mary and the Giant (1987); More Amazing Stories (1998); Nature's Warnings: Classic Stories of Eco-Science Fiction (2020); New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction (2003); Nick and the Glimmung (1988); Nora Ephron: The Last Interview (2015); Now Wait for Last Year (1966); Octavia E. Butler: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (2023); Oliver Sacks (2016); Our Friends From Frolix 8 (1970); Peter Davison's Book of Alien Monsters (1982); Philip K. Dick (2015); Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (2017); Puttering About in a Small Land (1985); Radio Free Albemuth (1985); Ray Bradbury: The Last Interview (2014); Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations (2009); Robots Through the Ages (2023); Science Fiction Super Pack #1 (2013); Second Variety (1987); Shirley Chisholm: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (2021); Small Town (1954); Solar Lottery / World of Chance (1955); Spells of Enchantment (1991); Star Science Fiction Stories 3 (1955); Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 (1953); Tales of Time Travel - Book Three: Seven Short Science Fiction Stories (2016); The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction (1980); The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 24 (1982); The Book of Philip K. Dick (1972); The Broken Bubble (1988); The Campfire Collection (2005); The Cosmic Puppets (1957); The Crack in Space (1966); The Crystal Crypt (1954); The Dark-Haired Girl (1988); The Defenders (1953); The Defenders and Three Others (1950); The Divine Invasion (1981); The Eighth Galaxy Reader (1965); The Eyes Have It and Other Stories (2022); The Fourth Science Fiction Megapack (2012); The Game-Players of Titan (1963); The Ganymede Takeover (1967); The Golden Man (1980); The Gun (1952); The Last of the Masters (1954); The Lobster's Birthday and Other Stories (2014); The Mammoth Book Of Science Fiction (2002); The Man in the High Castle (1962); The Man Who Japed (1956); The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike (1984); The Minority Report (1956); The Monster Book of Monsters (1988); The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales (1993); The Penultimate Truth (1964); The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick (1995); The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford and Other Classic Stories (1987); The Simulacra (1964); The Sixth Science Fiction Megapack (2013); The Skull (1952); The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1964); The Transmigration of Timothy Archer (1982); The Ultimate Cyberpunk (2002); The Ultimate Short Story Bundle (2020); The Unreconstructed M (1957); The Unteleported Man (1964); The Variable Man and Other Stories (1957); The Vintage Book of Amnesia (2000); The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction (2010); The World Jones Made (1956); The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 3 (1970); The Young Oxford Book of Aliens (1999); The Zap Gun (1967); Time Out of Joint (1959); Toni Morrison: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (2020); Total Recall (1966); Ubik (1969); Ursula K. Le Guin: The Last Interview and Other Conversations (2019); VALIS (1981); Visions of Fear (1992); Voices from the Street (2007); Vulcan's Hammer (1960); War Veteran (1955); We Can Build You (1969); We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (1987); What If Our World is Their Heaven? (1982).

Movies, television and video:

Blade Runner (1982); Blade Runner 2049 (2017); A Scanner Darkly (2006); Andys (2014); Barjo (1992); Beyond the Door (2011); BIOS (2018); Blade Runner (video game) (1997); Blade Runner 60: Director's Cut (2012); Blade Runner(s); Blade Runner(s) (2019); Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021–2022); Blade Runner: Czy androidy marza o elektrycznych owcach? (Audioplay) (2012); Blow up: Le web magazine cinéma d'Arte (2013); Cineficción Radio / The Defenders (2021); Curious Matter Anthology (2019); Dust (2019); Electric Dreams (2017–2018); Ficción sonora (2014); Impostor (2001); Minority Report (2002); Minority Report (2015); Morning Patrol (1987); Natural City (2003); Next (2007); Out of This World (1962); Pavel Kolev & Icaka: There's No Lie (2019); Paycheck (2003); Paycheck: Alternate Ending (2004); Paycheck: Deleted / Extended Scenes (2004); Philip K. Dick Interview (1977); Philip K. Dick: The Metz Speech (1977); Piper in the Woods (2016); Radio Free Albemuth (2010); Radio Theater Project (2014); Roog (2019); Screamers (1995); Screamers: The Hunting (2009); Second Variety (2014); The Adjustment Bureau (2011); The Crystal Crypt (2013); The Edge of Human (2022); The Great C (2018); The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019); The Pipers (2013); The Religious Experience of Philip K. Dick (1990); The Room 13 (2018); The Skull (2023); The Truth (2011); Total Recall (1990 / 2012); Total Recall 2070 (1999); Vampirismus (1981).