‘Blade Runner 2099’: Jonathan Van Tulleken Set To Direct As Amazon Series Gears Up For Production In New Location
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Coming off directing and executive producing the first two episodes of FX’s Shōgun, Jonathan van Tulleken has been tapped to direct and executive produce the first two episodes of another high-profile limited series, Prime Video’s Blade Runner 2099.
Tulleken replaces Jeremy Podeswa who was originally set to direct the first two episodes but had to step away due to scheduling conflicts as the Blade Runner 2099 production schedule was altered by the WGA strike.
The series was originally slated to film in Belfast last summer. In May, a couple of weeks into the writers strike, it was revealed that, due to the work stoppage, production on Blade Runner 2099 was delayed, likely until spring 2024.
Northern Ireland Screen said at the time that the project had “been prepping on the ground in Belfast for many months now.” In October, it was reported that Blade Runner 2099 was moving away from Belfast.
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