Which sounds obvious, yes, but it means that we get to watch Ryan Gosling discover the events of Blade Runner for the very first time in 2049. Hopefully, he's a fan.*
Blade Runner 2049 picks up decades after the original Blade Runner. Some things have changed. Others haven't.*
A timeline shown at Comic-Con revealed that in 2020 (one year after the events of Blade Runner), the Tyrell Corporation rushed a new line of Nexus 8 models into the marketplace. "In an attempt to keep the company viable, they had extended lifespans," explained a voiceover.* Read more...