Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 is a 2022 animated short film directed by Shinichiro Watanabe, known for his work on Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo. The short serves as a prologue to the feature film Blade Runner 2049, taking place in the year 2022. A catastrophic EMP detonation causes a global blackout with devastating effects, including destruction and chaos worldwide. This event sets the stage for the events of Blade Runner 2049.