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BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS (2021): English & Japanese Voice cast announced for Cartoon Network’s Scifi TV Series

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Blade Runner: Black Lotus Voice Cast Announced

The main English and Japanese voice cast for Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021) has been announced by Cartoon Network‘s Adult Swim and Crunchyroll.

Blade Runner: Black Lotus Voice Cast

Elle, a female replicant created for a secret and unknown purpose, will be played by Jessica Henwick / Arisa Shida

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Joseph, a mysterious figure who owns a spare parts junkyard in Los Angeles, will be played by Will Yun Lee / Shinshu Fuji

Alani Davis, a fresh LAPD recruit, will be played by Samira Wiley / Takako Honda

Niander Wallace Sr, founder and CEO of the Wallace Corporation, will be played by Brian Cox / Takaya Hashi

Niander Wallace Jr, a brilliant scientist working for his father, will be played by Wes Bentley / Takehito Koyasu

Marlowe, a deadly Blade Runner, will be played by Josh Duhamel / Taiten Kusunoki

Josephine Grant, the wife of the police chief, will be played by Peyton List / Yoshiko Sakakibara

Earl Grant, Police Chief of the LAPD, will be played by Stephen Root / Hochu Otsuka

Doc Badger, a black market dealer, will be played by Barkhad Abdi /Takayuki Kinba

Senator Bannister, a politician with strong feelings on replicant production, will be played by Gregg Henry / Masane Tsukayama

Doctor M, a brilliant doctor and professor of medicine, will be played by Henry Czerny / Akio Nojima

Hooper, a journalist in the pocket of the Wallace Corporation, will be played by Jason Spisak / Kazuki Yao

Crew

Coming later this year, the Adult Swim and Crunchyroll Original BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS will feature thirteen episodes directed by Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama. The series is produced by Alcon Entertainment and animation studio Sola Digital Arts, with Shinichiro Watanabe serving as a creative producer.

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Plot Synopsis

Blade Runner: Black Lotus‘ plot synopsis: “Animated series that takes place 17 years before ‘Blade Runner 2049’…The new series is inspired by the award-winning and critically-lauded Blade Runner movie franchise.”

San Diego Comic-Con International 2021

At the 2021 San Diego Comic-Con International, “A first look at the new series will debut at Comic-Con@Home 2021 panel hosted online on Friday, July 23rd.

Starting at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on Friday, July 23rd, fans will hear directly from the creative team and voice talent Shinji Aramaki (co-director), Kenji Kamiyama (co-director), Joseph Chou (executive producer), Wes Gleason (voice director), Jessica Henwick (voice of Elle), and Jason DeMarco (co-creator of Toonami/senior vice-president and creative director for Adult Swim/moderator) as they premiere an exclusive first look at the new series at SDCC@Home.”

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Rollo Tomasi

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 film, TV show, short film, Blu-ray, and 4K-Ultra reviews. His reviews are published in IMDb's External Reviews and in Google News. Previously you could find his work at Empire Movies, Blogcritics, and AltFilmGuide. Now you can find his work at FilmBook.
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