Put Yourself in Blade Runner 2099 With AI

Blade Runner 2099 premieres November 25 on Prime Video — all eight episodes at once — and the full trailer has been making the rounds since its NYCC unveiling. Cyberpunk season is officially open. The Blade Runner 2099 template is the fastest way in: one photo, and you’re on a rain-soaked neon boulevard in reborn Los Angeles.

What the template creates

A rain-soaked night-street scene in the 2099 mold: you collar-up in a translucent iridescent rain poncho, face half-lit by hologram glow, holding a glowing data-slate. Wall-to-wall neon — the default palette is magenta-and-cyan — mirroring on wet asphalt, steam pouring from street grates, volumetric haze, a searchlight shaft sweeping the clouds. Anamorphic 35mm still, and your face kept exactly from your photo.

How to make yours

1. Upload one clear photo — face visible.

2. Set two variables: the neon palette (magenta-and-cyan default; teal-and-amber for the warmer cut) and your prop (glowing data-slate or umbrella).

3. Run it. You get a tall 9:16 portrait at 2K — phone-first, story-ready.

The best photo to pick

Front-facing, moody if you can manage it — the noir grade eats smiles. Glasses and wet-look hair amplify the aesthetic; the neon does the rest.

Settings at a glance

• Model: Nano Banana 2 (edit)

• Input: 1 photo, 2 variables

• Cost: 13 credits

• Output: 9:16 portrait, 2K

Write your own variation

The template’s working prompt — swap the palette or the city, keep the rain:

Place the person from the reference photo on a rain-soaked night
boulevard in reborn Los Angeles, Blade Runner 2099 style — keep the
exact face. Wall-to-wall neon: giant holographic billboards in
magenta-and-cyan mirroring on wet asphalt, steam pouring from street
grates, volumetric haze, a searchlight shaft sweeping the clouds. They
stand collar-up in a translucent iridescent rain poncho, face half-lit
by hologram glow, holding a glowing data-slate. Anamorphic 35mm
cinematic still, shallow depth of field, heavy atmosphere, realistic
skin in neon light. 9:16.

Turn it into a video

The scene is built for one move: feed the still to an image-to-video model (Seedance 2.5 or Gemini Omni 1.1 both accept reference images) and prompt “slow-motion rain, holograms flickering, a flying vehicle roars past as they turn to camera.” Five seconds, and you’re in the show.

More templates to try

• GTA Online Effect — the other neon-night insertion

• Street Fighter Movie Poster — rain-slick pavement, arcade edition

• Dune Part Three Poster — swap rain for sand

FAQ

How much does it cost?

13 credits per run. Palette is the high-leverage variable — magenta-cyan for the classic cut, teal-amber if your photo is warmer.

Does it put me in the actual show?

No — it’s the grammar of the setting: rain, neon, holograms, a reborn LA. Your face, the city’s mood, fan-art rules.

Why 9:16?

The vertical crop is where this aesthetic lives — Stories, Reels, phone wallpapers. Ask for the 4:5 version in a custom run if you want feed-post framing.