In Blade Runner 2049, 30 years have passed since the events of the original Ridley Scott-directed Blade Runner, and to help explain some of the key story events that took place during those three decades, Villeneuve enlisted artists he respects to develop the backstory of the Blade Runner 2049 world. The result is three officially sanctioned short films which were released over the course of the last month, all of which are currently available for streaming.