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Set in Los Angeles in the year 2022, the story explores the "Black Out," a pivotal historical event in the Blade Runner timeline:
Watch the short film and explore the lore behind the catastrophic event that changed the Blade Runner universe: BLADE RUNNER 2049 - "Black Out 2022" Anime Short YouTube · Warner Bros. The Black Out of 2022 Explained | Blade Runner 2049 YouTube · HN Entertainment
They orchestrate the detonation of a nuclear warhead in the atmosphere to trigger a massive EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) , which wipes out the city's electronic data and power.
The event leads to the collapse of the Tyrell Corporation , a global prohibition on replicant production, and a decade-long crisis before the rise of the Wallace Corporation.
Two replicants, Iggy Cygnus and Trixie , team up with a sympathetic human technician named Ren Dus to erase all digital records of their kind.