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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? adaptations: books & films
Every version of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? — the books & films, compared across media.
In a future where artificial beings walk among humans, one man's job is to tell them apart — and eliminate those who don't belong. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? follows Rick Deckard, a bounty hunter tasked with "retiring" rogue androids who are virtually indistinguishable from people. That central tension — what makes someone real, and who gets to decide — runs through every version of this story, from Philip K. Dick's novel to the two Blade Runner films that followed.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? films
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? books
Frequently asked
Is Blade Runner based on a book?
Yes. Blade Runner (1982) is adapted from Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, which follows bounty hunter Rick Deckard as he tracks rogue androids in a dystopian future.
How many versions of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? are there?
There are three versions covered here: the original novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, the 1982 film Blade Runner, and the 2017 sequel Blade Runner 2049.
Which Blade Runner adaptation should I start with?
Blade Runner (1982) introduces Rick Deckard and the replicant-hunting world. Blade Runner 2049 is a direct sequel set thirty years later, and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is the original source novel.