In June 2009, Scott was announced to collaborate with his brother [[Ridley Scott|Ridley]] and his nephew [[Luke Scott (director)|Luke]] on ''Purefold'', a ''[[Blade Runner (franchise)|Blade Runner]]'' (1982)-related project consisting on an episodic [[Web series|webseries]] examining conceptions of empathy.<ref name="Purefold">{{cite web| last= Stone|first=Brad| url= http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/web-series-tied-to-blade-runner-is-in-the-works/| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140223044740/http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/web-series-tied-to-blade-runner-is-in-the-works/|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 February 2014|title=Web Series Tied to 'Blade Runner' Is In the Works - NYTimes.com|date=23 February 2014|access-date=7 November 2023}}</ref> His brother Ridley wouldn't materialise a ''Blade Runner'' follow-up until the release of ''[[Blade Runner 2049]]'' in 2017.
