KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 8 -- Malaysian actress Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh has revealed that she specifically asked not to play a human when she signed on for the upcoming sci-fi series Blade Runner 2099.

The Oscar-winning actor told The Guardian that she was adamant about the nature of her character: "I don't want to be human."

Yeoh had received what she described as a love letter from the show's creator, Silka Luisa, asking her to join the project.

The result is Olwen, a synthetic being known on the show as a replicant, who Yeoh describes as "terrifying," with a cold, steely gaze.

She said that Olwen does not move like a machine, adding, "She's sort of fluid. Like a dragon. Like a serpent."

The series is set 50 years after the last Blade Runn...