Set in a future where consciousness is digitized and stored, a prisoner returns to life in a new body and must solve a mind-bending murder to win his freedom.Set in a future where consciousness is digitized and stored, a prisoner returns to life in a new body and must solve a mind-bending murder to win his freedom.Set in a future where consciousness is digitized and stored, a prisoner returns to life in a new body and must solve a mind-bending murder to win his freedom.
- Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 4 wins & 26 nominations total
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ALTERED CARBON is set in a future where consciousness is digitized and stored in cortical stacks implanted in the spine, allowing humans to survive physical death by having their memories and consciousness "re-sleeved" into new bodies. The story follows specially trained "Envoy" soldier Takeshi Kovacs, who is downloaded from an off-world prison and into a combat ready sleeve at the behest of Laurens Bancroft, a highly influential aristocrat. Bancroft was killed, and the last automatic backup of his stack was made hours before his death, leaving him with no memory of who killed him and why. While police ruled it a suicide, Bancroft is convinced he was murdered and wants Kovacs to find out the truth.
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- No body lives forever.
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- TriviaEvery season 1 episode is named after a classic film noir.
- GoofsIn the opening credits of season 2, it says 'based on the book by Richard K Morgan', and the only other clue to hang this on is that the production is called Altered Carbon; however, season 2 is actually based on an amalgam of the books entitled Broken Angels and Woken Furies, respectively, and does not cover any material described in the book entitled Altered Carbon.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 BEST Sci-Fi and Fantasy Netflix Originals (2018)
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🎬 Season 1: Boy gets girl, loses her. 🎬 Season 2: Boy finds girl, gets friend-zoned.
So I just Coronabinged both seasons start to finish.
🎬 Season 1: had convoluted screenwriting with plot and technical issues and episodes that seemed out of order, but the story concept was amazing. However, I was very impressed with the outstanding cinematography, spectacular v/sfx visuals, great directing, and outstanding performances. 9/10
🎬 Season 2: was way toned down in the cinematic experience with cheaper/less stunning s/vfx visuals, sets, and cinematography. Mackie just wasn't right for this role. He was too monotonic and I kept expecting wings to pop out from his back. There were many better casting choices. Although the writing got a little lazy with long dragged out scenes, at least the story in every episode was orderly and perfectly contextual with only minor plot and technical issues. However, some of the content was a little ridiculous. Certainly not as entertaining as the 1st season, but the closure on many questions from S1 was refreshing. 7/10
Average rating for both seasons: 8/10
🎬 Season 1: had convoluted screenwriting with plot and technical issues and episodes that seemed out of order, but the story concept was amazing. However, I was very impressed with the outstanding cinematography, spectacular v/sfx visuals, great directing, and outstanding performances. 9/10
🎬 Season 2: was way toned down in the cinematic experience with cheaper/less stunning s/vfx visuals, sets, and cinematography. Mackie just wasn't right for this role. He was too monotonic and I kept expecting wings to pop out from his back. There were many better casting choices. Although the writing got a little lazy with long dragged out scenes, at least the story in every episode was orderly and perfectly contextual with only minor plot and technical issues. However, some of the content was a little ridiculous. Certainly not as entertaining as the 1st season, but the closure on many questions from S1 was refreshing. 7/10
Average rating for both seasons: 8/10
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