Cross the Netflix Stream: Altered Carbon

Altered Carbon (2018-)
Season 1 - 10 episodes (2018 February 2)
Season 1 - 10 episodes (2020 February 27)

Netflix Original Series

Availability: Global

2 season, season 3 pending

Plot:

In a world where the human consciousness can be digitized and transferred, Takeshi Kovacs is put into a cop’s body as he’s hired to investigate a suicide purported to be a murder. Laurens Bancroft apparently committed suicide, destroying the stack that contains his consciousness, but with a 48 hour back up, he buys a new body and hires Kovacs to figure out what happened in those two days.

In season 2, Anthony Mackie will play Takeshi Kovacs.

Review:
Rating: [Watch it] / It depends / Skip it

The concepts and ideas anchor this show. The writing isn't as nuanced as it should be and the conclusion falters as the novel is altered so that a single thread can unify story lines and characters. While I really enjoyed the series, many changes to the novel come at the expense of the story.It's definitely a fun world that borrows a Blade Runner aesthetic and it's made to be binged. Each episode's conclusion leaves you wanting more as Kovacs puts together the pieces of this case.The idea is great, the execution is only adequate, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't watch.

Read my Season 1 review - Watch it

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Trivia:

Based on the Altered Carbon book series that began in 2002 by Richard K. Morgan.
Reported on December 13, 2008 that filming for season 2 began in February 2019 under the working title 'Sleeves.'
Reported on December 6, 2019 that Will Yun Lee who starred in season 1 as the original Takeshi Kovacs will return for season 2.
A spin-off movie Altered Carbon: Resleeved from Dai Sato, the creator of “Cowboy Bebop” released on March 19, 2020.

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