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Altered Carbon

Altered Carbon

No body lives forever.

20187.62 Seasons18 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder.

Created by Arnold Messer
Written by Richard K. Morgan
Produced by Johanna Lee
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Anthony Mackie

Anthony Mackie

Takeshi Kovacs

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Quellcrist Falconer

Chris Conner

Chris Conner

Poe

Lela Loren

Lela Loren

Danica Harlan

Simone Missick

Simone Missick

Trepp

Torben Liebrecht

Torben Liebrecht

Colonel Ivan Carrera

Dina Shihabi

Dina Shihabi

Dig 301

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipyakuzabiotechnologyvirtual realityinvestigationdetective storydistant futurecyberpunkbody-swapconsciousnessresistance fighteralien worldneo-noirhuman clonecyber thrillerblade runnerbackstabbing

About Altered Carbon

Altered Carbon is a sci-fi & fantasy, drama series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of sibling relationship, yakuza, biotechnology, virtual reality, investigation, detective story. Created by Arnold Messer, it stars Anthony Mackie, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Chris Conner. After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder.

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