Altered Carbon: Season 1

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: February 2, 2018

Summary: Set 300 years in the future where consciousness can be stored digitally, a soldier named Takeshi Kovacs (Will Yun Lee/Joel Kinnaman) awakens in a new body when he is freed from prison by Laurens Bancroft (James Purefoy), who wants him to find who killed his previous body in the sci-fi series based on Richard K. Morgan's 2002 novel of the same name.

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. The Killers
Air Date: February 2, 2018
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S1:E9. Rage in Heaven
Air Date: February 2, 2018
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S1:E8. Clash by Night
Air Date: February 2, 2018

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David Wiegand

Jan 30, 2018

Think of Altered Carbon as a cyberpunk “Game of Thrones,” except that winter is already here, three centuries into the future. Read full review

Melanie McFarland

Feb 1, 2018

The roads that Altered Carbon takes to its destination aren’t new to us but enough of us have enjoyed previous versions of these trips to appreciate this version of the ride. Read full review

Michael Haigis

Feb 1, 2018

When the season does intermittently sag beneath the weight of its extensive world-building and philosophical inquiries, Altered Carbon still manages to enthrall audiences with a winding detective mystery told in timeless noir fashion. Read full review

Kimberly Roots

Jan 22, 2018

When the series gets too far away from the Bancroft investigation, Altered Carbon stumbles. Read full review

Sophie Gilbert

Feb 5, 2018

Altered Carbon is so busy trying to wow viewers by constantly one-upping the imagery and the intensity that it barely pauses to consider its story. The writing is also distinctly clunky: a hodgepodge of vacant platitudes and canned spirituality. Read full review

Ken Tucker

Feb 2, 2018

A lot of Altered Carbon is very silly, mostly whenever any of the principals converse. Trite dialogue prevails. ... If you like your sci-fi good-lookin’ and tough talkin’, I heartily recommend Altered Carbon. Me, if I want a dose of steely speculative fiction, I’ll reread my old paperbacks of novels by Pat Cadigan and Lewis Shiner. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Feb 1, 2018

Netflix has taken more than a few flyers on big, splashy, time-wasting projects, and Altered Carbon -- a sci-fi experiment gone awry -- joins that pantheon of the quickly forgettable. Based on Richard K. Morgan's novel, the series looks great -- starting with Joel Kinnaman, who spends a lot of time showing off his commitment to the gym -- but in terms of substance, offers little more than an empty sleeve. Read full review

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hushiwei

Feb 25, 2018

Excellent use of future technology throughout visually reminds of the original Bladerunner. Actors are convincing and the ending is satisfying. I had to give this a ten.

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ManRammer

Feb 9, 2018

What a series. I cannot recommend it enough! I am throughly impressed. Love the environments and the characters. Don't want to spoil anything. Just see it! :)

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scrotosaggins

Feb 3, 2018

The cast, acting, music, cgi we're spot on. The ambiance give it a really unique feel almost like blade runner. I read the book a few months ago and i'm really glad they didn't sell out and followed the book so closely, the small details are what really makes it. I can't speak highlyThe cast, acting, music, cgi we're spot on. The ambiance give it a really unique feel almost like blade runner. I read the book a few months ago and i'm really glad they didn't sell out and followed the book so closely, the small details are what really makes it. I can't speak highly enough of this show great book adaptation easy 10/10… Expand

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muyfresco

Feb 4, 2018

No me esperaba nada de esta serie cuando la empecé.... ahora que la he terminado, la he visto del tirón... puedo opinar que es mucho mejor de lo que me habían comentado.
Tanto el protagonista principal como los secundarios hacen un trabajo excepcional. El guion y la historia algo de lo queNo me esperaba nada de esta serie cuando la empecé.... ahora que la he terminado, la he visto del tirón... puedo opinar que es mucho mejor de lo que me habían comentado.
Tanto el protagonista principal como los secundarios hacen un trabajo excepcional. El guion y la historia algo de lo que prefiero no comentar nada para evitar spoilers.... si te gusta la ciencia ficción esta serie es un imprescindible.
Ojo recomiendo verla del tirón en un fin de semana o algo así... porque la trama se sigue mucho mejor.

Un saludo… Expand

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gandalfsucks

Jul 9, 2018

An excellently constructed Blade Runner-type world. The characters are compelling, and the acting is par Netflix originals. The production value is through the roof, but the overall series is hamstrung by the middling story, as has become common with my experiences with Netflix originals. AnAn excellently constructed Blade Runner-type world. The characters are compelling, and the acting is par Netflix originals. The production value is through the roof, but the overall series is hamstrung by the middling story, as has become common with my experiences with Netflix originals. An unnecessary murder mystery along with a few other side mysteries for what is essentially a family drama. Some events, especially towards the end, occur for no other reason other than being necessary for the lazy scriptwriter. The show spends way too much time dealing with relationship dynamics that will be useful only if they ever make a second season, or if they had spent more time in this one. You expect the story to break the traditional rules set by the world, but when the rule breaking becomes commonplace by meaningless characters, it loses the impact. Good effort, but quite a few irksome story points.… Expand

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neilson

Feb 7, 2018

Definitely entertaining and fun to imagine this world, but the narrative can be pretty lazy, predictable and sometimes not coherent. Characters' actions and motivations are not always consistent and it leads to a break in engagement with the show. Worth watching if you don't have anythingDefinitely entertaining and fun to imagine this world, but the narrative can be pretty lazy, predictable and sometimes not coherent. Characters' actions and motivations are not always consistent and it leads to a break in engagement with the show. Worth watching if you don't have anything better to watch.… Expand

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Huey_Kratos

Nov 5, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Ending Sucks, i mean who chooses a new piece of ass over their own sister. Who had been looking for you so long.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

65
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: February 27, 2020
Season 1

64
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 2, 2018
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  S1:E10. The Killers
  Air Date: February 2, 2018
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  S1:E9. Rage in Heaven
  Air Date: February 2, 2018
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  S1:E8. Clash by Night
  Air Date: February 2, 2018
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  S1:E7. Nora Inu
  Air Date: February 2, 2018
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  S1:E6. Man with My Face
  Air Date: February 2, 2018
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  S1:E5. The Wrong Man
  Air Date: February 2, 2018
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  S1:E4. Force of Evil
  Air Date: February 2, 2018
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  S1:E3. In a Lonely Place
  Air Date: February 2, 2018
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  S1:E2. Fallen Angel
  Air Date: February 2, 2018
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  S1:E1. Out of the Past
  Air Date: February 2, 2018