When is Altered Carbon released on Netflix, who’s in the cast with Joel Kinnaman in the TV series and what’s the cyberpunk book about?
The science fiction TV series is out now and initially features ten episodes
ALTERED Carbon is a science fiction TV series created by Laeta Kalogridis.
The hotly anticipated Netflix show, based on the 2002 novel of the same name by Richard K. Morgan, is out NOW - get the lowdown on what it's all about...
When is Altered Carbon released on Netflix?
Altered Carbon is released on Netflix TODAY, February 2, 2018.
The official trailer was released a month before on January 11, 2018, adding to the hype surrounding the show.
The first series consists of ten episodes .
Who's in the cast of Altered Carbon?
Altered Carbon has an exciting cast, with Joel Kinnaman taking the helm as Takeshi Kovacs’ sleeve.
Other cast members include:
- Renée Elise Goldsberry as Quellcrist Falconer
- James Purefoy as Laurens Bancroft's sleeve
- Kristin Lehman as Miriam Bancroft
- Martha Higareda as Kristin Ortega
- Dichen Lachman as Reileen Kawahara
- Leonardo Nam as Stronghold Kovacs
- Hayley Law as Lizzie Elliot
- Chris Conner as Poe
- Ato Essandoh as Vernon Elliot
- Trieu Tran as Mister Leung
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What is Altered Carbon about?
Altered Carbon is a cyberpunk science fiction novel set five hundred years in the future.
It centres on Joel Kinnaman’s character, who after 250 years on ice returns to life in a new body – a disgraced policeman.
Human personalities can be stored digitally and downloaded into new bodies, called sleeves, which is why he is known as Takeshi Kovacs’ sleeve.
He gets the chance to win his freedom by helping a highly influential aristocrat, played by James Purefoy, solve his murder.