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Season 2 – Altered Carbon

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More than 300 years in the future, society has been transformed by new technology, leading to human bodies being interchangeable and death no longer being permanent. Takeshi Kovacs is the only surviving soldier of a group of elite interstellar warriors who were defeated in an uprising against the new world order. His mind was imprisoned for centuries until impossibly wealthy businessman Laurens Bancroft offers him the chance to live again. Kovacs will have to do something for Bancroft, though, if he wants to be resurrected. Bancroft's request of Kovacs is to solve a murder -- Bancroft's. "Altered Carbon" is based on Richard K. Morgan's cyberpunk noir novel of the same name.
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Critics Consensus

While not quite there yet, a clearer sense of purpose and more defined characters push Altered Carbon's sophomore season one step closer to the brilliance of its source material.

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Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald 03/04/2020
Mackie gives Kovacs a suitable sort of intensity and loose-limbed physicality... New showrunner Alison Schapker (Lost, Fringe) continues expanding a fascinating world out of the novels by Richard K. Morgan. Go to Full Review Graeme Virtue Guardian 02/28/2020
4/5
It is strangely reassuring to know that, even in the 24th century, wearing a scuffed leather jacket over a black hoodie is still the universal symbol of anti-hero cool. Go to Full Review Brian Tallerico New York Magazine/Vulture 02/28/2020
Mackie feels like an upgrade on Kinnaman generally, although the overheated voiceover isn't doing him any favors. Go to Full Review James McMahon NME (New Musical Express) 07/13/2021
2/5
For intriguing sci-fi action, stick with that strong first season. For the big questions, fellow Netflix original The Good Place is just a few short clicks away. Go to Full Review Victor Pineyro Seventh Art Studio 08/20/2020
7/10
Altered Carbon's biggest asset is its visually amazing universe, and the endless possibilities that come with it. Season 2 is somewhat better than 1. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review David Hogan hoganreviews.co.uk 06/08/2020
3/5
It had good moments, it had bad moments, it had dull moments. I kind of wish now that there was just Season 1 standing alone as a great example of the genre... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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babarizam D 2d I felt uncomfortable after watching 1st episode of season 2. It lacked that dark sensation of first season See more Will M @Mass9126 Jan 6 Very sad to see a brilliant season 1 (almost perfect show) nearly ruined by miscasting and complete character assassination. Tak was a brilliant character who used his mind to get what he needed out of others for a greater good. He lacked empathy and was driven almost like a machine. By season 2 he had wasted all his money and was wandering around looking for Quell acting weak, and vulnerable. It made zero sense. Even if you can forgive that as "character development," he never seems to be a step ahead and often stumbles onto plot twists via complete luck or incompetence in season 2. It’s a weird turn, I don’t blame the actors but the writers. The world building and concept of people living forever was so fascinating. The second season just treated those concepts as a plot point rather than the motivation for everyone’s existence. Very sad See more Darío M @Moyita3359 Dec 17 Ciertamente no es tan buena como la primera, cambia personajes y nos cuentan una historia totalmente distinta con el "mismo protagonista" sin embargo, el final es bastante bueno See more Matt V @MothBall755 Nov 7 Season one was so amazing, but the second season fell short. The second season story isnt quite as interesting, but the writing is pretty good. The acting is what really made it fall apart for me. Anthony Mackie is a terrible actor and his performance as Tak was borderline unwatchable. His skills fall so unbelievably short of Joel Kinnaman from the first season. Awful casting choice. See more Mr C Sep 15 Season 1 was 10X better. Love the story and theme of the show but season 2 was a disappointment. Felt like they weren’t expecting another season and rushed into another season with a well known marvel actor See more kiriyama1 Jul 5 Well this should be studied, "How to destroy a nearly perfect show in one season" would be my title. The cast was truly unlikeable, the screenwriting often contradicts itself, the characters that fans may be familiar with go through some of the worst character assassination in years and what is worse.. it's boring! See more Read all reviews
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Laeta Kalogridis

Creator

Anthony Mackie

Takeshi Kovacs

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Quell

Lela Loren

Danica Harlan

Simone Missick

Trepp

Chris Conner

Poe

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 27, 2020 Phantom Lady Three decades after the Bancroft case, a Meth tracks down Kovacs to offer him a job, a high-tech sleeve and a chance to see Quellcrist Falconer again. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 27, 2020 Payment Deferred As Col. Carrera takes charge of the murder investigation, Kovacs sets out to find Axley's bounty hunter; Poe's memory glitches worsen. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 27, 2020 Nightmare Alley Kovacs grapples with ghosts from his past as he's tortured by Carrera; Poe seeks help from a fellow AI; Trepp gets a lead on the man she's after. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 27, 2020 Shadow of a Doubt While the planet celebrates Harlan's Day, Kovacs hatches an escape plan; Quell pieces together slivers of her life; Poe faces a reckoning. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 27, 2020 I Wake Up Screaming Carrera sends his secret weapon on a mission; Kovacs and Trepp smuggle Quell out of the city; Poe takes a trip into virtual reality. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 27, 2020 Bury Me Dead As Quell reawakens to her past at Stronghold, she leads the clone into an underground chamber teeming with secrets; Gov. Harlan shows her true colors. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 27, 2020 Experiment Perilous When Quell's sleeve begins to shut down, Poe and Ms. Dig send her into virtual reality, where Kovacs finally learns the truth about her deadly rampages. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 27, 2020 Broken Angels With the fate of the whole planet on the line, Kovacs, Quell and the team race to find Konrad Harlan and stop a blast of Angelfire. Details

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Season Info

Creator
Laeta Kalogridis
Executive Producer
Laeta Kalogridis
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 27, 2020
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