Check Out Netflix’s New High Concept Sci-Fi Series ‘Altered Carbon’
— 5 December 2017

Check Out Netflix’s New High Concept Sci-Fi Series ‘Altered Carbon’

— 5 December 2017
Garry Lu
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Garry Lu

We’ve reached a point in the year where there’s a lull of things to binge. Releases have either already been consumed, or remain in the pipes. To fill the inevitable void left by the likes of Stranger Things, Netflix has just premiered the trailer for a new sci-fi series entitled Altered Carbon. And it’s deliciously dystopic.

The premise of the show is based on Richard K, Morgan’s 2002 novel of the same name, and entails human singularity. Due to the rapid progression of technology, human consciousness can now be converted to a digital form and downloaded into a “cortical stack”. This is then transferred into a fresh body. Essentially, death has well and truly been cheated. And science spits on the face of God.

Altered Carbon will star Joel Kinnaman, who portrayed Takeshi Kovacs, an “Envoy soldier”. Kovacs has supposedly been revived centuries after his original death as to investigate the attempted murder of Earth’s wealthiest man. In the preview, we’re left with an ominous quote from Kocacs. “The danger of living too many times… you forget to fear death.” Suffice it to say, this is a Blade Runner-esque storyline dripping in an awesome neon aesthetic to match.

This is set to be an addictive watch, and an entertaining run of affairs, scheduled to debut on Netflix on February 2nd 2018. And you can check out the trailer in the link below.

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After stretching his legs with companies such as The Motley Fool and the odd marketing agency, Garry joined Boss Hunting in 2019 as a fully-fledged Content Specialist. In 2021, he was promoted to News Editor. Garry proudly retains a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, black bruises from Muay Thai, as well as a black belt in all things pop culture. Drop him a line at [email protected]

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