Immortality isn’t all it’s cracked up to be in Altered Carbon’s violent cyberpunk future
Ever since HBO launched its widely successful fantasy drama Game of Thrones, other networks have been on the hunt for the next big genre show. Amazon has Man in the High Castle. Starz has American Gods. Syfy has The Expanse. These shows demonstrated that science fiction and fantasy could be a form of astute commentary on society embraced by mainstream audiences, instead of just escapism. While Netflix has fielded its own prestigious shows, like House of Cards and The Crown, it has lagged behind when it comes to science fiction. Its new sci-fi thriller Altered Carbon finally delivers the goods: a hard-hitting genre story that doesn’t shy away from complexity and ugly truths about humanity.
Altered Carbon is based on the 2002 novel by…
