Altered Carbon: Season 1

2018 · 10 episodes · ★ 7.4

What Season 1 of Altered Carbon

In the year 2384, the human mind is stored on a digital medium and can be transferred into another body. Takeshi Kovacs, a former soldier in special units, wakes up 250 years later in the body of police officer Elias Ryker in Bay City. He has been brought back to life by aristocrat Laurens Bancroft, who offers him his freedom if he solves a murder. Kovacs investigates alongside Lieutenant Ortega, who keeps a close eye on his every move, while he must find out who threatened Bancroft. Joel Kinnaman stars as Kovacs in this science fiction series created by Laeta Kalogridis and streaming on Netflix.

10episodes

Feb 2, 2018premiered

9.1 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Out of the Past
Feb 2, 2018 · 59 min · ★ 7.5
Waking up in a new body 250 years after his death, Takeshi Kovacs discovers he's been resurrected to help a titan of industry solve his own murder.
Directing: Miguel Sapochnik · Writing: Laeta Kalogridis, Nevin Densham, Richard K. Morgan · Starring: Waleed Zuaiter, Lisa Chandler, Antonio Marziale, Olga Fonda
1x02 Fallen Angel
Feb 2, 2018 · 57 min · ★ 7.1
While Kovacs tracks down a man who sent Bancroft a death threat, Lt. Ortega bends the rules to keep tabs on his whereabouts.
Directing: Nick Hurran · Writing: Steve Blackman · Starring: Waleed Zuaiter, Lisa Chandler, Marlene Forte, Hayley Law
1x03 In a Lonely Place
Feb 2, 2018 · 52 min · ★ 7.1
Kovacs recruits an unlikely partner to watch his back during a banquet at the Bancroft home, where Ortega oversees the night's grisly entertainment.
Directing: Nick Hurran · Writing: Brian Nelson · Starring: Waleed Zuaiter, Antonio Marziale, Fiona Vroom, Hayley Law
1x04 Force of Evil
Feb 2, 2018 · 50 min · ★ 7.7
Tortured by his captor, Kovacs taps into his Envoy training to survive. Ortega springs a surprise on her family for Día de los Muertos.
Directing: Alex Graves · Writing: Garrett Lerner, Russel Friend · Starring: Waleed Zuaiter, Will Yun Lee, Marlene Forte, Fiona Vroom
1x05 The Wrong Man
Feb 2, 2018 · 54 min · ★ 7.4
After learning his sleeve's identity, Kovacs demands the full story from Ortega. A tip from Poe leads to a major breakthrough in the Bancroft case.
Directing: Uta Briesewitz · Writing: Nevin Densham · Starring: Waleed Zuaiter, Antonio Marziale, Marlene Forte, Fiona Vroom
1x06 Man with My Face
Feb 2, 2018 · 47 min · ★ 7.4
With Ortega's fate hanging in the balance, Kovacs drops a bombshell on the Bancrofts. Later, he comes face to face with an unsettling opponent.
Directing: Alex Graves · Writing: Steve Blackman · Starring: Waleed Zuaiter, Antonio Marziale, Marlene Forte, Adam Busch
1x07 Nora Inu
Feb 2, 2018 · 67 min · ★ 7.5
As Kovacs reconnects with a figure from his past, his tangled history with the Protectorate, the Uprising and Quell plays out in flashbacks.
Directing: Andy Goddard · Writing: Casey Fisher, Nevin Densham · Starring: Will Yun Lee, Teach Grant, Michael Adamthwaite, Garfield Wilson
1x08 Clash by Night
Feb 2, 2018 · 53 min · ★ 7.3
His world rocked, Kovacs requests a dipper to help him sew up the Bancroft case quickly. Ortega races to identify the mystery woman from Fight Drome.
Directing: Uta Briesewitz · Writing: Brian Nelson · Starring: Lisa Chandler, Antonio Marziale, Fiona Vroom, Adam Busch
1x09 Rage in Heaven
Feb 2, 2018 · 54 min · ★ 7.4
After a devastating rampage, Kovacs and his allies hatch a bold -- and very risky -- scheme to infiltrate Head in the Clouds.
Directing: Peter Hoar · Writing: Garrett Lerner, Russel Friend · Starring: Lisa Chandler, Marlene Forte, Adam Busch, Hayley Law
1x10 The Killers Season Finale
Feb 2, 2018 · 51 min · ★ 7.4
As a cornered Kovacs braces for a final showdown in the sky, a new hero emerges and more buried secrets come to light.
Directing: Peter Hoar · Writing: Laeta Kalogridis, Nevin Densham · Starring: Antonio Marziale, Marlene Forte, Fiona Vroom, Adam Busch