Altered Carbon on Netflix: UK release date, trailer and everything else you need to know

The show reportedly cost more than the first three series of Game of Thrones put together 
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Aime Grant Cumberbatch2 February 2018

At Netflix’s subscriber base continues to grow, so does its spending.

New sci-fi series Altered Carbon follows in the footsteps of the streaming giant's other flashy originals Stranger Things and The Crown with its lavish budget.

But aside from cutting-edge special effects and high-stakes action, what else can we expect from the new dystopian drama?

What’s it about?

Based on Richard K Morgan’s cyberpunk noir novel of the same name, there’s more than a whiff of The Matrix about this new series, opening as it does with rows of hibernating bodies floating in preservation pods full of gloop.

But there the similarities end as, we’re introduced to Takeshi Kovacs, a former criminal, who wakes up from a 250-year-long sleep with a new body and a dilemma – help solve a murder or spend the rest of his life in futuristic prison.

Altered Carbon is one for those who enjoyed Channel 4’s rendering of Phillip Dick’s Electric Dreams, or who are looking for something to fill a Black Mirror-shaped hole in their viewing schedule.

Who’s in the cast?

Joel Kinnaman, who viewers may recognise from his roles in other Netflix dramas The Killing and House of Cards, plays warrior-turned detective Kovacs.

He’s supported by James Purefoy as the man could help give him his freedom Laurens Bancroft, The Good Wife actress Renee Elise Goldsberry and Street Kings’ Martha Higareda.

Star turn: Joel Kinnaman as Takeshi Kovacs
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How can I watch it?

Those with a Netflix subscription can watch the series in its entirety from Friday, February 2.

Will there be a series two?

As the first set of episodes has only just landed, Netflix will probably wait a while to gauge viewer response, if it can attract enough fans Altered Carbon will most likely get a second run.

But there are rumours that the platform already put a sequel in motion six weeks ago.

According to Production Weekly, filming for series 2 will start in October, which would allow the show to return with new episodes next February.

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