TV series

Altered Carbon

2018–2020 · 2 seasons

A sleek, brutal cyberpunk noir that immerses you in a world of body-swapping and moral decay, demanding attention as it unravels its mysteries.

Tagline: No body lives forever.
Overview: After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder.
How it feels: Dark, tense, cynical and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Identity, power, corruption, death
Content: Strong violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
power
corruption
death
obsession
Places: big city
Era: far-future
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong