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| − | '''Altered Carbon''' is a TV series | + | '''Altered Carbon''' is a TV series [https://www.netflix.com/title/80097140 on Netflix].<ref>[https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/netflix-altered-carbon-series-order-sci-fi-1201683629/ Netflix Picks Up Futuristic Sci-Fi Series ‘Altered Carbon’ Based on Book]</ref> The first season premiered on February 2, 2018, featuring ten episodes. |
| − | The series is based on the 2002 novel trilogy written | + | The series is based on the 2002 novel trilogy written by Richard K. Morgan. |
| − | In a [[dystopian transhumanism|dystopian]] future, most people have utilised ubiquitous [[mind uploading]] technologies to create [[digital immortality]] via a spinal implant in a process known as 'resleeving'. Catholic minorities reject the technology, in turn making them extra vulnerable to criminals. | + | In a [[dystopian transhumanism|dystopian]] future, most people have utilised ubiquitous [[mind uploading]] technologies to create [[digital immortality]] via a spinal 'cortical stack' implant, in a process known as 'resleeving'. Catholic minorities reject the technology, in turn making them extra vulnerable to criminals. The setting features faster than light stack transmission via needlecast<ref>"A tightbeam transmission of your very being." [http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/content.asp?Bnum=606]</ref>, and a long-lived Methuselan [[oligarchic transhumanism|elite caste]] (colloquially known as "Meths"). |
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| + | The protagonist of the series is former Envoy Corps military operative Takeshi Kovács, whose stack has been taken from prison and resleeved in order to investigate the death of a Meth named Laurens Bancroft; ruled a suicide, but Bancroft's backup is convinced that he was murdered. | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{wikipedia|Altered Carbon (TV series)}} | * {{wikipedia|Altered Carbon (TV series)}} | ||
| − | * {{wikipedia|Altered Carbon | + | * {{wikipedia|Altered Carbon}} - original book |
| + | * [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2261227/ IMDb entry] | ||
* [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40445.Altered_Carbon Altered Carbon] - book review | * [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40445.Altered_Carbon Altered Carbon] - book review | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 09:44, 3 February 2018
Altered Carbon is a TV series on Netflix.[1] The first season premiered on February 2, 2018, featuring ten episodes.
The series is based on the 2002 novel trilogy written by Richard K. Morgan.
In a dystopian future, most people have utilised ubiquitous mind uploading technologies to create digital immortality via a spinal 'cortical stack' implant, in a process known as 'resleeving'. Catholic minorities reject the technology, in turn making them extra vulnerable to criminals. The setting features faster than light stack transmission via needlecast[2], and a long-lived Methuselan elite caste (colloquially known as "Meths").
The protagonist of the series is former Envoy Corps military operative Takeshi Kovács, whose stack has been taken from prison and resleeved in order to investigate the death of a Meth named Laurens Bancroft; ruled a suicide, but Bancroft's backup is convinced that he was murdered.
External links
Altered Carbon (TV series) on Wikipedia- Altered Carbon on Wikipedia - original book
- IMDb entry
- Altered Carbon - book review
References
- ↑ Netflix Picks Up Futuristic Sci-Fi Series ‘Altered Carbon’ Based on Book
- ↑ "A tightbeam transmission of your very being." [1]