On this day in television history - Altered Carbon (2018 TV series & books):

Altered Carbon

Based on the Altered Carbon novel series by Richard K. Morgan.

All 10 episodes released February 2, 2018.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Season 1. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Out of the Past.

Directed by Miguel Sapochnik.

Written by Laeta Kalogridis, Nevin Densham.

Cast: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner, Dichen Lachman, Ato Essandoh, Kristin Lehman, Trieu Tran, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Byron Mann, Waleed Zuaiter, Antonio Marziale, Olga Fonda, Daniel Bernhardt, Paul Lazenby, Jane Hancock, John Emmet Tracy, Tahmoh Penikett, Troy Rudolph, Elfina Luk, Glynis Davies, Howie Lai, Kwasi Thomas, Joel Montgrand, Nicole Anthony, Zahf Paroo, Shayn Walker, Cory Chetyrbok, Jay Cardinal Villeneuve, Morgan Gao, Riley Lai Nelet, Dario de Iaco, Fraser Aitcheson, Amitai Marmorstein, Simon Chin, Alyson Bath, Lisa Chandler, Leonie Bennett, Kat Pasion, Jason McKinnon, Tina Grant, Richard Ian Cox, Nickolas Baric, Nigel Brighton, Peter Brown, Jim Eliason, Matt Frewer, Sean Kohnke, Will Yun Lee, Sarah Porchetta, Scott Corban Sikma, Celeste White Steele, Linley Subryan.

Season 1. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Fallen Angel.

Directed by Nick Hurran.

Written by Laeta Kalogridis, Steve Blackman, Nevin Densham.

Cast: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner, Dichen Lachman, Ato Essandoh, Kristin Lehman, Trieu Tran, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Tamara Taylor, Waleed Zuaiter, Lisa Chandler, Stephanie Cleough, Marlene Forte, Teach Grant, Hiro Kanagawa, Hayley Law, Sean Amsing, James R. Baylis, Vern Bevis, Aaron Collett, Maddie Dixon-Poirier, Jillian Fargey, Alika Autran, Garfield Wilson, Eddie Flake, Vivian Full, Joshua Jorssen, Ken Kramer, David James Lewis, Tim Perez, Jesse Redmond, Sukh Singh, Andre Tricoteux, Sheila Tyson, Nalani Wakita, Celeste Ziegler, Justin Fortier, Guy Christie, Philip Cabrita, Michelle Clarke-Brown, Vanessa Richards, Gaalen Engen, Amro Majzoub, Natascha Schulmeister, Shawn Bordoff, Chris Loubardeas, Naomi Simpson, Lauren Overholt, Peter Brown, Jessie Fraser, Will Yun Lee, Lionel Marye, Courtney Richter, Kristi Taylor.

Season 1. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: In a Lonely Place.

Directed by Nick Hurran.

Written by Laeta Kalogridis, Brian Nelson, Nevin Densham.

Cast: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner, Dichen Lachman, Ato Essandoh, Kristin Lehman, Trieu Tran, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Tamara Taylor, Waleed Zuaiter, Morgan Gao, Hiro Kanagawa, Hayley Law, Antonio Marziale, Riley Lai Nelet, Anna Van Hooft, Michael Adamthwaite, Mauri Bernstein, Nikohl Boosheri, Kai Bradbury, Stephanie Cleough, Demord Dann, Michael Eklund, Toby Hargrave, Wolfgang Klassen, Yukari Komatsu, Michelle Lee, Chris McNally, David Will No, Zahf Paroo, Yuichi Saito, Christian Sloan, Andre Tricoteux, Fiona Vroom, Bree Woodill, Charles Zuckermann, Peter Brown, Jim Eliason, Will Yun Lee, Derek Schnobb.

Season 1. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: Force of Evil.

Directed by Alex Graves.

Written by Laeta Kalogridis, Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, Nevin Densham.

Cast: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner, Dichen Lachman, Ato Essandoh, Kristin Lehman, Trieu Tran, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Will Yun Lee, Waleed Zuaiter, Matt Biedel, Adam Busch, Alika Autran, Stephanie Cleough, Michael Eklund, Marlene Forte, Teach Grant, Tahmoh Penikett, Katie Stuart, Fiona Vroom, Garfield Wilson, Mauri Bernstein, Hector Borderas, Melanie Chan, Nada Cosovic, Isabella Farrier, Hesham Hammoud, Juana Lerma Juarez, Chad Krowchuk, Enrique Dante Miles Lopez, David Milchard, Muhumuza Mushega, Jody Racicot, Alex Rockhill, Andre Tricoteux, Francisco Trujillo Avalos-Davidson, Seth Whittaker.

Season 1. Episode 5.

Episode entitled: The Wrong Man.

Directed by Uta Briesewitz.

Written by Laeta Kalogridis, Nevin Densham.

Cast: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner, Dichen Lachman, Ato Essandoh, Kristin Lehman, Trieu Tran, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Byron Mann, Waleed Zuaiter, Matt Biedel, Adam Busch, Dario de Iaco, Michael Eklund, Marlene Forte, Matt Frewer, Hiro Kanagawa, Antonio Marziale, Fiona Vroom, Nyla Alleyne, Asia Au-Yeung, Jesse Downs, Camille Martinez, Zahf Paroo, Anoop Randhawa, Trevor Roberts, Winson Won, Brett Chan, Lisa Chandler, Glen Ferguson.

Season 1. Episode 6.

Episode entitled: Man with My Face.

Directed by Alex Graves.

Written by Laeta Kalogridis, Steve Blackman, Nevin Densham.

Cast: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner, Dichen Lachman, Ato Essandoh, Kristin Lehman, Trieu Tran, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Tamara Taylor, Byron Mann, Waleed Zuaiter, Matt Biedel, Adam Busch, Marlene Forte, Antonio Marziale, Hayley Law, Hiro Kanagawa, Matt Frewer, Fraser Aitcheson, Paul Cheng, Eddie Flake, Hyuma Frankowski, Dario de Iaco, Lillian Lim, Chris McNally, Zahf Paroo, Arnold Pinnock, Colleen Wheeler, Benjamin Wilkinson, Brett Chan, Glen Ferguson, Muhumuza Mushega, Trevor Roberts, Celeste White Steele, Linley Subryan.

Season 1. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: Nora Inu.

Directed by Andy Goddard.

Written by Laeta Kalogridis, Nevin Densham, Casey Fisher.

Cast: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner, Dichen Lachman, Ato Essandoh, Kristin Lehman, Trieu Tran, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Will Yun Lee, Alika Autran, Daniel Bernhardt, Teach Grant, Katie Stuart, Garfield Wilson, Morgan Gao, Riley Lai Nelet, Arnold Pinnock, Michael Adamthwaite, Jojo Ahenkorah, Primo Allon, Maddie Dixon-Poirier, Jessica Garcie, Chelsea Gill, Darcy Hinds, Anna Van Hooft, Yuvraj Kalsi, Yukari Komatsu, Veda Maharaj, Eijiro Ozaki, Glen Ferguson, Chelsea Mainwaring.

Season 1. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: Clash by Night.

Directed by Uta Briesewitz.

Written by Laeta Kalogridis, Brian Nelson, Nevin Densham, Richard Morgan.

Cast: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner, Dichen Lachman, Ato Essandoh, Kristin Lehman, Trieu Tran, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Tamara Taylor, Adam Busch, Cliff Chamberlain, Hiro Kanagawa, Hayley Law, Anna Van Hooft, Antonio Marziale, Fiona Vroom, Sean Amsing, James R. Baylis, Bruce Blain, Maddie Dixon-Poirier, Zahf Paroo, Arnold Pinnock, Alika Autran, Lisa Chandler, Glen Ferguson, Will Yun Lee, John Specogna, Celeste White Steele, Katie Stuart, Linley Subryan.

Season 1. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: Rage in Heaven.

Directed by Peter Hoar.

Written by Laeta Kalogridis, Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, Nevin Densham.

Cast: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner, Dichen Lachman, Ato Essandoh, Kristin Lehman, Trieu Tran, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Adam Busch, Cliff Chamberlain, Lexi Atkins, Lisa Chandler, Marlene Forte, Hiro Kanagawa, Hayley Law, Francisco Trujillo Avalos-Davidson, Hector Borderas, Toby Levins, Enrique Dante Miles Lopez, Hannah Rose May, Peter Woodward, Jim Eliason, Glen Ferguson.

Season 1. Episode 10.

Episode entitled: The Killers.

Directed by Peter Hoar.

Written by Laeta Kalogridis, Nevin Densham.

Cast: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner, Dichen Lachman, Ato Essandoh, Kristin Lehman, Trieu Tran, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Tamara Taylor, Adam Busch, Cliff Chamberlain, Marlene Forte, Hiro Kanagawa, Hayley Law, Antonio Marziale, Chris McNally, Morgan Gao, Riley Lai Nelet, Zahf Paroo, Fiona Vroom, Francisco Trujillo Avalos-Davidson, Alison Araya, Nikohl Boosheri, Hector Borderas, Edward Dalmas, Darren Dolynski, Rob Hayter, Toby Levins, Enrique Dante Miles Lopez, Courtney Richter, Hannah Rose May.

Recommended reading:

Altered Carbon

Three-book Takeshi Kovacs novel series by Richard K. Morgan.

Filmed as:

Two-season TV show Altered Carbon (2018–2020).

&

The movie Altered Carbon: Resleeved (2020).

Altered Carbon

By Richard K. Morgan

Published by Del Rey.

Published by 2002.

ISBN-10: 0345457684

ISBN-13: 978-0345457684

Description:

In the twenty-fifth century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U.N. While divisions in race, religion, and class still exist, advances in technology have redefined life itself. Now, assuming one can afford the expensive procedure, a person’s consciousness can be stored in a cortical stack at the base of the brain and easily downloaded into a new body (or “sleeve”) making death nothing more than a minor blip on a screen.

Ex-U.N. envoy Takeshi Kovacs has been killed before, but his last death was particularly painful. Dispatched one hundred eighty light-years from home, re-sleeved into a body in Bay City (formerly San Francisco, now with a rusted, dilapidated Golden Gate Bridge), Kovacs is thrown into the dark heart of a shady, far-reaching conspiracy that is vicious even by the standards of a society that treats “existence” as something that can be bought and sold.

Broken Angels

By Richard K. Morgan.

Published by Del Rey.

Published 2003.

ISBN-10: 0345457714

ISBN-13: 978-0345457714

Description:

Cynical, quick-on-the-trigger Takeshi Kovacs, the ex-U.N. envoy turned private eye, has changed careers, and bodies, once more . . . trading sleuthing for soldiering as a warrior-for-hire, and helping a far-flung planet’s government put down a bloody revolution.

But when it comes to taking sides, the only one Kovacs is ever really on is his own. So when a rogue pilot and a sleazy corporate fat cat offer him a lucrative role in a treacherous treasure hunt, he’s only too happy to go AWOL with a band of resurrected soldiers of fortune. All that stands between them and the ancient alien spacecraft they mean to salvage are a massacred city bathed in deadly radiation, unleashed nanotechnolgy with a million ways to kill, and whatever surprises the highly advanced Martian race may have in store. But armed with his genetically engineered instincts, and his trusty twin Kalashnikovs, Takeshi is ready to take on anything – and let the devil take whoever’s left behind.

Woken Furies

By Richard K. Morgan.

Published by Del Rey.

Published 2005.

ISBN-10: 0345499778

ISBN-13: 978-0345499776

Description:

Once a gang member, then a marine, then a galaxy-hopping Envoy trained to wreak slaughter and suppression across the stars, a bleeding, wounded Kovacs was chilling out in a New Hokkaido bar when some so-called holy men descended on a slim beauty with tangled, hyperwired hair. An act of quixotic chivalry later and Kovacs was in deep: mixed up with a woman with two names, many powers, and one explosive history.

In a world where the real and virtual are one and the same and the dead can come back to life, the damsel in distress may be none other than the infamous Quellcrist Falconer, the vaporized symbol of a freedom now gone from Harlan’s World. Kovacs can deal with the madness of AI. He can do his part in a battle against biomachines gone wild, search for a three-centuries-old missing weapons system, and live with a blood feud with the yakuza, and even with the betrayal of people he once trusted. But when his relationship with “the” Falconer brings him an enemy specially designed to destroy him, he knows it’s time to be afraid.

After all, the guy sent to kill him is himself: but younger, stronger, and straight out of hell.

Wild, provocative, and riveting, Woken Furies is a full-bore science fiction spectacular of the highest order – from one of the most original and spellbinding storytellers at work today.

Altered Carbon: The Art and Making of the Series

By Abbie Bernstein.

Published by Titan Books.

Published 2020.

ISBN-10: 1789092183

ISBN-13: 978-1789092189

Description:

Indulge in the fantastic world-building and compelling characters brought to vivid life – SYFY.

Go behind the scenes of Altered Carbon in this exclusive collection of art. Packed with concept art, final designs, and artist commentary plus previously unseen storyboards.

Awaken into the cyberpunk world of Skydance's Altered Carbon. Stacks - implanted chips that store human consciousness - have made death obsolete. When Envoy Takeshi Kovacs finds himself sleeved in an unfamiliar body and assigned to investigate the murder of a wealthy businessman, he begins to uncover the seedy underbelly of a society where death is no longer permanent.

This richly detailed and beautiful coffee table book takes readers from the glittering Aerium to the gritty streets of Bay City. Featuring development art, stills, set photos, storyboards, and VFX builds from the first two seasons, plus interviews with cast and crew. Altered Carbon: The Art and Making of the Series will bring readers into this visually stunning futuristic world where technology has transformed mortality.