Murder victims can testify against their attackers. There are existentially horrifying aspects, such as little girls being reincarnated into the bodies of old women. The fascinating implications of the story’s technology are neatly thread through the narrative too. ![]() And then there’s the Ivory Tower of Laurens Bancroft, high above the clouds, which comes complete with indoor trees, terracotta warriors and stained-glass windows enhancing the blinding light. We visit hologram strip bars and Edgar Allan Poe themed AI hotels. Altered Carbon’s world looks gorgeous (Photo: Netflix) There’s no doubt that the CGI-rendered cityscapes look impressive, as does the eye-catching production design of each individual location. World-building is one of Altered Carbon’s strongest attributes, both superficially and thematically. Eye-catching visuals fascinating implications Our protagonist soon adjusts to the idea of waking up a long way into the dystopian future (though it’s hinted that not much has really changed since his violent, murky time). ![]() We learn things as he does – though there are perhaps less fish-out-of-water elements than you’d think. The tantalising set-up excuses the near-overload of early exposition. Joel Kinnaman, who starred in the Robocop remake, is well and truly stacked here as the muscle-bound frame inhabited by enhanced killing machine Kovacs. It also revolves around the kind of buff, gruff, square-jawed action hero we haven’t really seen since the ’90s quick of growl, scowl and kung-fu kick. Move over Stallone and Arnie: Kinnaman is stacked (Photo: Netflix)
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