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Revolutionary novel now an epic series on Netflix

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Netflix’s latest original adult sci-fi series Altered Carbon, based on the groundbreaking cyberpunk novel by Richard K. Morgan, will transport the viewers into a new reality that boasts of revolutionary visuals, extraordinary action, and an intense landscape filled with cutting-edge themes. 

Altered Carbon season 1 takes off from the acclaimed book with ten episodes that stars Joel Kinnaman, Martha Higareda, Dichen Lachman, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Chris Conner, Trieu Tran, Will Yun Lee and James Purefoy

The stunning and richly detailed world of Richard K. Morgan’s acclaimed, influential and astonishing sci-fi cyberpunk novel Altered Carbon has been intriguing its readers’ desires for a potential filmed adaptation since it was published in 2002. Transporting it off the page, however, has proven elusive. It wasn’t until series creator and executive producer Laeta Kalogridis teamed with Skydance Television, and Netflix to launch Altered Carbon with a revolutionary, narratively expansive 10 episodes that Morgan’s epic was able to leap between mediums.

Swedish actor Joel Kinnaman in a scene from the Netflix series, 'Altered Carbon.'

Kalogridis – screenwriter of Shutter Island, Terminator Genisys , and the upcoming Alita:  Battle Angel , and a producer of White House Down and James Cameron’s record-breaking blockbuster Avatar – says her love of Morgan’s story, which won the Philip K. Dick award for Best Novel in 2003 (and which the author expanded in two subsequent books) and its connection to elemental parts of the human experience fueled her innovative adaptation of Altered Carbon. Season one of the epic series is of a piece with the book, but stands alone in its own right.

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 “Morgan’s book is such a seminal sci-fi text,” Kalogridis says of the work that serves as the series’ blueprint. “It’s a very serious sci-fi story about a technology that allows life to be extended indefinitely. Yet in no way was the story removed from completely identifiable human emotions. It has all the bells and whistles of great sci-fi, but at its heart is a very human story. And it was noir, which I love.”

The book has likewise earned glowing reviews from critics round the globe.  The New York Times considers the novel as ferociously readable while the London Times says “This seamless marriage of hardcore cyberpunk and hard-boiled detective tale is an astonishing first novel.”

Altered Carbon Season 1 is now streaming in Netflix. Follow official Altered Carbon social pages:  Twitter: @altcarb  /  Instagram: @altcarb  / Facebook: www.facebook.com/AltCarb/   

The movie tie-in edition of Altered Carbon is available for Php 736.00 at any Fully Booked branch. 

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