Is any show safe at Netflix? Sure, they have some great programming but they also seem to cancel shows without missing a beat. The latest victim is Altered Carbon, which has been canceled by Netflix after two seasons.
The eight-episode Season 2 of the cyberpunk drama, which starred Anthony Mackie, was released on February 27, followed by an anime movie on March 19. Netflix’s decision not to proceed with further seasons was made in April and is not COVID-related but stems from the streamer’s standard viewership vs. cost renewal review process. (Netflix recently canceled two previously renewed series, The Society and I Am Not OK With This, citing COVID-related circumstances.)
Altered Carbon was created by Laeta Kalogridis based on the 2002 novel of the same title by English author Richard K. Morgan. Its two-season Netflix run (and a movie) matches that of another boundary-pushing sci-fi series, the Wachowskis’ Sense8. Season 2 of Altered Carbon began 30 years after the epic conclusion of Season 1 and found Takeshi Kovacs (Mackie), the lone surviving soldier of a group of elite interstellar warriors. Mackie took over as Takeshi from Joel Kinnaman, who played the starring role in Season 1.
