Based on the novel of the same title by Richard K. Morgan, Netflix’s ambitious cyberpunk series Altered Carbon took years to find the story on a display. But with its big enormous locked and loaded, allowing the series’ team to go out with sci-fi madness, Altered Carbon eventually surfaced on Netflix using a 10-episode first time in February 2018. Viewers quickly learned that the series, set in an alternate reality where humans have found a way to digitize their consciousness, was well worth the delay, along with the streaming support only as quickly revived Altered Carbon for another season only a couple of months following the first debuted. Altered Carbon Season 2 struck Netflix in February 2020, and ever since that time, fans have wondered about the prospects of the Altered Carbon season 3.
Release Date
Assuming Altered Carbon is revived, it’s safe to say that season 3 will not arrive Netflix until early 2022. The prospect of possibly having to wait for two years in the time of the writing for a year that you will likely binge-watch at a weekend or less certainly isn’t attractive, but Altered Carbon season 3 should be well worth the wait. Meanwhile, you can rewatch the next chapter, return to the first, or dive into the spin-off universe.
Cast
Everybody wants to see Anthony Mackie, who played with Kovacs on season two, return for Altered Carbon period 3. Regrettably, if the writers follow the same routine of re-sleeving each year, it’s improbable that Mackie will return because he substituted Joel Kinnaman following the very first year. There could, however, be flashbacks in which Mackie will appear. Plus, the actor told The Hollywood Reporter he isn’t prepared to hang up his Altered Carbon sneakers: “I hope I get the chance to deliver Kovacs back again next season. I am not prepared [to leave the series].”
Plot
Of course, there are major unanswered questions from Altered Carbon season two, the most important of which is exactly what occurred to Kovacs and his sister Reileen. What everybody would probably want to view, regardless of what character he’s playing, is a return from Mackie, which isn’t out of the question if the founders decide they wish to bring back the beloved celebrity. Certainly, they could write his personality into a script more whistles including Mackie can exist. While countless questions and rumors will swirl until season 3 is official, one thing we do know is that what is dead does not always remain dead — as long as the pile is okay.
