Luke Lowery

Altered Carbon is a good drama that I've binged recently. It's based off of a Richard K. Morgan novel by the same name. If you're a fan of sci-fi mysteries, this one is definitely for you. It takes place thousands of years in the future where humans have achieved conditional immortality. If you've ever seen the San Junipero episode of Black Mirror, it's similar to that; humans have developed a way to virtually download consciousness into an (electronic?) implant at the base of the skull. The only way to truly kill someone is to destroy this device, referred to as a "stack" in the series. The protagonist is an elite soldier who is brought back to life to solve the "murder" of an insanely wealthy man. The show offers a good amount of character development, showing flashbacks to the protagonist's previous lives. It also accomplishes strategic ambiguity very well, similar to an M. Night Shyamalan film. Within the final couple of episodes all the pieces of the puzzle come crashing into place in a spectacular fashion. It has a super cool feel, cinematography was great, and the plot progression was definitely addicting.