John Alfone

As someone who exclusively watches movies at the cinema for reasons including the aspect ratio, this show was outstanding on every level and actually made me into a new fan of Netflix. What I found most refreshing and daring was the merging of high production values with both very intelligent and edgy content. This is something the major Hollywood studios have almost all but abandoned not only in this decade but almost entirely thus far in this millennia. The producers of "Altered Carbon" were not striving for a PG-13 rating like the excellent live-action version of "Ghost in the Shell" or even the "soft R" rating of last year's exceptional "Blade Runner: 2049"--they pushed beyond and I am thankful for this because I did not realize this was commercially plausible. As a reformed film critic, I rarely write reviews. This show was so great on so many levels I felt it merited my humble plaudits. I am looking forward to Season 2. Thank you.