25 Most Hotly Anticipated New TV Shows Of 2018

7. Altered Carbon

Altered Carbon
Netflix

Who? Laeta Kalogridis (creator); Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Renée Elise Goldsberry.

What? Netflix's big new sci-fi series based on Richard K. Morgan's eponymous novel, which takes place 500 years in the future, where the UN oversees a number of extrasolar planets settled on by humans.

Why? A couple of the names involved are slightly dubious (Kalogridis did write Terminator Genisys, after all, but also wrote Shutter Island, and the jury is out on Kinnaman) but the pros here outweigh the cons. It looks like a gloriously trippy, dystopian sci-fi, with great cyberpunk visuals, a diverse and interesting cast, an intriguing mystery, acclaimed source material to draw upon, and a first episode directed by the brilliant Miguel Sapochnik.

When & Where? February 2, Netflix.

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