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Altered Carbon Is Canceled at Netflix After 2 Seasons

Time to unplug the stack. Deadline is reporting that Netflix has chosen not to renew Altered Carbon for a third season, meaning the show will likely come to an abrupt end unless Skydance Television can find another network. Altered Carbon was one of Netflix’s first big sci-fi shows, based on the novels by Richard K.…

io9 Beth Elderkin Aug 26

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Boldly Get Into Star Trek Adventures and Become a Sentient Gun in the Latest Gaming News

Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9’s column all about board games, RPGs, and tabletop gaming news. There have been plenty of exciting announcements following the online-only GenCon 2020, along with some really intriguing new Kickstarter campaigns. These include new miniatures based on the Dungeons & Dragons wheelchair combat ruleset, Wyrmwood’s latest convertible gaming table, and…

Games Beth Elderkin Aug 18

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Talisman Finds the Force, a D&D Online Summer Camp, and More in Gaming News

Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9’s column all about board games and tabletop roleplaying games. There are a lot of exciting crowdfunding campaigns out right now as developers try to prepare for life after the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, we’ve got the new Arkham Horror: The Card Gamecampaign and a creative way Spin Master is…

Games Beth Elderkin May 12

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Altered Carbon Looks Stacked in an Exclusive Preview of Netflix’s Coffee Table Book

Netflix’s Altered Carbon is a show that tries to match its substance with lots of style. Taking inspiration from the cyberpunk genre, most notably Blade Runner, the series intertwines wealth, poverty, and technology to represent a universe where death is meaningless. We have a first look inside Netflix’s official artbook that shows the style, substance,…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin Mar 25

Sony Has Plans for Another Spider-Man Spinoff Movie

Stephen Lang says Avatar is playing a long game with his villain. Todd McFarlane still wants Jamie Foxx to be his Spawn. Syfy is thinking about resurrecting Sanctuary. Plus, get a first look at the Altered Carbon anime series, and a mysterious tease for the theme of the tenth season of American Horror Story. Spoilers…

Television James Whitbrook Mar 11

Altered Carbon’s Stars on Love and Getting a Happy Ending in Cyberpunk

In the world of cyberpunk fiction, is there such a thing as a truly happy ending? For the second season of Altered Carbon, the answer is: kind of. As the series moves from explorations of identity to interpersonal relationships, every character is trying to figure out the role of love in their complicated and sometimes…

io9 Beth Elderkin Mar 5

7 Things We Liked (and 3 We Didn’t) About Altered Carbon Season 2

Altered Carbon has returned with a new sleeve and a new lease on life, as Anthony Mackie’s arrival marks just one of the ways this season is a major departure from its debut. Overall it was successful, with a few bumps along the way. Here are our spoiler-light thoughts on what synched and what sank.…

io9 Beth Elderkin Mar 2

Hamilton’s Renée Elise Goldsberry Takes Center Stage in Altered Carbon Season 2

Takeshi Kovacs (Anthony Mackie) might be the star of Altered Carbon, but it’s Quellcrist Falconer’s show. Played by Renée Elise Goldsberry, the character undergoes a metamorphosis in season two, blossoming into the emotional and moral core of the series. That’s not an easy feat when everything around you—including your own character—is changing by the second.…

io9 Beth Elderkin Feb 28

Altered Carbon’s Simone Missick Says Misty Knight Is Partially to Thank for Getting the New Gig

The newest star of Altered Carbon, Simone Missick, may be best known for playing Misty Knight in Marvel’s now-defunct Netflix Universe, but her latest role is going to turn (and decapitate) some heads. She’s shed the robotic arm for some neural implants and a gun, and she’s having the time of her life. “The introduction…

io9 Beth Elderkin Feb 26

In Altered Carbon’s Action-Packed Season 2 Trailer, Anthony Mackie Gets Ready for War

Takeshi Kovacs may have a different body, but his life and goals haven’t changed. In the first full trailer for season two of Altered Carbon, Anthony Mackie steps into Joel Kinnaman’s “Stack” for an action-packed journey across the galaxy to find his lost love… but he might not like what he finds. Following his huge…

Trailers Beth Elderkin Feb 11

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Dishonored Sneaks Onto Tabletop and Monopoly Gets Too Gross in the Latest Gaming News

Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9’s column all about board games and tabletop roleplaying games. The 2020 Toy Fair is right around the corner, and with that will come plenty of exciting game announcements. Luckily, some teams are getting started early with a slew of RPG announcements—including a Kickstarter debut for Altered Carbon’s roleplaying adventure…

Games Beth Elderkin Feb 4

Anthony Mackie’s Takeshi Kovacs Suits Up in Altered Carbon Season 2‘s Teaser

The new season of Altered Carbon is just around the corner, so it’s about time we get to see The Falcon and the Winter Soldier star Anthony Mackie in action as our new Takeshi Kovacs. If you watched the first season of the Netflix series, you’ll recall the tech in this world allows you to…

Trailers Jill Pantozzi Feb 4

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Set Pictures Give Us Our First Look at U.S. Agent

J.J. Abrams’ production company could have big plans for the Justice League Dark. No, Hugo Weaving will not be back for Matrix 4. The Expanse is beefing up its main cast for the next season. Plus, what’s to come on Legends of Tomorrow, Altered Carbon returns for round two, and get a glimpse of the…

Television James Whitbrook Jan 22

Luke Cage’s Simone Missick Reflects on the Sudden Loss of Misty Knight

When Simone Missick received a call from Marvel’s television president Jeph Loeb last year, she thought she was finally getting a Daughters of the Dragon series. Instead, she was told that Luke Cage wasn’t getting a third season. It was the second in a string of cancellations that killed Netflix’s Marvel TV universe, but Missick…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin Sep 24

Sci-Fi Miniseries Restoration Feels like Altered Carbon With a Case of the Body Snatchers

Seems like any other day. You head to the doctor to undergo a routine digital back-up of your consciousness, but find yourself suddenly trapped in someone else’s body. That’s the premise behind Restoration, an Australian sci-fi miniseries now available to watch for free online. Created by Stuart Willis and Matthew Clayfield, Restoration is a five-part…

Movies Beth Elderkin Sep 14

Could Taika Waititi Join The Suicide Squad?

Taika Waititi somehow has the time to consider a DC movie role, but he’s also explaining how he got Natalie Portman back for Thor: Love and Thunder. Get over here, because Mortal Kombat has found its Scorpion. Yesterday’s Himesh Patel has joined the case of Christopher Nolan’s mysterious new movie. Plus, a first look at…

Television James Whitbrook Aug 28

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Altered Carbon Gets an RPG, Frankenstein Has an Heir, and More in Tabletop Gaming News

Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9’s regular column all about the fantastic world of board games and tabletop roleplaying games—focusing on sci-fi and fantasy, of course. This time around we’ve got some exciting announcements in the worlds of Altered Carbon and Magic: The Gathering, as well as a Kickstarter for a story expansion to the…

Games Beth Elderkin Apr 16

Luke Cage’s Simone Missick Has Joined Altered Carbon Season 2

Simone Missick, the actress behind Misty Knight in Netflix’s now-canceled Marvel television universe, has traded in her bionic arm for a cortical stack. Netflix has announced that she’s joining Altered Carbon for its second season, along with a few other new faces. Plus, we’ve got the return of two important characters—even though they’re both supposed…

io9 Beth Elderkin Feb 22

How Some Classic Cyberpunk Tropes Have Outlived Their Welcome

The visual language of cyberpunk was invented in the late ‘70s. And a lot of it just doesn’t work anymore. In a new video essay centered on Altered Carbon, Blade Runner, and the history of cyberpunk, YouTuber Just Write discusses why the old-school visual language of cyberpunk—neon, advertisements, the lone pistol-wielding hacker—often falls flat in…

Movies Julie Muncy Nov 18

Netflix Is Making a Pacific Rim Anime Series

It’s a good day to be a fan of giant kaiju. Netflix has announced that it’s expanding further into animation with several new anime series, including ones based on Pacific Rim and Altered Carbon. According to Deadline, Netflix is working on five new anime. There’s a show from Cowboy Bebop writer Dai Sato that will…

io9 Beth Elderkin Nov 7

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Altered Carbon Is Canceled at Netflix After 2 Seasons

Boldly Get Into Star Trek Adventures and Become a Sentient Gun in the Latest Gaming News

Talisman Finds the Force, a D&D Online Summer Camp, and More in Gaming News

Altered Carbon Looks Stacked in an Exclusive Preview of Netflix’s Coffee Table Book

Sony Has Plans for Another Spider-Man Spinoff Movie

Altered Carbon’s Stars on Love and Getting a Happy Ending in Cyberpunk

7 Things We Liked (and 3 We Didn’t) About Altered Carbon Season 2

Hamilton’s Renée Elise Goldsberry Takes Center Stage in Altered Carbon Season 2

Altered Carbon’s Simone Missick Says Misty Knight Is Partially to Thank for Getting the New Gig

In Altered Carbon’s Action-Packed Season 2 Trailer, Anthony Mackie Gets Ready for War

Dishonored Sneaks Onto Tabletop and Monopoly Gets Too Gross in the Latest Gaming News

Anthony Mackie’s Takeshi Kovacs Suits Up in Altered Carbon Season 2‘s Teaser

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Set Pictures Give Us Our First Look at U.S. Agent

Luke Cage’s Simone Missick Reflects on the Sudden Loss of Misty Knight

Sci-Fi Miniseries Restoration Feels like Altered Carbon With a Case of the Body Snatchers

Could Taika Waititi Join The Suicide Squad?

Altered Carbon Gets an RPG, Frankenstein Has an Heir, and More in Tabletop Gaming News

Luke Cage’s Simone Missick Has Joined Altered Carbon Season 2

How Some Classic Cyberpunk Tropes Have Outlived Their Welcome

Netflix Is Making a Pacific Rim Anime Series

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