Joel Kinnaman to Star in Netflix Sci-fi Drama ‘Altered Carbon’

“The Killing” star returns to streaming service for new series

Joel Kinnaman
HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 10: Actor Joel Kinnaman attends the premiere of Columbia Pictures' "Robocop" on February 10, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Joel Kinnaman is returning to Netflix and will star in the sci-fi drama series “Altered Carbon,” TheWrap has learned.

The series is based on Richard Morgan’s 2002 novel of the same name, which is set in the 25th century in a time when humans have populated the galaxy and a person’s consciousness can be downloaded into new host bodies, provided one can afford the expensive procedure.

Kinnaman will play the protagonist, Takeshi Kovacs, an ex-U.N. envoy who is thrust into a dark conspiracy hundreds of light years from home after being imprisoned for 500 years.

Laeta Kalogridis will write the script for the 10-episode series.

More to come…

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