Netflix's new sci-fi series "Altered Carbon" is a cyberpunk noir story set in a world where human consciousness can be downloaded into any new body (or "sleeve"). This advance in technology means that the same person can appear in multiple forms throughout the show's 10 episodes.
Whether you've just started watching "Altered Carbon" or binged the whole series and need help dissecting the characters, keep reading for a look at the main characters on the show.
Takeshi Kovacs (present day in "Altered Carbon" season one)
Takeshi Kovacs — pronounced co-vach — is the protagonist of "Altered Carbon," but we see him in three different sleeves throughout season one. The present-day version of Takeshi is played by Joel Kinnaman (as seen above).
Takeshi Kovacs (as seen in flashbacks to his time with the Envoys)
This sleeve is the one Kovacs spent most of his life with. In a Netflix press release, Lee's version of Kovacs is referred to as the "Original Sleeve" or "OG Takeshi Kovacs."
Takeshi Kovacs (from the opening season one scene where he is arrested)
This Kovacs-sleeve is seen the least in season one of "Altered Carbon." But he is the first Kovacs shown on screen. This is the sleeve Kovacs used while on the run after the Envoys were destroyed at Stronghold (and it's the one he was killed in before being put into storage for 250 years).
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