Altered Carbon is a cyberpunk sci-fi thriller series created by Laeta Kalogridis. Based on the 2002 novel of the same name by Richard K. Morgan, the Netflix series follows Takeshi Kovacs, one of the last surviving members of the Interstellar Warriors who wakes up 300 years into the future in a new body. He soon discovers that he was woken up to solve the murder of a wealthy man. Altered Carbon stars Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Anthony Mackie, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner, Dichen Lachman, and Atoh Essandoh. So, if you loved the inventive concept, thrilling story, and compelling characters in Altered Carbon, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Westworld (Rent on Prime Video)
Westworld is a sci-fi Western thriller drama series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. Based on the 1973 film of the same name by Michael Crichton, the HBO series is set in a Wild-West-themed amusement park populated by human-like androids where the guests can enact their darkest fantasies, but things go horribly wrong when the androids begin to malfunction. Westworld stars Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright, James Marsden, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Luke Hemsworth, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Ed Harris, Tessa Thompson, and Simon Quarterman.
Black Mirror (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
Black Mirror is an anthology sci-fi thriller drama series created by Charlie Brooker. The Channel 4 and later Netflix series consist of episodes with self-contained stories, and they explore the impact of new technologies on humankind. Black Mirror stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Cristin Milioti, Hayley Atwell, Jon Hamm, Michaela Coel, Anthony Mackie, Jesse Plemons, Toby Kebbell, Alex Lawther, Jodie Whittaker, and Hannah John-Kamen.
Dark Matter (Apple TV+ & Prime Video Add-On)
Dark Matter is a sci-fi thriller drama series created by Blake Crouch. Based on Crouch’s 2016 novel of the same name, the Apple TV+ series follows Jason Desse, a Chicago-based physicist who suddenly finds himself in an alternate version of his life and now must find his way back to his family before his alternate version harms them. Dark Matter stars Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi, and Oakes Fegley.
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
The Handmaid’s Tale is a dystopian thriller created by Bruce Miller. Based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood, the Hulu series is set in a dystopian future after the Second American Civil War. It follows June, a fertile woman who is forced to bear children for a Gileadan officer and his wife. While for now, she complies with their strict rules, she wants to be free and reunite with her daughter one day. The Handmaid’s Tale stars Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, Max Minghella, and Sydney Sweeney.
Dollhouse (Rent on Prime Video)
Dollhouse is a sci-fi thriller drama series created by Josh Whedon. The Fox series revolves around a mysterious organization that employs mind-wiped people and gives them temporary needs to complete their assignments, but one of the employees is slowly getting self-aware. Dollhouse stars Eliza Dushku, Harry Lennix, Fran Kranz, Tahmoh Penikett, Enver Gjokaj, Dichen Lachman, and Olivia Williams.
Travelers (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
Travelers is a sci-fi thriller drama series created by Brad Wright. The Netflix series follows a group of special operatives whose consciousness is sent back in time to the 21st century to stop the apocalypse from happening. Travelers stars Eric McCormack, MacKenzie Porter, Nesta Cooper, Jared Abrahamson, Reilly Dolman, and Patrick Gilmore.
Sense8 (Netflix)
Sense8 is a sci-fi mystery drama series created by The Wachowski sisters and J. Michael Straczynski. The Netflix series follows eight strangers living in different parts of the world, but they soon discover that they are somehow connected and can feel each others’ emotions. Sense8 stars Aml Ameen, Bae Doona, Jamie Clayton, Tina Desai, Tuppence Middleton, Max Riemelt, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Brian J. Smith, Freema Agyeman, Alfonso Herrera, Terrence Mann, and Anupam Kher.
Severance (Apple TV+ & Prime Video Add-On)
Severance is a sci-fi psychological mystery thriller drama series created by Dan Erickson. The Apple TV+ series follows Mark Scout, a recently widowed man who works for Lumon Industries as a severed employee, which keeps his work memories and home memories separate. He begins to suspect Lumon of wrongdoing after a man shows up claiming to be Mark’s work friend. Severance stars Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Dichen Lachman, Michael Chernus, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, and Patricia Arquette.
Orphan Black (AMC+ & Rent on Prime Video)
Orphan Black is a Canadian sci-fi thriller drama series created by Graeme Manson and John Fawcett. The BBC America series follows Sarah, a young street hustler who gets embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy after she takes on the identity of a dead woman who looks just like her. Orphan Black stars Tatiana Maslany, Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris, Kevin Hanchard, Michael Mando, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Evelyne Brochu, Ari Millen, and Kristian Bruun.
Upload (Prime Video)
Upload is a sci-fi comedy-drama series created by Greg Daniels. The Prime Video series is set in 2033, when people have invented a way to upload their consciousness to a digital afterlife after they die. It follows Nathan Brown, a young computer engineer who dies in mysterious circumstances and is uploaded to an expensive digital afterlife by his rich girlfriend. Upload stars Robbie Amell, Andy Allo, Allegra Edwards, Zainab Johnson, Kevin Bigley, Andrea Rosen, and Owen Daniels.