TV series
No body lives forever.
After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder.
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After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder.
Cast, crew and production details
Joel KinnamanTakeshi Kovacs
Anthony MackieTakeshi Kovacs
Martha HigaredaKristin Ortega
James PurefoyLaurens Bancroft
Renée Elise GoldsberryQuellcrist Falconer
Chris ConnerPoe
Dichen LachmanReileen Kawahara
Kristin LehmanMiriam Bancroft
Netflix
Mythology EntertainmentUnited States
Skydance TelevisionUnited States
Phoenix PicturesUnited StatesWatch options above are for the show and may vary by season or episode.
Episode 1
Thirty years after the Bancroft case, a Meth tracks down Kovacs to offer him a job, a high-tech sleeve and a chance to see Quellcrist Falconer again.
Directed by Ciarán DonnellyWritten by Laeta KalogridisGuest stars Jihae, Bradley Stryker, Marcus Aurelio, Ian Rozylo, Steve Chang, Craig Haas, Jill Teed, Sonia Beeksma
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Episode 2
As Col. Carrera takes charge of the murder investigation, Kovacs sets out to find Axley's bounty hunter, and Poe's memory glitches worsen.
Directed by Ciarán DonnellyWritten by Sarah Nicole JonesGuest stars Jason Schombing, Mark Acheson, Maxime Savaria, Xander Hall, Cecilia Deacon, Orphée Ladouceur-Nguyen, Mitra Suri, Dalias Blake
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Episode 3
Kovacs contends with ghosts from his past as he's tortured by Carrera. Poe seeks help from a fellow AI. Trepp gets a lead on the man she's after.
Directed by MJ BassettWritten by Laeta Kalogridis, Michael R. Perry, Alison SchapkerGuest stars Martha Higareda, Dichen Lachman, Ato Essandoh, Ian Hawes, Kindall Charters, Ray G. Thunderchild, Michael Meneer, Sean Owen Roberts
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Episode 4
While the planet celebrates Harlan's Day, Kovacs hatches an escape plan, Quell pieces together fragments of her life, and Poe faces a reckoning.
Directed by MJ BassettWritten by Laeta Kalogridis, Alison Schapker, Sang Kyu KimGuest stars Hayley Law, James Rha, Xander Hall, Franckie Francois, Jackie Blackmore, Teana-Marie Smith, Sky Kao, Kheon Clarke
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Episode 5
Carrera sends his secret weapon on a deadly mission. Kovacs and Trepp smuggle Quell out of the city. Poe takes a risky trip into virtual reality.
Directed by Jeremy WebbWritten by Laeta Kalogridis, Alison Schapker, Cortney NorrisGuest stars Hayley Law, Xander Hall, Andrew Chin, Karen Khunkhun, Alexander Lowe, Kira Clavell, Cecilia Deacon, Alessandro Juliani
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Episode 6
As Quell reconnects to her past at Stronghold, she leads the clone into an underground chamber teeming with secrets. Gov. Harlan shows her true colors.
Directed by Jeremy WebbWritten by Laeta Kalogridis, Cori Uchida, Alison Schapker, Adam LashGuest stars Dichen Lachman, Tamiko Brownlee, Mike McLeod, Megan Danso, Dagan Nish, Orphée Ladouceur-Nguyen, Mitra Suri, Dalias Blake
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Episode 7
When Quell's sleeve begins to shut down, Poe and Ms. Dig send her into VR, where Kovacs finally learns the truth about her deadly rampages.
Directed by Salli Richardson-WhitfieldWritten by Laeta Kalogridis, Nevin Densham, Alison SchapkerGuest stars Elle Young, Shane Kim, Darren E. Scott, Sean Millington, Heather-Claire Nortey, Jason Cermak, Bailey Burr, Bailey Corneal
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Episode 8
With the fate of the whole planet on the line, Kovacs, Quell and team race to find Konrad Harlan and stop a catastrophic blast of Angelfire.
Directed by Salli Richardson-WhitfieldWritten by Laeta Kalogridis, Alison Schapker, Elizabeth PaddenGuest stars Hayley Law, Kareem Tristan Alleyne, Nicholas Dohy, Fraser Aitcheson, Oliver Rice, Sharon Taylor, Max Boateng, Marilyn Norry
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