{"id":101163,"date":"2018-01-31T15:00:13","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=101163"},"modified":"2018-01-31T15:07:57","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T15:07:57","slug":"altered-carbon-exclusive-featurette-is-all-about-immortality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/altered-carbon-exclusive-featurette-is-all-about-immortality\/","title":{"rendered":"Altered Carbon exclusive featurette is all about immortality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix&#8217;s high-budget, R-rated SF series <strong><em>Altered Carbon<\/em><\/strong>, based on the books by Richard K Morgan is arriving on 2 February, and we have an exclusive featurette that examines one of the show&#8217;s key concepts: immortality. In the world of <strong><em>Altered Carbon<\/em><\/strong>, our consciousness is stored on chip that can be transferred into a new body in the event of your death. So what happens when the end isn&#8217;t the end? This promo narrated by Neil DeGrasse Tyson looks at &#8220;the end of our bodies as a permanent residence&#8230;&#8221; Hey, what could possibly go wrong with that?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tAJE4w-7xfw\" width=\"616\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><br \/>\nYou can read the synopsis for Netflix&#8217;s\u00a0<em><strong>Altered Carbon<\/strong><\/em> here:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Based on the classic cyberpunk noir novel by Richard K. Morgan, <em><strong>Altered Carbon<\/strong><\/em> is an intriguing story of murder, love, sex, and betrayal, set more than 300 years in the future. Society has been transformed by new technology: consciousness can be digitized; human bodies are interchangeable; death is no longer permanent. Altered Carbon launches on Netflix Friday, February 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">From creator and executive producer Laeta Kalogridis, Altered Carbon stars Joel Kinnaman\u00a0(<i><strong>Suicide Squad<\/strong>, <strong>The Killing<\/strong><\/i>), James Purefoy (<strong><i>Rome<\/i><\/strong>) , Martha Higareda (<strong><i>Street Kings<\/i><\/strong>), Renee Elise Goldsberry (<strong><i>The Good Wife<\/i><\/strong>), Will Yun Lee (<strong><i>The Wolverine<\/i><\/strong>) and Dichen Lachman (<i><strong>Shameless<\/strong>, <strong>Lust For Love<\/strong><\/i>).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong><em>Altered Carbon<\/em> premieres on Netflix on 2 February. Get all the latest sci-fi news with every issue of SciFiNow.\u00a0<\/strong><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dhFM8akm9a4\" width=\"616\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who wants to live forever? 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