Altered Carbon (2018)

Altered Carbon parents guide

Strong sex and nudity, which is more than most TV-MA titles carry. Beyond that, strong violence and frequent strong language.

Scare

Mildly scary

A few tense or eerie moments.

Jump scares

A couple

One or two sudden jolts.

Gore

Graphic gore

Blood and wounds shown clearly.

Violence

Strong violence

Violence is frequent or intense.

Sex and nudity

Strong

Strong means explicit or repeated sex, extended nudity, or sexual assault shown on screen, attempted or completed, even partly off screen. Any one of these is enough.

Language

Strong

Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

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Three questions

Is Altered Carbon scary?

Only a little. Altered Carbon has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Altered Carbon?

Graphic gore and strong violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.

What is Altered Carbon rated, and is it OK for kids?

No. It is rated TV-MA, with strong sex and nudity, strong violence, and frequent strong language.

What is Altered Carbon about?

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 and crew

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Altered Carbon is on our Noir and neo-noir, Sci-fi on Netflix and Fantasy on Netflix lists.

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