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The Best Episodes of Altered Carbon

Every episode of Altered Carbon ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Altered Carbon!

Best episode
S1E4 Force of Evil
8.45,647 votes
Worst episode
S2E1 Phantom Lady
6.34,024 votes
Top season
Season 1
8.1avg
Binge time
15h 37m
18 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 4 - Force of Evil
    8.4/10(5647 votes)

    S1:E4

    Tortured by his captor, Kovacs taps into his Envoy training to survive. Ortega springs a surprise on her family for Día de los Muertos.

    Director:Alex Graves
    Writers:Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner

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  2. Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 10 - The Killers
    8.4/10(5205 votes)

    S1:E10

    As a cornered Kovacs braces for a final showdown in the sky, a new hero emerges and more buried secrets come to light.

    Director:Peter Hoar
    Writers:Laeta Kalogridis, Nevin Densham

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  3. Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 9 - Rage in Heaven
    8.4/10(4758 votes)

    S1:E9

    After a devastating rampage, Kovacs and his allies hatch a bold -- and very risky -- scheme to infiltrate Head in the Clouds.

    Director:Peter Hoar
    Writers:Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner

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  4. Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 7 - Nora Inu
    8.2/10(5073 votes)

    S1:E7

    As Kovacs reconnects with a figure from his past, his tangled history with the Protectorate, the Uprising and Quell plays out in flashbacks.

    Director:Andy Goddard
    Writers:Nevin Densham, Casey Fisher

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  5. Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 5 - The Wrong Man
    8.2/10(4956 votes)

    S1:E5

    After learning his sleeve's identity, Kovacs demands the full story from Ortega. A tip from Poe leads to a major breakthrough in the Bancroft case.

    Director:Uta Briesewitz
    Writer:Nevin Densham

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  6. Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 6 - Man with My Face
    8.2/10(4829 votes)

    S1:E6

    With Ortega's fate hanging in the balance, Kovacs drops a bombshell on the Bancrofts. Later, he comes face to face with an unsettling opponent.

    Director:Alex Graves
    Writer:Steve Blackman

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  7. Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 8 - Clash by Night
    8.2/10(4635 votes)

    S1:E8

    His world rocked, Kovacs requests a dipper to help him sew up the Bancroft case quickly. Ortega races to identify the mystery woman from Fight Drome.

    Director:Uta Briesewitz
    Writer:Brian Nelson

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  8. Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 3 - In a Lonely Place
    7.9/10(5278 votes)

    S1:E3

    Kovacs recruits an unlikely partner to watch his back during a banquet at the Bancroft home, where Ortega oversees the night's grisly entertainment.

    Director:Nick Hurran
    Writer:Brian Nelson

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  9. Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 1 - Out of the Past
    7.8/10(7022 votes)

    S1:E1

    Waking up in a new body 250 years after his death, Takeshi Kovacs discovers he's been resurrected to help a titan of industry solve his own murder.

    Director:Miguel Sapochnik
    Writers:Laeta Kalogridis, Nevin Densham, Richard K. Morgan

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  10. Altered Carbon Season 1 Episode 2 - Fallen Angel
    7.7/10(5676 votes)

    S1:E2

    While Kovacs tracks down a man who sent Bancroft a death threat, Lt. Ortega bends the rules to keep tabs on his whereabouts.

    Director:Nick Hurran
    Writer:Steve Blackman

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  11. Altered Carbon Season 2 Episode 6 - Bury Me Dead
    7.0/10(2850 votes)

    S2:E6

    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.

    Director:Jeremy Webb
    Writers:Laeta Kalogridis, Alison Schapker, Cori Uchida, Adam Lash

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  12. Altered Carbon Season 2 Episode 3 - Nightmare Alley
    6.7/10(3153 votes)

    S2:E3

    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.

    Director:MJ Bassett
    Writers:Laeta Kalogridis, Alison Schapker, Michael R. Perry

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  13. Altered Carbon Season 2 Episode 7 - Experiment Perilous
    6.6/10(2748 votes)

    S2:E7

    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.

    Director:Salli Richardson-Whitfield
    Writers:Laeta Kalogridis, Nevin Densham, Alison Schapker

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  14. Altered Carbon Season 2 Episode 8 - Broken Angels
    6.6/10(3111 votes)

    S2:E8

    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.

    Director:Salli Richardson-Whitfield
    Writers:Laeta Kalogridis, Alison Schapker, Elizabeth Padden

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  15. Altered Carbon Season 2 Episode 5 - I Wake Up Screaming
    6.5/10(2822 votes)

    S2:E5

    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.

    Director:Jeremy Webb
    Writers:Laeta Kalogridis, Alison Schapker, Cortney Norris

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  16. Altered Carbon Season 2 Episode 4 - Shadow of a Doubt
    6.5/10(2927 votes)

    S2:E4

    While the planet celebrates Harlan's Day, Kovacs hatches an escape plan, Quell pieces together fragments of her life, and Poe faces a reckoning.

    Director:MJ Bassett
    Writers:Laeta Kalogridis, Alison Schapker, Sang Kyu Kim

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  17. Altered Carbon Season 2 Episode 2 - Payment Deferred
    6.4/10(3354 votes)

    S2:E2

    As Col. Carrera takes charge of the murder investigation, Kovacs sets out to find Axley's bounty hunter, and Poe's memory glitches worsen.

    Director:Ciarán Donnelly
    Writer:Sarah Nicole Jones

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  18. Altered Carbon Season 2 Episode 1 - Phantom Lady
    6.3/10(4024 votes)

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Ciarán Donnelly
    Writer:Laeta Kalogridis

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Best Episodes Summary

"Force of Evil" is the best rated episode of Altered Carbon. It scored 8.4/10 from 5,647 votes. Directed by Alex Graves and written by Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, it aired on February 2, 2018.

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