Note: this article contains spoilers for Altered Carbon season 2.
Altered Carbon's boss has opened up about where the show could go in the third season following that dramatic season two ending.
At the end of the latest episode of the Netflix series, Takeshi Kovacs' stack (played by Anthony Mackie) was destroyed, though is still alive in the form of 'Kovacs Prime' (Will Yun Lee).
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Teasing where things could go next, showrunner Alison Schapker expressed some hopes for the next season.
"As a writer I am so excited by the pieces that are left on the chessboard, in terms of where the story can go," she told Entertainment Weekly.
"I love that we leave Kovacs Prime and he's embedded in the Protectorate, I love that Quell is on her way to a planet and finally gonna ignite the uprising on her terms. I think we should keep the fun going of 'every season, a new sleeve'.
"The idea is that Kovacs is in that stack that Poe copied. That was one of my favourite moments of season one, when those boots walked out of the elevator, and I really wanted to give that to people in season two.
"There's gonna be that fun of discovery like, how are we gonna find Kovacs next? I have ideas, but we're very pleased with the reaction we're getting to season 2."
She continued of possible bigger storylines: "Season 2 turned inward: we did reckon with the past, with ghosts, we did go back to Kovacs' home planet.
"But I also think now we need to turn outward. The Protectorate is still out there, and Quell's larger revolution is out there to be addressed.
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"I feel like the battle needs to continue. What I'd like to continue exploring in season three, now that this work has been done in season two, what does it mean to have reckoned with these demons? Where does that get you and how does that shape the fight that is to come?
"Skydance and Netflix have been incredible partners, and the fans have been wonderful, so we're just hoping we get to do more."
The first two seasons of Altered Carbon are now available to watch on Netflix.
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