Netflix's Altered Carbon Isn't Getting A Season 3 Because It's Been Canceled

The futuristic sci-fi series Altered Carbon has come to an end. Netflix has canceled its original series after two seasons according to Variety.

Based on a novel by Richard K. Morgan, the series begins over 350 years in the future, where consciousnesses can be placed into new bodies--allowing people to live much longer lives. The show followed political operative Takeshi Kovacs--played by Joel Kinnaman in Season 1, Anthony Mackie in Season 2, and voiced by Ray Chase in the animated feature Resleeved. A wealthy man offers Kovacs a chance at a new life, if he can solve a murder.

Season 1 debuted on February 2, 2018, with Season 2 arriving on February 27, 2020 and the animated feature Resleeved releasing on March 19 of this year. Season 1 was viewed as favorable with critics, as GameSpot's Mike Rougeau called it a "cyberpunk masterpiece." However, Season 2 of the show hit the sophomoric slump, having not live up to the hype of the previous season.

The animated feature, which came out a month after Season 2 debuted, came and went unnoticed, earning a 65 of GameSpot's sister site Metacritic, out of two reviews.

Netflix has been canceling numerous high-profile series in 2020. This year, the streaming service giant canceled Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Patriot Act with Hasan Minaj, The Society, and I Am Not Okay With This--just months after its debut.