In addition to Mackie replacing original star Joel Kinnaman, Season 2 will also find Fringe’s Alison Schapker joining the series as co-showrunner alongside Laeta Kalogridis.
Altered Carbon is undergoing a major overhaul for Season 2 — but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing!
The Richard K. Morgan novels on which Altered Carbon is based follow Kovacs’ journey over hundreds of years, across the universe and through many sleeves, so it’s possible we’ll only get one season of Mackie playing the weary mercenary.
Kinnaman had confirmed shortly after the first season premiered that he wouldn’t be returning for Season 2, but honestly, that announcement wasn’t exactly a surprise.