So, if Broken Angels did at one point rely on Takeshi Kovacs being a male for things to make sense, Morgan and the Altered Carbon crew could’ve changed that in their re-working of the second story to make way for a female Takeshi.
It’s worth noting the Altered Carbon sequel novel, Broken Angels, does not feature Takeshi Kovacs in the sleeve of a woman.
If the series wishes to keep in line with the novels, chances are it would not go the female route in its Takeshi Kovacs recast.
That said Laeta Kalogridis told EW many elements from Broken Angels will have to be reworked to make the production budget feasible for Netflix to sign off on Season 2, so the crew worked with the series’ author Richard K. Morgan to hammer out a version that could work.