Shows like Altered Carbon
12 picks with a similar feel
What defines Altered Carbon, going by its Boxlist taste profile: An otherworldly fantasy series that is inventive, dark and heavy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of deep rivalry, social commentary and mysteries that are not what they seem, plus tags such as biotechnology, yakuza and body-swap.
Here are 12 shows with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.
Based on Altered Carbon (2018).
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Halo (2022)
TV8.3Lighter option
Why it's like Altered Carbon: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of social commentary. Common ground: distant future.
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Foundation (2021)
TV7.9Warmer in tone
Why it's like Altered Carbon: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of social commentary. Common ground: distant future.
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Caminantes (2020)
TV7.2Lighter option
Why it's like Altered Carbon: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem.
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The Peripheral (2022)
TV7.8More intricate
Why it's like Altered Carbon: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: virtual reality, cyberpunk.
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Raised by Wolves (2020)
TV7.7Slower burn
Why it's like Altered Carbon: Also heightened and inventive. Common ground: distant future.
- 7
Fringe (2008)
TV8.1
Why it's like Altered Carbon: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of deep rivalry and social commentary.
- 8
Equinox (2020)
TV7.4More intricate
Why it's like Altered Carbon: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of deep rivalry and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: investigation.
- 9
Star Trek: Picard (2020)
TV7.3
Why it's like Altered Carbon: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of social commentary and mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 10
Dark (2017)
TV8.4More intricate
Why it's like Altered Carbon: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of deep rivalry and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: investigation.
- 11
Black Mirror (2011)
TV8.3Slower burn
Why it's like Altered Carbon: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of social commentary and mysteries that are not what they seem.
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The Originals (2013)
TV8.6Slower burn
Why it's like Altered Carbon: Also heightened and dark, with themes of deep rivalry and mysteries that are not what they seem.
Boxlist compares Altered Carbon with every show in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 7.2 or more from at least 150 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.
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- What should I watch if I like Altered Carbon?
- Picks with a similar feel include Halo, Foundation, Carnival Row and Caminantes. Each shares part of Altered Carbon's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 12 shows.
- How are these shows like Altered Carbon chosen?
- Boxlist compares Altered Carbon with every show in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 7.2 or more from at least 150 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.
- Is there a lighter show like Altered Carbon?
- Halo has a similar feel but scores lighter on Boxlist's weightiness scale.