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Altered Carbon will have a new leading man for its second season.

Anthony Mackie – best known as Sam Wilson aka the Falcon in the Marvel movies – will take over from Joel Kinnaman in the Netflix series as Takeshi Kovacs. In the original stories, Kovacs has many different bodies in a journey that lasts hundreds of years. Right from the start, the producers suggested that there would be major changes each year, and Kinnaman only had a one-season contract.

Alison Schapker will join Laeta Kalogridis as co-showrunner for the new year. The eight episode season is expected to air next year.