The series is based on the 2002 novel by Richard K. Morgan and was adapted by Laeta Kalogridis, who is handling Battle Angel Alita.
Society has been transformed by new technology: consciousness can be digitized; human bodies are interchangeable; death is no longer permanent.
The cast includes Joel Kinnaman as the lead character of Takeshi Kovacs, Chris Conner as Po, Ato Essandoh as Vernon Elliot, Marlene Forte as Alazne Ortega and Trieu Tran as Mister Leung.