9 Shows Like Altered Carbon (2018) to Watch When You're Done
Updated August 2026
View Altered Carbon details →If you loved Altered Carbon (2018) by Rose Lam, here are 9 TV series that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are The Peripheral, Carnival Row, Better Call Saul. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Shows Similar to Altered Carbon
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the shows that share the most with Altered Carbon in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
The Peripheral
2022 · Greg Plageman
Stuck in a small Appalachian town, a young woman’s only escape from the daily grind is playing advanced video games. She is such a good player that a company sends her a new video game system to test…
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Carnival Row
2019 · Orlando Bloom
In a mystical and dark city filled with humans, fairies and other creatures, a police detective investigates a series of gruesome murders leveled against the fairy population. During his investigation
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Better Call Saul
2015 · Diane Mercer
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately,
In common: Drama
Angel
1999 · Fran Rubel Kuzui
The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption. A spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015 · Jeph Loeb
After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilit
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Fargo
2014 · Vincent Landay
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.
In common: Drama
True Detective
2014 · Issa López
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
In common: Drama
The Killing
2011 · Veena Sud
The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homic
In common: Drama
Veronica Mars
2004 · Diane Ruggiero-Wright
In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father.
In common: Drama
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