Feb 24, 2020 at 10:55 pm

Anthony Mackie Joins 'Altered Carbon' Cast For Season 2 Event in NYC

Anthony Mackie steps out for the Altered Carbon season two photo call and premiere event at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on Monday night (February 24) in New York City.

The 41-year-old actor takes over the role originated by Joel Kinnaman, Takeshi Kovacs, for the new season.

In season two, Takeshi Kovacs, the lone surviving soldier of a group of elite interstellar warriors, continuing his centuries old quest to find his lost love Quellcrist Falconer (Renée Elise Goldsberry).

After decades of planet-hopping and searching the galaxy, Kovacs finds himself recruited back to his home planet of Harlan’s World with the promise of finding Quell. Haunted by his past and responsible for investigating a series of brutal murders, Kovacs is stunned to discover his new mission to solve the crime and his pursuit to find Quell are one and the same.

With the help of his loyal A.I. Poe (Chris Conner), Kovacs must now partner with new allies to outwit his enemies and find the truth: Who is Quellcrist Falconer?

Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Dina Shihabi and Torben Liebrecht also star in the new season, with Will Yun Lee returning to guest star.

Altered Carbon season two will premiere on Friday (February 27).

Check out the video below to see what happened in the first season: