The Best Episodes of Altered Carbon Season 1

Tortured by his captor, Kovacs taps into his Envoy training to survive. Ortega springs a surprise on her family for Día de los Muertos.

Director: Alex Graves

Writer: Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner

After a devastating rampage, Kovacs and his allies hatch a bold -- and very risky -- scheme to infiltrate Head in the Clouds.

Director: Peter Hoar

Writer: Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner

As a cornered Kovacs braces for a final showdown in the sky, a new hero emerges and more buried secrets come to light.

Director: Peter Hoar

Writer: Laeta Kalogridis, Nevin Densham

After learning his sleeve's identity, Kovacs demands the full story from Ortega. A tip from Poe leads to a major breakthrough in the Bancroft case.

Director: Uta Briesewitz

Writer: Nevin Densham

With Ortega's fate hanging in the balance, Kovacs drops a bombshell on the Bancrofts. Later, he comes face to face with an unsettling opponent.

Director: Alex Graves

Writer: Steve Blackman

As Kovacs reconnects with a figure from his past, his tangled history with the Protectorate, the Uprising and Quell plays out in flashbacks.

Director: Andy Goddard

Writer: Nevin Densham, Casey Fisher

His world rocked, Kovacs requests a dipper to help him sew up the Bancroft case quickly. Ortega races to identify the mystery woman from Fight Drome.

Director: Uta Briesewitz

Writer: Brian Nelson

Kovacs recruits an unlikely partner to watch his back during a banquet at the Bancroft home, where Ortega oversees the night's grisly entertainment.

Director: Nick Hurran

Writer: Brian Nelson

Waking up in a new body 250 years after his death, Takeshi Kovacs discovers he's been resurrected to help a titan of industry solve his own murder.

Director: Miguel Sapochnik

Writer: Laeta Kalogridis, Nevin Densham, Richard Morgan

While Kovacs tracks down a man who sent Bancroft a death threat, Lt. Ortega bends the rules to keep tabs on his whereabouts.

Director: Nick Hurran

Writer: Steve Blackman