Isn’t it time we all had a little more sci-fi comedy in our lives?
Apple TV’s 10-episode series Murderbot makes its hacks is way onto our screens from May 16.
Based on Martha Wells’ bestselling Hugo and Nebula Award-winning book series of the same name, and starring Alexander Skarsgård (Succession, Big Little Lies), this sci-fi thriller/comedy focuses on a self-hacking security construct who is horrified by human emotion, yet drawn to its vulnerable clients.
Skarsgård’s, Murderbot must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe.
The ensemble cast also includes Noma Dumezweni (Presumed Innocent), David Dastmalchian (Oppenheimer), Sabrina Wu (Joy Ride), Akshay Khanna (Critical Incident), Tattiawna Jones (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Tamara Podemski (Outer Range).
Murderbot is from Paramount Television Studios. The Weitz brothers wrote, directed and produced under their Depth of Field banner.
It makes its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, May 16, 2025 followed by new episodes every Friday through July 11.