Apple TV+‘s latest foray into slick science fiction adaptation is also its funniest genre adaptation yet. The new Apple TV+ show Murderbot takes Martha Wells’s beloved book series and transforms it into an addictive, hilarious, and action-packed jaunt. Alexander Skarsgård stars as the titular “Murderbot,” a “SecUnit” robot designed to protect clients for the “Company.” What his current band of charges don’t know, though, is that Murderbot has managed to hack the governance module that’s supposed to keep him unable to think or act for himself. What will Murderbot do with this awesome power? How will the killing machine keep his secrets? Most importantly, when will Murderbot come out on Apple TV+?
Created and written by Chris and Paul Weitz, Murderbot Season 1 brings Martha Wells’s novella All Systems Red to vivid, colorful life. The story is narrated by Murderbot himself, a
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