Apple Just Shared a First Glimpse of ItsMurderbotTV Show

While you ’d be forgive for thinking Apple TV+ is allSeverance , all the time — and it kind of is at the here and now ; the study is mysterious and of import , after all!—the streamer has just reminded us that there areeven more nerveless sci - fi projectscoming down the pipeline . This let in its adjustment ofMartha Wells ‘ multiple Hugo , Locus , and Nebula - winningMurderbot Diariesseries , and a first look atMurderbot , starring Alexander Skarsgård , is here .

We also have a little bit more to go on , beyond visuals , as to what to expect . Murderbotis described in an Apple TV+ press release as a “ comedic thriller , ” which matches up with the books ; Skarsgård play the title character , “ a ego - hacking surety concept who is appal by human emotion yet draw to its vulnerable clients … Murderbot must obscure its complimentary will and complete a dangerous duty assignment when all it really wants is to be leave alone to look on futuristic grievous bodily harm operas and figure out its place in the existence . ”

Murderbotis create by Chris and Paul Weitz(About a Boy , Mozart in the Jungle ) , and Skarsgård executive produce in addition to star . The rest of the cast includes Noma Dumezweni , David Dastmalchian , Sabrina Wu , Akshay Khanna , Tattiawna Jones , and Tamara Podemski . Wells ’ seven - part book serial publication , which includes both novellas and full - duration novels , kick off in 2017 withAll Systems Red ; its most recent entrance was 2023’sSystem Collapse .

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And one last piece of valuable intel : Murderbotpremieres May 16 with its first two episodes on Apple TV+ . It will run 10 episodes total , with a weekly drop after the premiere through July 11 . Are you a lover of the books , and will you be tune in to the series ?

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