Apple TV+ releases first trailer for sci-fi comedy Murderbot

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"Now that I've hacked my programming, I can do whatever I want... as long as they don't find out."

Built to destroy. Forced to connect.  

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Alexander Skarsgård stars in the sci-fi thriller Murderbot.

A rogue cyborg security (SEC) unit gains autonomy and must learn to interact with humans while hiding its new capability in the trailer for Murderbot, Apple TV+'s new 10-episode sci-fi comedic thriller starring Alexander Skarsgård. It's based on the bestselling book series The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. And judging from the trailer, Murderbot looks like it will strike just the right balance between humor and action.

 

There are seven books in Wells' series thus far. All are narrated by Murderbot, who is technically owned by a megacorporation but manages to hack and override its governor module. Rather than rising up and killing its former masters, Murderbot just goes about performing its security work, relieving the boredom by watching a lot of entertainment media.

 

In the first book, All Systems Red, Murderbot saves a scientific expedition on an alien planet when they are attacked by a giant alien creature. During the ensuing investigation, the cyborg uncovers a plot against the expedition, as well as a second team, by yet another team intent on killing their rivals for some reason. Murderbot joins the humans in foiling those murderous plans but escapes onto a cargo ship at the end rather than give up its hard-earned autonomy.

 

We don't know much about how closely the TV series will hew to Wells' books, but the author said she was "really excited" about the show when she first read the script back in 2021. The few details revealed in the trailer suggest that the first season, at least, will draw heavily from All Systems Red and will have a lighter tone. Per the official premise, "Murderbot is a sci-fi thriller/comedy about a self-hacking security construct who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable clients. Played by [Alexander] Skarsgård, 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."

 

In addition to Skarsgård, the cast includes David Dastmalchian as Gurathin, Noma Dumezweni as Mensah, Sabrina Wu as Pin-Lee, Tattiawna Jones as Arada, Akshaye Khanna as Ratthi, and Tamara Podemski as Bharadwaj. And it looks like John Cho will be making a cameo as a character in Murderbot's favorite in-universe soap opera, The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon.

 

The first two episodes of Murderbot premiere on Apple TV+ on May 16, 2025. New episodes will air weekly after that through July 11.

 

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