Apple TV+ has announced its acquisition of Murderbot, a new sci-fi series starring Alexander Skarsgård.
Based on “The Murderbot Diaries,” the best-selling, Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning book series by Martha Wells, Murderbot is a new ten-episode, action-packed sci-fi series about a self-hacking security android who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable “clients.” 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 series is from Academy Award®-nominated creators and directors Chris and Paul Weitz (About a Boy, Mozart in the Jungle), with Emmy® Award winner Alexander Skarsgård (Succession, Big Little Lies, The Northman) set to star in the lead role. Skarsgård will also serve as executive producer alongside the Weitz brothers.
A project of Paramount Television Studios, Murderbot will be written, directed, and produced by the Weitz brothers under their Depth of Field banner. Andrew Miano also executive produces alongside them for Depth of Field. David S. Goyer executive produces alongside Keith Levine for Phantom Four. Wells will serve as consulting producer.
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