Apple TV is a safe haven for sci-fi shows that might be deemed too “weird” for other streamers. Post-apocalyptic mystery series based on a self-published ebook? Absolutely, have four seasons. An alternate history series following a completely different take on the space race? Get the old age makeup out because that show will cover literal generations. Strange corporate sci-fi series starring a beloved comedy star? Hope you have room in your trophy case for those ten Emmys.
But perhaps the weirdest sci-fi series on Apple TV is Murderbot, the series starring Alexander Skarsgard as a security droid who has hacked its own protocols and now staves off the boredom of its job with space soap operas. It’s a show with a very specific tone, provided by Martha Wells’ hit books as source material. However, this show may have a finite shelf life — and it could be shorter than we first thought.
