Cultivating an atmosphere of irreverent humor amid a dramatic core of relatable human nature is something filmmakers Chris and Paul Weitz ("American Pie," "About A Boy") are always primed to explore, and those instincts are put to fine use in Apple TV+'s new sci-fi series, "Murderbot."
This 10-episode project arrives today (May 16, 2025) and was adapted from "All Systems Red," the initial book in author Martha Wells's Hugo and Nebula Award-winning "The Murderbot Diaries" series that was first published in 2017. It stars Alexander Skarsgård ("True Blood," "The Northman") in a farcical drama about a self-hacking security android leased out by The Company to anyone in need of protective muscle.
