I was built to protect and obey humans. And humans are idiots. but now that I’ve hacked my programming, I can do whatever I want, as long as they don’t find out.
Alexander Skarsgård stars as a rogue security android who calls itself Murderbot and would rather watch futuristic soap operas than protect humans in the Apple TV+ series filmed in Toronto.
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Murderbot centers on a self-hacking security android (Alexander Skarsgård) 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.
One of Murderbot’s favourite soap operas.
Murderbot premieres May 16th on Apple TV+, with its first two episodes.
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Noma Dumezwani as team leader Dr. Mensah; David Dastmalchian as Dr. Gurathin; Sabrina Wu as Pin-Lee; Tattiawna Jones as biologist Dr, Arada; Akshay Khanna as biologist Dr. Ratthi; Tamara Podemski as Dr. Bharadwaj.
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Murderbot is adapted by Chris and Paul Weitz from Martha Wells’ bestselling book series The Murderbot Diaries.
Murderbot Season One:
Working title: SANCTUARY.
Toronto filming dates: March 18 2024 – June 27 2024.
Showrunners: Chris Weitz , Paul Weitz
Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, David Dastmalchian., Noma Dumezweni, Sabrina Wu, Tattiawna Jones, Akshay Khanna, Tamara Podemski
Producers: Alexander Skarsgård, Paramount Studios.
