Murderbot: Release date, cast, plot, latest news for Apple TV+ series

Alongside Skarsgård, the series will star The Watcher's Noma Dumezweni, The Suicide Squad's David Dastmalchian and comedian Sabrina Wu.

Here's everything we know so far about Murderbot!

Murderbot release date: When is the series out on Apple TV+?

Murderbot will begin on Apple TV+ on 16th May 2025.

While a release model hasn't been confirmed, we'd expect episodes to drop weekly, perhaps with a two-episode premiere, as is standard for Apple TV+.

Wells first mentioned an adaptation of the Murderbot books was in development in 2021. While casting was delayed due to the WGA and SAG strikes, filming took place during 2024.

What is the plot of Murderbot?

The official synopsis for the series says: "Murderbot is an action-packed sci-fi series, based on the award-winning books by [Martha] Wells, 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."

As mentioned, it's based on the bestselling and Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novels in The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells.

There are so far seven books in the series - All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy, Network Effect, Fugitive Telemetry and System Collapse.

The books are being adapted by Oscar-nominated creators and directors Chris and Paul Weitz (About a Boy), who will also be executive producing alongside star Alexander Skarsgård (Succession).

Murderbot cast: Who will star in the series?

The cast list so far looks like this:

• Alexander Skarsgård as Murderbot

• Noma Dumezweni as Mensah

• David Dastmalchian as Gurathin

• Sabrina Wu as Pin-Lee

• Akshay Khanna as Ratthi

• Tattiawna Jones as Arada

• Tamara Podemski as Bharadwaj

Alexander Skarsgård will play the lead in the series, while Noma Dumezwani (The Little Mermaid) and David Dastmalchian (Oppenheimer) will take on major supporting roles.

The former will play Mensah, a scientist considered to be Murderbot’s favourite human, while the latter will play Gurathin, an augmented human who takes a while to come around to Murderbot. Both are part of the PreservationAux survey team.

Meanwhile, Sabrina Wu (Joy Ride) will play Pin-Lee, Tattiawna Jones (Orphan Black: Echoes) will play Arada, Akshay Khanna (Polite Society) will play Ratthi and Tamara Podemski (Outer Range) will play Bharadwaj.

All four characters are part of the PreservationAux survey team who Murderbot is hired to defend.

Is there a trailer for Murderbot?

There isn't a trailer available for Murderbot yet, but we'll update this page once any footage is released.

Murderbot will stream on Apple TV+. Subscribe to Apple TV+ here.

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