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Murderbot is an American science fiction action comedy television series created by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz for Apple TV+. It is based on the book series The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells, who serves as a consulting producer. The series stars Alexander Skarsgård as the titular character. It premiered on May 16, 2025.

A media-obsessed private security cyborg, calling itself Murderbot, must hide its newly acquired autonomy, while completing dangerous assignments and being simultaneously drawn to humans and appalled at their weakness.

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    17 days ago

    This was my big fear in hiring the dude who played Tarzan. Murderbot is decidedly gender neutral - it’s one of its most prominent descriptive features. Stellan looks male.

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      17 days ago

      I think Alexander mostly pulls it off. SecUnit’s internal monologue is a bit flat but overall I get the impression of a genderless being.

      I think the other characters come off as a bit too goofy. There also doesn’t seem to be as much tension as I remember from the books. Only a few episodes in so maybe things will pick up.