Series synopsis
Murderbot is an American comedy drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Apple TV on May 15, 2025. It was created by Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz. It stars Alexander Skarsgård, Noma Dumezweni, David Dastmalchian and Sabrina Wu.
In a high-tech future, a rogue security robot secretly gains free will. To stay hidden, it reluctantly joins a new mission protecting scientists on a dangerous planet... even though it just wants to binge soap operas.
Premise
In a high-tech future, a rogue security robot secretly gains free will. To stay hidden, it reluctantly joins a new mission protecting scientists on a dangerous planet... even though it just wants to binge soap operas.
Premise: Built to destroy. Forced to connect.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Alexander Skarsgård as Murderbot
- Noma Dumezweni as Mensah
- David Dastmalchian as Gurathin
- Sabrina Wu as Pin Lee
- Akshay Khanna as Ratthi
- Tamara Podemski as Bharadwaj
- Tattiawna Jones as Arada
- John Cho as Captain
Supporting cast
- Clark Gregg as Lieutenant
- Jack McBrayer as Navigation Officer
- DeWanda Wise as Navigation Unit
- Josh Cruddas as Venenek
- Sochi Fried as Valen (Company Suit #1)
- Julie Mahendran as Mining Station Miner #2
- Andrew Moodie as Company Suit #3
- Maroc Rey as Sepp
- Devin Ross as Aster (Company Suit #2)
- Aaron Walpole as Mining Station Miner #1
- Brandon Zakkai as Mining Station Miner #3
- Alex Cruz as SM - Alderman Friess
Guest cast
- John Cho as Captain
- Clark Gregg as Lieutenant
- Jack McBrayer as Navigation Officer
- DeWanda Wise as Navigation Unit
- Josh Cruddas as Venenek
- Sochi Fried as Valen (Company Suit #1)
- Julie Mahendran as Mining Station Miner #2
- Andrew Moodie as Company Suit #3
- Maroc Rey as Sepp
- Devin Ross as Aster (Company Suit #2)
- Aaron Walpole as Mining Station Miner #1
- Brandon Zakkai as Mining Station Miner #3
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | May 15, 2025 | July 10, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FreeCommerce On a fresh assignment, Murderbot's newfound free will leads to odd behavior, sparking suspicion from the PreservationAux team. |
May 15, 2025 |
| 2 |
Eye Contact Mensah and Bharadwaj risk everything to investigate a mysterious region. Gurathin goes toe-to-toe with Murderbot. |
May 15, 2025 |
| 3 |
Risk Assessment The PresAux team heads to a new base to search for answers. Murderbot gets tangled up in a SecUnit showdown. |
May 22, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Apple TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 15, 2025 |
| Last aired | July 10, 2025 |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Friday |