Plot: In a high-tech future, a rogue security robot (Alexander Skarsgård) 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.
Season 1 of Murderbot was quite good.
Pros: I’m impressed where lot of the humour was all done stoically. Alexander Skarsgård was so born to played this role. I like seeing a character having a ability to see through Television as I do and I remain invested in the plot and where it was going & the visual effects and designs are really good.
Cons: I pretty much mix on the space humans. There wasn’t that much conflict and the Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon seqments do look cheap & wish they had there own separate series & the dialogue was lacking in parts.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Science fiction
Created by Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz
Based on The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Noma Dumezweni, David Dastmalchian, Sabrina Wu, Akshay Khanna, Tamara Podemski & Tattiawna Jones.
Executive producers: Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz, Alexander Skarsgård, Andrew Miano, David S. Goyer, Keith Levine.
Production companies: Depth of Field Productions, Phantom Four Films, Paramount Television Studios
Network: Apple TV+
Cast & Characters:
Main
- Alexander Skarsgård as Murderbot
- Noma Dumezweni as Ayda Mensah, a terraforming specialist, the President of Preservation Alliance and the leader of the science team protected by Murderbot
- David Dastmalchian as Gurathin, a tech expert and augmented human
- Sabrina Wu as Pin-Lee, a scientist and legal counsel to the team
- Akshay Khanna as Ratthi, a wormhole expert
- Tamara Podemski as Bharadwaj, a geochemist
- Tattiawna Jones as Arada, a biologist
Recurring
Cast of show-within-a-show The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon
- John Cho as Eknie Jef Chem (playing Captain Hossein)
- Clark Gregg as Arletty (playing Lieutenant Kulleruu)
- Jack McBrayer as Breillor MocJac (playing Navigation Officer Hordööp-Sklanch)
- DeWanda Wise as Pordron Bretney III Roche (playing Nav Bot 337 Alt 66)
Guest
- Anna Konkle as Leebeebee, a member of another survey team on the planet. The character does not appear in the novella.
- Amanda Brugel as Rita / GrayCris Blue
- David Reale as GrayCris Yellow
I will recommend watching this series on Apple TV+.
Rating: 7 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
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