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Murderbot TV Series
A cybernetic killer goes rogue — now it just wants to watch some TV.
What’s a super-powered cybernetic killing machine to do when it hacks its own programming to free itself from all constraints? Watch TV, of course! Well, assuming it can find some time for TV when all the humans around it keep &$##ing up and almost getting themselves killed.
This is the primary premise of the gloriously fabulous Murderbot Diaries book series by Martha Wells, and it remains the core theme in Apple’s 10-episode TV series, which hits the service in May.
I first discovered the book series during the first year of the pandemic, and it instantly became one of my all-time favorite reads. I’ve gone back several times since and both re-read and re-listened to the whole series, enjoying it just as much through each fresh iteration as I did in the beginning. (Arguably, the novellas are better than the novels, but they’re all still great fun).
Naturally, I’m skeptical of TV series made from a favorite IP, but when I first heard about Apple’s plans for my dear Murderbot, I couldn’t help but get a little excited. That excitement has climbed dramatically since the new trailer was revealed.
