# Murderbot (2025)

> A rogue security robot with newly won free will hides its autonomy while reluctantly guarding scientists on a dangerous planet.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/155500

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 10
- Episode runtime: 25 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: science fiction, comedy
- Created by: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
- Network: Apple TV
- Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Noma Dumezweni, David Dastmalchian, Sabrina Wu, Akshay Khanna, Tamara Podemski, Tattiawna Jones, John Cho
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30444310/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: deadpan, dark, sardonic, tense, wry

## What critics say

Audience reception is positive, praising the darkly comic premise and Alexander Skarsgård's lead performance while finding the execution uneven.

## Synopsis

Murderbot (2025) is an American science fiction comedy series created by Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz for Apple TV. Alexander Skarsgård plays Murderbot, a rogue security robot that has secretly gained free will and wants nothing more than to binge soap operas in peace. To stay hidden, it reluctantly signs on to a corporate mission protecting a team of scientists on a dangerous planet, where the robot must keep its true nature concealed from the humans it is supposed to guard. Noma Dumezweni plays Mensah, a scientist whose suspicions and sharp questions put the robot's secret at constant risk, while David Dastmalchian plays Gurathin among the expedition's other principal members. The engine of the show is simple and tense: every episode forces the android to juggle its hard-won autonomy against the demands of its assigned job, with the threat of discovery never far away. Told across a single ten-episode season, the series plays as a dry, dark comedy thriller with a deadpan voice and an undercurrent of menace. Its near future is one of cold corporate hierarchy and unforgiving frontier work, giving the humor a wary edge. Fans of Westworld and Resident Alien will find resonance in its artificial protagonist's sardonic outsider view and its blend of dark humor with genre suspense.

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