After all the speculation, the Murderbot television series from Apple TV+ premieres on May 16.
If you are a fan of The Murderbot Diaries books by Martha Wells, you know what you are in for. And if you are new to this story, you have missed out on some great storytelling. I can only hope this new television series can do justice to the books.
Apple TV+ has this description:
“Murderbot” is a sci-fi thriller/comedy about a self-hacking security construct who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable clients. Played by Skarsgård, Murderbot must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe.
That is a very small part of what makes this series tick. The most important part of the books is the murderbot’s internal dialogue second guessing every move and cursing itself every time it helps bumbling humans.
The writing is both quick and fun, yet may be difficult to bring to the screen.
I will not miss this television series. Of course, I will also be the first to criticize it (or murder it) if it ruins the magic of the books.
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