- Starring
- Alexander Skarsgård, Norma Dumezweni, David Dastmalchian
- Creators
- Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz
- Rating
- TV-MA
- Genre
- Action, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Release date
- May 16, 2025
- Where to watch
- AppleTV
In the sci-fi series Murderbot, Alexander Skarsgård plays a self-hacking security android who secretly gains free will. Assigned to protect a team of scientists from the Preservation Alliance on a dangerous planet, Murderbot hides its autonomy while grappling with its fascination and disdain for human emotions.
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James Carrick
James Carrick is a passionate film enthusiast with a degree in theater and philosophy. James approaches dramatic criticism from a philosophic foundation grounded in aesthetics and ethics, offering insight and analysis that reveals layers of cinematic narrative with a touch of irreverence and a dash of snark.
2 comments
lomotil
June 11, 2025 at 12:09 am
I just finished episode 5, and to my sensibilities, this show is making fun of the woke. I also thought the movie “Barbie” did this, so YMMV. Regardless, I’m enjoying the show so far and would give it a 7 out of 10.
paul
June 13, 2025 at 6:08 am
i did not pick up on the woke character of the series, so it cannot be that annoying. I just see an AI robot and some secondary characters who really are just that – secondary characters. I watch it in English with Spanish subtitles (i am a little hard of hearing) so i get two different potential woke sources and i did not pick up on either. i guess a person hears what they want to hear and disregards the rest 🙂