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[03/08/24 - 11:49 PM]
Development Update: Week of March 4-8
Updates include: FOX's "Doc" rounds out principal cast; Amazon sets leads in "We Were Liars"; and Christian Kane returns for The CW's "The Librarians: The Next Chapter."

[03/01/24 - 11:40 PM]
Development Update: Week of February 26-March 1
Updates include: Netflix cancels "The Brothers Sun"; Yvonne Strahovski to lead Peacock's "Teacup"; and Michael Fassbender in talks to star in Showtime's "The Department."

[12/14/23 - 11:11 AM]
Apple TV+ Lands "Murderbot," with Emmy Award-Winner Alexander Skarsgard Set to Star in and Executive Produce New Series from Academy Award-Nominees Chris and Paul Weitz
"Murderbot" is an action-packed sci-fi series, based on the award-winning books by Martha Wells, about a self-hacking security android who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable "clients."







MURDERBOT (APPLE TV PLUS)
Premieres in TBA 2025 (Exact Date TBA)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
???
STATUS:
new in 2024/2025 (date TBA)
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (10 episodes)
DESCRIPTION:
(from Apple's press release, December 2023) Apple TV+ today announced that it will expand its slate of acclaimed, expansive sci-fi series with "Murderbot," a new 10 episode series hailing from Academy Award-nominated creators and directors Chris and Paul Weitz ("About a Boy," "Mozart in the Jungle") that will star Emmy Award-winner Alexander Skarsgård ("Succession," "Big Little Lies," "The Northman") in the lead role. In addition to starring, Skarsgård will serve as executive producer alongside the Weitz Brothers. The project hails from Paramount Television Studios and is based on the best-selling and Hugo and Nebula Award winning novels by Martha Wells. "Murderbot" is an action-packed sci-fi series, based on the award-winning books by Martha Wells, about a self-hacking security android who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable "clients." 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.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Akshay Khanna as Ratthi
· Alexander Skarsgård
· David Dastmalchian as Gurathin
· Noma Dumezwani as Mensah
· Sabrina Wu as Pin-Lee
· Tamara Podemski as Bharadwaj
· Tattiawna Jones as Arada
CREW INFORMATION:
· Alexander Skarsgård as EP
· Andrew Miano as EP
· Chris Weitz as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
· David S. Goyer as EP
· Keith Levine as EP
· Martha Wells as BOOK/CP
· Paul Weitz as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Depth of Field
· Paramount Television Studios
· Phantom Four