Murderbot

Show • 2025 • Action, Comedy, Drama, …

In a high-tech future, a rogue security robot secretly gains free will. To stay hidden, it reluctantly joins a new mission protecting scientists on a dangerous planet... even though it just wants to binge soap operas.

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Cast & Crew

Chris WeitzCreator
Paul WeitzCreator
Martha WellsBook
Alexander SkarsgårdMurderbot
Noma DumezweniMensah
David DastmalchianGurathin
Sabrina WuPin Lee
Akshay KhannaRatthi
Tamara PodemskiBharadwaj
Tattiawna JonesArada
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Details

Status	Returning Series
Release	May 15, 2025
Seasons	1
Episodes	10
Last episode	July 10, 2025
Origins	United States of America
Genres	Action Comedy Drama Thriller
Tags	Artificial Intelligence Space Sci Fi Sci Fi

Seasons

Season 1	10 episodes May 2025 – Jul 2025

Ratings by episode

AVG
7.54

Episode ratings over time

Best Episode	S1 E9 - All Systems Red · 8.1/10
Worst Episode	S1 E8 - Foreign Object · 7.2/10

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Reviews	‘Murderbot’ review: A robot turns sentient and … decides to watch a lot of TV Chicago Tribune • chicagotribune.com ‘Murderbot’ would rather be watching TV - The Boston Globe BostonGlobe.com • bostonglobe.com 'Murderbot': Rise of Alexander Skarsgård as the Machine Alan Sepinwall • rollingstone.com What to watch: ‘Overcompensating’ is a winning coming-out story The Mercury News • mercurynews.com Murderbot Empire • empireonline.com Too many great sci-fi shows go unnoticed. I hope 'Murderbot' won't be the next NPR • npr.org We'd be lucky if AI were like Murderbot Melanie McFarland • salon.com ‘Murderbot’ Review: Alexander Skarsgård’s Goofy-Great Apple Series Wants Us to Watch TV, Together Ben Travers • indiewire.com An AI That Couldn’t Care Less About Humans Emma Stefansky • theatlantic.com Goofy sci-fi comedy Murderbot might just take your mind off the coming AI apocalypse The Independent • independent.co.uk

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Reviews

‘Murderbot’ review: A robot turns sentient and … decides to watch a lot of TV Chicago Tribune • chicagotribune.com
‘Murderbot’ would rather be watching TV - The Boston Globe BostonGlobe.com • bostonglobe.com
'Murderbot': Rise of Alexander Skarsgård as the Machine Alan Sepinwall • rollingstone.com
What to watch: ‘Overcompensating’ is a winning coming-out story The Mercury News • mercurynews.com
Murderbot Empire • empireonline.com
Too many great sci-fi shows go unnoticed. I hope 'Murderbot' won't be the next NPR • npr.org
We'd be lucky if AI were like Murderbot Melanie McFarland • salon.com
‘Murderbot’ Review: Alexander Skarsgård’s Goofy-Great Apple Series Wants Us to Watch TV, Together Ben Travers • indiewire.com
An AI That Couldn’t Care Less About Humans Emma Stefansky • theatlantic.com
Goofy sci-fi comedy Murderbot might just take your mind off the coming AI apocalypse The Independent • independent.co.uk