Martha Wells’ Murderbot books have been adapted, and we don’t have much longer to wait for the result. The series of the same name has been brought to the small screen by Academy Award-nominees Chris and Paul Weitz, with season one set to run for ten episodes. The cast includes Alexander Skarsgård as the title character, as well as Noma Dumezweni, David Dastmalchian, Sabrina Wu, Akshay Khanna, Tattiawna Jones, and Tamara Podemski.
Here’s the official description for those who haven’t had a chance to read the books:
Based on Martha Wells’ best-selling, Hugo and Nebula Award winning book series “The Murderbot Diaries,” “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.
