Murderbot
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Murderbot (2025) is a comedy and action series from Apple TV. It has built a run of 10 episodes. It premiered on May 16, 2025. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10. It is currently running. It runs 2 seasons.
What Murderbot Is About
Based on Martha Wells’ book series The Murderbot Diaries, an action-packed story about 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.
What to Expect When You Watch
The format keeps each instalment self-contained enough to drop into, the full run covers 10 episodes, spread across 2 seasons and it leans into its comedy/action roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Alexander Skarsgård, Noma Dumezweni and Sabrina Wu to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Alexander Skarsgård, Noma Dumezweni, Sabrina Wu, Akshay Khanna, Tattiawna Jones and David Dastmalchian lead the cast.
Key roles include Alexander Skarsgård as Murderbot; Noma Dumezweni as Dr. Ayda Mensah; Sabrina Wu as Pin-Lee; Akshay Khanna as Ratthi; Tattiawna Jones as Dr. Arada.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of comedy, action and science-fiction have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Apple TV’s other originals, a 7.4/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2025 and carried by Apple TV with the series still running, it lands hardest with comedy and action viewers.
How Murderbot Compares
If Murderbot lands for you, the next stops are Nathan for You, Taskmaster and Seinfeld, which share its comedy/action lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Murderbot comes from Apple TV. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Murderbot is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Alexander Skarsgård and Noma Dumezweni doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its comedy/action roots, It has held up since 2025 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Murderbot is a safe bet for anyone already inside the comedy and action lane, at 10 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 7.4/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.4/10. Watch it if you want comedy/action you can settle into.
