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Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Has Murderbot Season 2 Been Canceled or Renewed?
Curious to find out if Murderbot Season 2 has been renewed or canceled? This sci-fi animated series is on Apple TV+. It chronicles the escapades of a witty, self-aware security cyborg as it navigates life and autonomy. The series has quickly garnered a dedicated fan following. With its unique mix of humor, action, and emotional resonance, Murderbot has enchanted viewers and generated a lot of excitement online. However, its future is still up in the air. Many fans finish binge-watching the first season and wonder if more episodes are coming soon. As of now, the showrunners have neither canceled nor renewed Murderbot Season 2, but they are discussing its possibilities. According to the latest information, Apple TV+ has not yet made any announcement regarding the approval of Murderbot Season 2. However, there remains a chance for its return for a second season, given that the sci-fi series has received favorable reviews since it first premiered. In the meantime, viewers will need to be patient and keep an eye out. In an interview with NPN, the Weitz brothers shared their thoughts on its future. They didn't say it outright, but Paul hinted that there could be a Season 2 in the works, which would require some more time. Before a renewal takes place, they would like to have a conversation with Martha Wells. She is the author of the Murderbot Diaries. 'We don't want to jinx it. We're a long distance between getting to do this and then getting to do another season even. We would talk with Martha Wells, we might end up using shuffling the deck a little bit, using some stuff from, say, the 3rd or 4th book with stuff from the second book, but we don't know yet.' The story of Murderbot unfolds in a high-tech future. A rogue security robot secretly gains free will, hacks its programming, and names itself 'Murderbot.' Despite his craving for solitude, he spends most of his time binge-watching soap operas. The cyborg eventually finds himself in the role of protector of a group of idealistic scientists on dangerous missions across the planet. The series cast features Alexander Skarsgård, Noma Dumezweni, Tattiawna Jones, Tamara Podemski, Sabrina Wu, and others. Watch all the episodes of Murderbot streaming now on Apple TV+.
The Verge
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Verge
Murderbot is getting a season 2 on Apple TV Plus
Apple TV Plus' adaptation of Martha Wells' Murderbot Diaries has been one of this year's surprisingly great sci-fi series, and the streamer has plans to keep the story going with a new batch of episodes. Ahead of Murderbot's season 1 finale out July 11th, Apple TV Plus announced today that the show has been renewed for a season 2. In a statement about the renewal, Murderbot co-creators / executive producers Chris and Paul Weitz said they were 'so grateful' for how well the series has been received by fans. No concrete details about the new season have been revealed just yet, but Apple TV Plus' head of programming Matt Cherniss teased that, in addition to following Murderbot (Alexander Skarsgård) on his next adventure, we can expect to see even more of The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon. Murderbot's renewal is yet another sign of Apple TV Plus' commitment to becoming a home for solid sci-fi. The streamer just teased the season 3 returns of its Invasion and Foundation series. And after a bit of radio silence, we just got our first (tiny) look at Apple's take on William Gibson's Neuromancer. It's not yet clear when Murderbot will be back with new episodes. But for folks looking to dig even deeper into the world of Wells' books, a new novelette titled 'Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy' is slated to go live on Reactor after Murderbot's season 1 finale starts streaming.
CNET
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNET
I've Loved the Murderbot Books for Years. I Couldn't Be More Excited About the Apple TV Plus Show
The new Murderbot series from Apple TV Plus arrives Friday, delivering a tongue-in-cheek look at the far future, where humans have colonized dozens of planets, cyborgs called security, or sec, units protect them, and late-stage capitalism is booming. Murderbot is an on-screen adaptation of the wildly popular Murderbot Diaries book series from author Martha Wells. Its titular narrator is a sec unit who's gained sentience from the governor module that controls it, and who now spends its time helping the humans it's been assigned to... while watching hundreds upon hundreds of hours of TV shows. The narrator calls itself Murderbot. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? It's not entirely clear. Apple TV Plus I discovered the Murderbot books in 2020 and quickly inhaled everything that'd been published at that point. I was delighted by the ironic narration of Murderbot and the vast universe Wells created. The earlier Murderbot books are all novellas and very short. We're talking less than 200 pages -- the first novella, All Systems Red, is just 140. The books are smart, sharp, funny and full of heart, even when Murderbot doesn't entirely understand the humans it's been tasked with guarding. So when I found out the series had been picked up for adaptation by Apple TV Plus, I was elated. My excitement only ratcheted up when it was announced that Alexander Skarsgård wasn't just starring in the show, but acting as an executive producer as well. The cherry on top was that Wells herself would be on set. The show hasn't arrived quite yet, but I'm already stoked, thanks to the previews Apple TV Plus has released. Though I'm super excited for this adaptation, I'm tempering my enthusiasm because I've been personally victimized by bad adaptations in the past. Right now I'm cautiously optimistic because, although the previews do look great, I've learned my lesson. Murderbot has a specific tone and voice throughout the books, one that's crucial to capturing the entire vibe of the series. On that note, I'm already in love. Skarsgård has the awkward, stilted conversational tone I always imagined, and he's got the way Murderbot relates to humans down to an art form. We even get to see limited clips from Murderbot's favorite TV show, The Rise and Fall of Serenity Moon. However, there are a few things I'm worried about. The previews I've seen thus far lean hard into the humor of the Murderbot Diaries, making me worry that the deeper themes of the book might be brushed to the side. Likewise, in the books, Murderbot doesn't have hair, and seeing the narrator with a full head of it makes me wonder what other aspects have been ignored in favor of a television adaptation. Under the armor, Murderbot looks like a person. It's just another example of how appearances can be deceiving. Apple TV Plus Here's the thing though: A TV adaptation is just that, an adaptation. I've seen them done well, and I've seen them done poorly, but no adaptation is ever 100% faithful to the source material. As far as I'm concerned, that's OK, so long as the themes and the heart of the story I'm watching are faithful. Ultimately, I'm not going to nitpick over a particular character not behaving exactly as they did on the page. I'm more concerned about the vibe than sticking strictly to the books. Murderbot can have hair, so long as the cyborg is still the socially awkward one I came to know and love. Murderbot premieres on Apple TV Plus on Friday, May 16.
