Murderbot TV-Series on AppleTV

CalamariFritti

https://deadline.com/2023/12/alexander-skarsgard-star-murderbot-apple-chris-amp-paul-weitz-1235668011/

I so like the sound of that!

My second favourite SciFi series will make it onto the screen. Yay!

And given the quality of Apple's sci-fi productions (Silo, For All Mankind) and Martha Wells being named consulting producer this may actually be really good. Skarsgård looks almost like I pictured SecUnit too.

lordgoat

Interesting indeed.

CalamariFritti

Thanks! I was worried this was gong to be the ultimate zombie thread.

Downgraded now to almost ultimate zombie thread ;)

Jayd0g

Don't know why, but I always pictured Murderbot as female. On reflection, there's no reason to have done so.

Following this news with interest, thanks for sharing!

CalamariFritti

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121568057#Comment_121568057

There has been much made of that on reddit, surprise surprise. It should be female looking or non-binary, definitely non-white and godknowswhat, the usual 'obsession' I'd nearly call it. As if that was the most important thing about a work of fiction these days.

Me personally I cant say I have pictured it female. I have always pictured murderbot as an 'it' but with a fairly male/athletic physique; terrifying killing machine and all. One stern look and drunk miners back off no problem.

I think the books are fairly balanced with all the female, non-white, non-binary and whathaveyou characters. I think we can leave murderbot as an 'it' (trending towards male if anything). The casting seems to go in that direction too.

lordgoat

Same Jaydog - always had it as androgynous leaning towards female. Could be as I read them originally after Ancillary Series (Beckie)