Alexander Skarsgård to play Murderbot in Apple TV series

[tanglespiders]

Apple TV+ has officially picked up ‘Murderbot,’ a 10-episode sci-fi drama series starring and executive produced by Emmy winner Alexander Skarsgård (click photo below for story) https://t.co/pgiQ6NLOOP
- Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) December 14, 2023
- The series based on Martha Wells’ books was greenlit last year, but casting was delayed because

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[de_throned]

i've been meaning to read this series cuz i kept hearing ppl say they thought murderbot was female/fem aligned which was why i was interested. but oh well. still gonna read the books tho! maybe i'll check this out

[tanglespiders]

So, I also pictured murderbot that way, but that’s more about my projection and the author’s voice, I think, than what the book actually says. I woulda preferred a nonbinary actor, though.

[ellis_bell]

I listened to the audiobooks and they were narrated by a man, so tbh I never pictured Murderbot as female. Even just going by text, I never pictured Murderbot as leaning one way.

[sunk]

Interesting! I'd never listened to the audiobooks, only read the books, but I definitely "pictured" Murderbot as... I don't know, modeled after a stereotypical feminine form, I guess.

I think I've been picturing Murderbot as Bubbles from Questionable Content, actually...

[hannahstarr]

I only read the first one but in my head the voice of Murderbot was more female aligned. I was surprised when my boyfriend started listening to the audiobooks because they are narrated by a man. I think Murderbot is really meant to be nonbinary, but that's just based off my reading of the first book.

[felicityevans]

Murderbot is definitely agender (pronouns are it/its). It also doesn't have secondary sex characteristics. But I can see how it would come across as femme or masc.