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Apple TV+ Renews ‘Murderbot’ for Season 2 Ahead of Series Finale

Apple TV+ will delve deeper into Martha Wells’s world by introducing characters like the sentient ship ART in an expanded second season

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Overview

  • The renewal was announced July 10, less than 24 hours before Season 1’s finale debuted on July 11.
  • Creators Chris and Paul Weitz said they were grateful for the response to Season 1 and eager to return to Martha Wells’s universe.
  • Apple TV+ head of programming Matt Cherniss praised the series’ originality and promised more of the in-world show Sanctuary Moon.
  • Alexander Skarsgård will reprise his role as Murderbot and continue serving as an executive producer on Season 2.
  • No release window has been announced, but the second season is set to draw on Wells’s sequels beyond the original All Systems Red novella.