Noma Dumezweni Joins Alexander Skarsgård In Apple Sci-Fi Series ‘Murderbot’
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Noma Dumezwani (The Little Mermaid) is set as a lead opposite Alexander Skarsgård, in Apple TV+’s sci-fi drama series Murderbot, from Chris and Paul Weitz (About a Boy) and Paramount Television Studios.
Based on Martha Wells’ bestselling Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning book series The Murderbot Diaries, Murderbot centers on a 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.
Dumezwani will play Mensah. In addition to Skarsgård, David Dastmalchian also stars. The Weitz brothers are writing, directing and producing under their Depth of Field banner.
Andrew Miano also executive produces alongside for Depth of Field. David S. Goyer executive produces alongside Keith Levine for Phantom Four.
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