{"id":94373,"date":"2025-02-20T22:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T03:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=94373"},"modified":"2025-02-20T22:00:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T03:00:04","slug":"apples-new-sci-fi-series-murderbot-to-make-global-debut-may-16-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/20\/apples-new-sci-fi-series-murderbot-to-make-global-debut-may-16-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple&#8217;s New Sci-Fi Series &#8220;Murderbot&#8221; to Make Global Debut May 16, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-94374\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/apple20250220l.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/apple20250220l.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/apple20250220l-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Today, Apple TV+ unveiled a first-look image from <em><strong>&#8220;Murderbot,&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> its highly anticipated comedic thriller created by Academy Award\u00ae nominees Chris and Paul Weitz (<em>&#8220;About a Boy,&#8221; &#8220;Mozart in the Jungle&#8221;<\/em>) and starring Emmy Award\u00ae winner Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd (<em>&#8220;Succession,&#8221; &#8220;Big Little Lies&#8221;<\/em>), who also serves as executive producer. 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