Murderbot (2025)
Built to destroy. Forced to connect.
In a high-tech future, a rogue security robot secretly gains free will. To stay hidden, it reluctantly joins a new mission protecting scientists on a dangerous planet... even though it just wants to binge soap operas.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 15 May 2025 |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
| Created by | Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz |
| Starring | Alexander Skarsgård, Noma Dumezweni and David Dastmalchian |
| Seasons | 1 season, 10 episodes |
| Episode length | about 25 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 4 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | Metacritic 70/100 · Rotten Tomatoes 96% · Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.4/10 · TMDB users 7.3/10 |
Where to watch Murderbot
Murderbot is streaming on Apple TV+ ($14.99 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Apple TV+, or $14.99 at list price.
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Where to watch Murderbot in 83 other countries
| Country | Streaming on (price a month) |
|---|---|
| Antigua & Barbuda | Apple TV+ |
| Argentina | Apple TV+ about $10754 ARS |
| Australia | Apple TV+ $15.99 AUD |
| Austria | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Azerbaijan | Apple TV+ |
| Bahamas | Apple TV+ |
| Bahrain | Apple TV+ |
| Belarus | Apple TV+ |
| Belgium | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Belize | Apple TV+ |
| Bermuda | Apple TV+ |
| Bolivia | Apple TV+ |
| Brazil | Apple TV+ R$34.90 |
| Bulgaria | Apple TV+ €8.99 |
| Canada | Apple TV+ $14.99 CAD |
| Cape Verde | Apple TV+ |
| Chile | Apple TV+ $6990 CLP |
| Colombia | Apple TV+ $29900 COP |
| Costa Rica | Apple TV+ |
| Cyprus | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Czechia | Apple TV+ 199 Kč, Canal+ |
| Denmark | Apple TV+ 79 kr DKK |
| Dominican Republic | Apple TV+ |
| Ecuador | Apple TV+ $6.99 |
| Egypt | Apple TV+ E£120 |
| El Salvador | Apple TV+ |
| Estonia | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Fiji | Apple TV+ |
| Finland | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| France | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Germany | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Ghana | Apple TV+ |
| Greece | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Guatemala | Apple TV+ |
| Honduras | Apple TV+ |
| Hong Kong | Apple TV+ HK$68 |
| Hungary | Apple TV+ 2790 Ft |
| India | Apple TV+ ₹99 |
| Indonesia | Apple TV+ Rp99000 |
| Ireland | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Israel | Apple TV+ ₪25.90 |
| Italy | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Japan | Apple TV+ ¥1200 JPY |
| Jordan | Apple TV+ |
| Latvia | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Lebanon | Apple TV+ |
| Lithuania | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Luxembourg | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Malaysia | Apple TV+ RM29.90 |
| Malta | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Mauritius | Apple TV+ |
| Mexico | Apple TV+ $199 MXN |
| Moldova | Apple TV+ |
| Mozambique | Apple TV+ |
| Netherlands | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| New Zealand | Apple TV+ $17.99 NZD |
| Nicaragua | Apple TV+ |
| Norway | Apple TV+ 119 kr NOK |
| Oman | Apple TV+ |
| Panama | Apple TV+ $6.99 |
| Paraguay | Apple TV+ |
| Peru | Apple TV+ S/24.90 |
| Philippines | Apple TV+ ₱369 |
| Poland | Apple TV+ 34.99 zł |
| Portugal | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Qatar | Apple TV+ QR29.99 |
| Saudi Arabia | Apple TV+ ﷼29.99 |
| Singapore | Apple TV+ $13.98 SGD |
| Slovakia | Apple TV+ €9.99, Canal+ |
| Slovenia | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| South Africa | Apple TV+ R125 ZAR |
| South Korea | Apple TV+ ₩6500, Tving ₩10900 |
| Spain | Apple TV+ €9.99 |
| Sweden | Apple TV+ 119 kr SEK |
| Switzerland | Apple TV+ CHF10.90 |
| Taiwan | Apple TV+ NT$250 |
| Thailand | Apple TV+ ฿249 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Apple TV+ |
| Uganda | Apple TV+ |
| Ukraine | Apple TV+ ₴210 |
| United Arab Emirates | Apple TV+ AED27.99 |
| United Kingdom | Apple TV+ £9.99 GBP |
| Venezuela | Apple TV+ |
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What kind of watch this is
Murderbot is a 2025 sci-fi comedy-drama about a security robot that gains free will and hides it by joining a mission. The hook is the gap between its capacity for violence and its actual desire, which is to watch soap operas in peace. It is a 10-episode series totaling 4 hours. Alexander Skarsgård plays the construct, whose cloned-tissue body is constantly at odds with its newly discovered taste for human connection. The show is for anyone who has ever wanted to be left alone but felt guilty about it.
What the critics said
Critics mostly agreed, though the numbers tell a slightly different story than the headlines. Rotten Tomatoes reports a 96% approval rating based on 76 reviews. Metacritic, using a weighted average from 28 critics, lands at 70 out of 100. That is generally favorable, which is a polite way of saying it works. The consensus praises Alexander Skarsgård’s dry wit for bringing heart to the story. It is a refreshingly jaunty take on coming out of one’s shell. Not everyone was charmed. Angela Watercutter of Wired noted significant tonal shifts and character changes from the source material.
How it did with audiences
No box office figures to parse here, which saves everyone the headache of calculating return on investment. The audience response lives in the numbers instead. TMDB users have settled on a 7.3 out of 10. That is a solid score. It is a quiet endorsement from the people who actually pressed play.
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Sources
- Murderbot on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q125130750 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Murderbot (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Where to watch and prices: Binge Boss, from TMDB watch-provider data (powered by JustWatch) and our own provider list
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