AppleTV+ is losing over $1 billion a year, the Information reports
Apple TV+, home to award-winning shows “Ted Lasso” and “Severance,” is losing more than $1 billion a year. That’s according to news site The Information, which said Apple has spent more than $5 billion a year on content since launching its streaming service in 2019.
A made-for-TV adaptation of “The MurderBot Diaries,” an award-winning sci-fi book series, premieres May 16.
The new Apple TV+ show follows a self-hacking security android known as “Murderbot,” who is horrified by human emotion, yet drawn to its vulnerable “clients.” Security Units, or SEC Units like “Murderbot,” were designed to make human life easier, making them glorified babysitters for humans of the future.
And “Murderbot,” played by Alexander Skarsgård, known for playing tech billionaire Lukas Matsson in the HBO drama series “Succession,” is not having it.
“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,” AppleTV+ said in a news release.
The storyline in the show is similar to the one in the books written by author Martha Wells.
“I was built to protect and obey humans,” Murderbot says in the trailer. “And humans… are idiots. But now that I’ve hacked my programming, I can do whatever I want… as long as they don’t find out.”
Here’s what to know about “Murderbot,” including how to tune in.
‘Murderbot’ cast
The “Murderbot” cast includes:
- Alexander Skarsgård as Murderbot
- Noma Dumezweni as Dr. Mensah
- David Dastmalchian as Gurathin
- Tattiawna Jones as Arada
- Sabrina Wu as Pin-Lee
- Tamara Podemski as Bharadwaj
- Akshay Khanna as Ratthi
When does ‘Murderbot’ premiere?
“Murderbot” will premiere May 16 on AppleTV+
The first two episodes of the 10-episode series will drop on premiere day, followed by new episodes every Friday through July 11.
The episode schedule based on those details is as follows:
- May 23
- May 30
- June 6
- June 13
- June 20
- June 27
- July 4
- July 11
How to watch ‘Murderbot’
Catch “Murderbot” on AppleTV+
A monthly AppleTV+ subscription starts at $9.99 after a free 7-day trial. But prices do vary, depending on the plan you choose.
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