EXCLUSIVE: 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. Wells will serve as consulting producer.
Dumezweni, a two-time Olivier Award winner and a Tony nominee, was most recently seen in action thriller Retribution and as The Queen in The Little Mermaid for Disney. Her additional credits include HBO’s The Undoing and Max’s Made For Love. She’ll next be seen in Apple TV+ limited series Presumed Innocent. Dumezweni is repped by Principal Entertainment and Conway Van Gelder Grant in the UK.
