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“Murderbot” – David Dastmalchian & Alexander Skarsgård Starring in Sci-fi Series for Apple TV+
Two actors who are fan favorites on the genre scene, David Dastmalchian (Late Night With the Devil) and Alexander Skarsgård (The Northman) are co-starring in a new sci-fi television series for Apple TV+ titled “Murderbot,” Deadline is reporting this afternoon.
From Academy Award nominees Chris and Paul Weitz (About a Boy, Mozart in the Jungle), the series is based on Martha Wells’ bestselling book series The Murderbot Diaries.
Deadline details, “the 10-episode series is about 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.”
“David Dastmalchian plays Gurathin, a human whose gifts as a hacker are enhanced by an interface implanted within him,” the site’s exclusive report further previews.
Chris and Paul Weitz will show-run, write, direct, and produce the series.
“Murderbot” hails from Paramount Television Studios.
Pictured: David Dastmalchian in ‘Late Night With the Devil’
It’s now been five years since the release of sequel Happy Death Day 2U, Christopher Landon’s sequel to the Groundhog Day-style slasher movie from 2017. Both films star Jessica Rothe as final girl Tree Gelbman, and director Christopher Landon had been planning on bringing the character – and the actor – back for a third installment. So… where is it?!
We’ve been talking about a potential Happy Death Day 3 for several years now, with the ball in producer Jason Blum’s court. Happy Death Day 2U scared up $64 million at the worldwide box office, a far cry from the first film’s $125 million. But with a reported production budget of just $9 million, that first sequel was profitable for Blumhouse. So again… where is it?!
Chatting with Screen Geek this week while promoting her new action-thriller Boy Kills World, franchise star Jessica Rothe provided a hopeful update on Happy Death Day 3.
“Well, I can say Chris Landon has the whole thing figured out,” Rothe explains. “We just need to wait for Blumhouse and Universal to get their ducks in a row.
Rothe continues in her comments to Screen Geek, “But my fingers are so crossed. I think Tree [Gelbman] deserves her third and final chapter to bring that incredible character and franchise to a close or a new beginning.”
Back in 2020, Christopher Landon had revealed that the working title for the third installment was Happy Death Day to Us, said to be “different than the other two films.”
In the meantime, Christopher Landon is directing a mysterious thriller titled Drop for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes, along with a werewolf movie titled Big Bad for Lionsgate.
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