Apple TV’s Bonkers Sci-Fi Series Officially Levels Up With Massive Season 2 Update
Apple TV's sci-fi series Murderbot, based on the Hugo and Nebula award-winning novellas and starring Alexander Skarsgård, has significantly expanded its Season 2 cast with 25 new additions. The news comes after months of limited updates on the follow-up season, following the show's full-episode release across the first half of 2025. It joins a growing slate of acclaimed Apple TV sci-fi titles, including Severance, Foundation, Invasion and the recently record-breaking Pluribus from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan.
The newly announced cast members include Michael Sheen, Steve Buscemi, Topher Grace, Tramell Tillman, Patton Oswalt, Wanda Sykes, Martha Plimpton, Nicholas Braun, Blair Underwood and Kali Reis, among others. Specific character or role details have not yet been disclosed. No premiere date for Season 2 has been announced.
- Murderbot Season 2 adds 25 new cast members, roles undisclosed
- Show stars Alexander Skarsgård; Season 1 released across early 2025
- Part of Apple TV's expanding sci-fi lineup alongside Severance and Pluribus
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Murderbot follows a security robot that hacks its own governing software to gain free will, then hides this from the humans it is contracted to protect while quietly working through soap operas in its downtime. The show is based on a series of award-winning science fiction novellas by Martha Wells, and stars Alexander Skarsgård as the title character. Its first season aired in full across the first half of 2025.
Apple TV has built up a reputation for well-regarded science fiction shows, with Murderbot sitting alongside titles such as Severance, Foundation and Pluribus. A second season of Murderbot has been in the works, though details had been scarce for some months, making this the first substantial update on the show's progress since renewal.
The current news centres on casting: a large group of actors has been confirmed to join the second season, adding to the show's profile ahead of a return that does not yet have a confirmed release date.