Chris and Paul Weitz have adapted the first of Martha Wells' 'Murderbot Diaries' books as a 10-episode comedy.

Alexander Skarsgard shines in Apple's new sci-fi comedy Murderbot, but the rest of the show leaves a little to be desired.

Skarsgård proves delightful as Murderbot, nicely juxtaposing his own imposing physical appearance with Murderbot's awkwardness around humans. With just a flit of his eyes or a twitch of his mouth, Skarsgård conveys all of Murderbot's emotional discomfort. Pair that with his much more sarcastic voiceover to get even more hilarious contrast.