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Murderbot looks like Alexander Skarsgrd, but it’s more like a workplace comedy about hating what you’re good at

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56% Informative

Alexander Skarsgård's new Apple TV series, Murderbot , debuts May 16 .

The show is based on Martha Wells’s best-selling book series The Murderbot Diaries .

The robot is the unwitting straight man—or rather, straightthing.

It regards scientists it must protect with the same enthusiasm as W.C. Fields babysitting toddlers.

Skarsgård plays Murderbot , who daydreams sometimes about quick, painful deaths.

The android is fascinated by the crew’s polyamorous conflicts, horny desperation, and messy professional disagreements.

“Like most of us, it enjoys watching a train wreck,” Paul says.

VR Score

43

Informative language

37

Neutral language

42

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

41

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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