“Murderbot was optioned for the TV show a while ago – I want to say it was before the pandemic. First, around 2019, it was optioned for a movie, and we got to the contract stage, but it fell apart because of financing. So it was available to be optioned again, and we did another round of talking to different people who were interested in it. We ended up making the deal with Depth of Field, Paul and Chris Weitz. I think the first email we exchanged was in 2021. That’s how long it’s been in the works.
“I think the TV show is going to be really good. It’s been cool for me to talk to them about it, and help come up with solutions to problems, and talk a lot about the worldbuilding, and see the production paintings. Chris and Paul Weitz are writing and producing and directing. It’s going to be on Apple TV+. They’re going to start filming in February. Right before Christmas, Paul was scouting locations. It will star Alexander Skarsgård.
From an interview with Martha Wells in the February Locus magazine: Martha Wells: System Rebuild
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