Murderbot season 2: key information
– Officially renewed in July
– Release date yet to be revealed
– No trailer released yet
– Main cast expected to return
– Season 2 may follow more than one of the book series
– Hope for future seasons
Murderbot season 2 is officially on the way, which is great news (and no surprise) given season 1’s success.
The first ten episodes, based on the novels by Martha Wells, saw Murderbot (Alexander Skarsgård) unlock his full potential and subsequently setting out on a path to discover who he truly is. Oh, while murdering anyone or anything that tries to kill the team he’s assigned to protect.
It’s a super hit for Apple TV+, scoring 96% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing, and vying for a spot in the best Apple TV+ shows. And given how season 1 left matters, there’s plenty more to explore – and plenty more novels from Wells to seek inspiration.
Here’s everything we know so far about Murderbot season 2 from release date prediction, expected cast, plot rumors and more.
Potential spoilers follow for Murderbot season 1.
Murderbot season 2 release date
A Murderbot season 2 release date is a little while away yet considering season 2 only wrapped on July 11. But, what we do know is that the sci-fi comedy thriller has been officially renewed.
Just a day before season 1’s epic finale, Apple TV+ confirmed the show’s renewal with head of programming, Matt Cherniss, saying: “Chris, Paul, Alexander and the entire ‘Murderbot‘ team have delivered a brilliantly original, addictive, witty and vibrant adaptation that has captured the imagination of audiences everywhere.
“We can’t wait to unveil what’s next for Murderbot and, of course, ‘Sanctuary Moon‘ in season two.”
If I were to make a Murderbot season 2 release date prediction, I’d say since season 1 premiered in May 2025, we’ll be looking at late 2026/early 2027 before we get to see what Murderbot gets up to next.
Murderbot season 2 trailer: is there one?
There’s no Murderbot season 2 trailer to share – and there won’t be for a while. For season 1, the trailer came out, as is usually the case, just a month before the show premiered on Apple TV+.
So, I wouldn’t expect a trailer until nearer to the release date that we don’t yet have! I’ll be sure to update here when it does though.
Murderbot season 2 predicted cast
Full spoilers follow for Murderbot season 1.
The Murderbot season 2 cast is most likely going to consist of the following main characters from season 1:
- Alexander Skarsgård as Murderbot
- Noma Dumezweni as Mensah
- David Dastmalchian as Gurathin
- Sabrina Wu as Pin-Lee
- Akshay Khanna as Ratthi
- Tamara Podemski as Bharadwaj
- Tattiawna Jones as Arada
- John Cho as Captain
- DeWanda Wise as Navigation Unit
- Clark Gregg as Lieutenant
- Jack McBrayer as Navigation Officer
It’s seems incredibly likely that the stars of the TV show within a TV show ‘Sanctuary Moon‘ will return, too, considering Matt Cherniss’s statement after the season 2 renewal.
Murderbot season 2 potential plot synopsis and rumors
Major spoilers follow for Murderbot season 1.
Murderbot season 1 was full of sci-fi adventure, weird laughs, bug blasting and plenty of binge-watching episodes of ‘Sanctuary Moon‘.
However when it comes to the plot for season 2, the show, much like its titular character, may start to form its own path.
Speaking to ComicBook, Murderbot‘s executive product David S. Goyer said: “The only difference between the books and next season is that the economics of making a TV show requires you to book series regulars.
“Now that we have done a season and have X amount of series regulars, most of those characters aren’t in the second book. You might see a little bit of a remix of a couple of the books.”
And so, while there’s rumors of Murderbot season 2 picking up on the second novel of Martha Wells’s series, Artificial Condition, and season 1 ending true to how the first book did, it might not be that linear.
If it does follow along with book two though, the official synopsis reads: “It has a dark past―one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself “Murderbot”. But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to know more.
“Teaming up with a Research Transport vessel named ART (you don’t want to know what the “A” stands for), Murderbot heads to the mining facility where it went rogue. What it discovers will forever change the way it thinks…”
The Murderbot season 1 finale set viewers up with a strong plot line to pick up on for episodes to come though.
Murderbot, after nearly dying and saving Mensah’s life, wakes up with his memory wiped. With the team coming to save him and even Gurathin stepping up to help Murderbot recapture what he’s lost, the future for Murderbot looks hopeful.
When they do gain Murderbot back, buying him from The Company, they let him be free. But, what will Murderbot do with this newfound freedom?
Armed with his autonomy and some serious killing skills, he boarded another ship. And while this may be the one mentioned in the book two synopsis, it’s a plot kept firmly under wraps.
But, the season 1 finale was an incredibly thoughtful conclusion and after an intense battle in the penultimate episode, it stripped the pace back to let Murderbot feel all his feelings. And, I’m sure, there’s plenty more of this to explore in Murderbot season 2.
Will Murderbot get more seasons on Apple TV+?
There’s no news currently on what lies beyond Murderbot season 2, which is not all that surprising given it only got renewed for its second outing in July.
But, in conversation with ComicBook, Goyer did mention something that could possibly, hopefully, hint at more: “I would say there are five other books that Martha Wells has written, so there’s a lot more material. I don’t know if the show will last five, six seasons.”
Sure, if Murderbot season 2 becomes more of a mashup of Wells’s iconic series, that may limit how many seasons are left in the pipeline. But, with a stellar cast and unique premise behind it, there’s perhaps space for at least a couple more seasons.
Time will tell and I imagine we won’t hear much more about it until at least season 2 premieres. For now, I’ll emulate Murderbot’s enhanced senses and listen out for any news on the ground.
For more Apple TV+ coverage, read our guides on Ted Lasso season 4, Foundation season 3, Presumed Innocent season 2, and Silo season 3.
