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.

Based on Martha Wells' novels 'The Murderbot Diaries,' 'Murderbot' follows a rogue cyborg security robot protecting a crew of nonviolent scientists.

Starring Alexander Skarsgård as a heavily armored, helmet-clad “Security Unit”—who has to hide the fact that it’s no longer under corporate control, lest it take a one-way trip to the deadly “acid baths” for recycling—the series walks a sometimes idiosyncratic line between comedy and much darker ideas.