Apple TV+ announced that their acclaimed sci-fi comedy Murderbot has been renewed for a second season. The news broke just ahead of the season one finale, which premiered July 11th on the streaming platform.

A rogue security unit searches for the meaning of life in the show based on the bestselling book series The Murderbot Diaries (which won Best Series at the Hugo Book Awards in 2021) by Martha Wells, who serves as consulting producer. The Apple TV+ and Paramount Television Studios project how was created, written, and directed by Academy Award nominees Chris & Paul Weitz (About a Boy).

The 10-episode series follows a self-hacking security android (Alexander Skarsgård) who is uninterested in and horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable “clients.” Murderbot must hide its free will as it reluctantly joins a new mission protecting scientists on a dangerous planet when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe.

“We’re so grateful for the response that Murderbot has received, and delighted that we’re getting to go back to Martha Wells’s world to work with Alexander, Apple, CBS Studios and the rest of the team,” said the Weitz duo.

“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,” said Matt Cherniss, head of programming at Apple TV+. We can’t wait to unveil what’s next for Murderbot and, of course, ‘Sanctuary Moon’ in season two.”

The season one ensemble cast also includes Noma Dumezweni, David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), Sabrina Wu (Joy Ride), Akshay Khanna, Tattiawna Jones, and Tamara Podemski.