Murderbot Season 1 Changes The Dark Origins Of Why It Chose Its Name

Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for Murderbot season 1, episode 2 & The Murderbot Diaries: Artificial Condition.Apple TV+'s adaptation of Murderbot made one big change to the origins of Alexander Skarsgård's titular character and its name. Apple TV+'s Murderbot is an adaptation of the Murderbot Diaries books by Martha Wells, and it has been remarkably faithful to its source material. That being said, the show has also made some big changes from the books. The cast of Murderbot, for example, is missing two members of the PreservationAux survey team (Overse and Volescu). Additionally, by the ending of Murderbot episode 2, several big plot points had gotten out of order.