“Murderbot” has added a murderer’s row of talent for its upcoming second season.
\n\nThe Apple TV sci-fi series, which stars Alexander Skarsgård as the titular Murderbot, has added the following cast members for Season 2:
\n\nBlair UnderwoodBrendan HuntBridget EverettBritne OldfordDamian YoungDivian LadwaElla Jay BascoEtienne BeydonGriffin NewmanJaedynn LatterJason GeorgeKali ReisKaty O’BrianMaddy StraussMarc MenchacaMartha PlimptonMeredith SalengerMichael SheenNia Otchere-SarfoNicholas BraunPatton OswaltSteve BuscemiTopher GraceTramell TillmanWanda Sykes
\n\nAll of the aforementioned actors will appear in either recurring or guest roles. Several of those names — including Brendan Hunt, Tramell Tillman, Topher Grace, and others — should be familiar to Apple audiences, as they have appeared in Apple TV shows already. Hunt, for example, plays Coach Beard in the hit comedy “Ted Lasso,” while Tillman plays Mr. Milchick in the critically-acclaimed series “Severance.”
\n\nAlong with Skarsgård, returning stars for “Murderbot” Season 2 include Noma Dumezweni, David Dastmalchian, Sabrina Wu, Akshay Khanna, Tattiawna Jones and Tamara Podemski, as well as recurring guest stars Clark Gregg, John Cho, DeWanda Wise and Jack McBrayer.
\n\nThe logline for the series states that it is about “a self-hacking security construct who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable clients. Murderbot (Skarsgård) must hide its free will and find…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/