'Murderbot' Is Genderless, But I Kind of Expected a Woman in the Role

When Apple TV+ dropped the first trailer for its new sci-fi series Murderbot, a part of me was thrilled. Viewers were finally getting a screen adaptation of Martha Wells' wildly popular The Murderbot Diaries. However, another part of me blinked and said, "Wait, Alexander Skarsgård?" Of course, there is no fault with his casting, and being a fan of the True Blood alum, I can totally buy him as a brooding, sarcastic, emotionally allergic android. Yet, something felt off.
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