Murderbot Epsiode 4: Release date news, time, streaming details and more

Murderbot recently premiered with its first and second episodes on May 16. The show is the latest science-fiction action-comedy on Apple TV+ and is based on Martha Wells' best-selling book series The Murderbot Diaries. It has come to join the ranks of other reputed sci-fi shows on Apple TV+ including the much revered Silo and Severance. The upcoming fourth episode of the show is titled "Escape Velocity Protocol" and will air on May 30, 2025, at 12:01 AM PT and 3:01 AM ET.

Here's everything that we know about the upcoming episode of Murderbot.

Murderbot: complete release schedule explored

The complete release schedule of the debut season of the Apple TV+ show is as follows:

Episode 1 - Free Commerce - May 16
Episode 2 - Eye Contact - May 16
Episode 3 - Risk Assessment - May 23
Episode 4 - Escape Velocity Protocol - May 30
Episode 5 - Rogue War Tracker Infinite - June 6
Episode 6 - Command Feed - June 13
Episode 7 - Complementary Species - June 20
Episode 8 - Foreign Object - June 27
Episode 9 - All Systems Red - July 4
Episode 10 - The Perimeter - July 11

What is the show all about?

As per the official Apple TV+ synopsis:

"Based on Martha Wells’ bestselling Hugo and Nebula Award-winning book series The Murderbot Diaries, Murderbot is a sci-fi thriller/comedy about a self-hacking security construct who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable clients. Played by Skarsgård, Murderbot must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe.”

The show cleverly blends elements of pre-destination and free will in an unremitting futuristic landscape, calling for some high-octane drama.

How to stream the show?

All the episodes are exclusively available for streaming on Apple TV+. The streaming platform offers several subscription packages for consumers in the United States. The lowest subscription package without ads starts at just $9.99 per month, and new consumers are even eligible for a free seven-day trial. On the other hand, the streaming service is also included with the purchase of any Apple product and lasts for three months.

Showrunners Paul and Chris Weitz open up about the use of voice-overs on the show

The showrunner duo of Chris and Paul Weitz recently gave Polygon an exclusive interview, during which they shed light on the narrative technique employed by them to make a fitting adaptation of the source material. Commenting on the use of voice-over work, Chris Wietz noted:

"We knew we were going to use voiceover (to tell the story), because it was the closest thing to approximating the narrative voice of the books, and then we were kind of agnostic in terms of the gender of the person who was going to play it. We just had a certain set of things we wanted, which is someone who on the outside might look very imposing, but on the inside had a kind of eccentricity."

Murderbot airs new episodes every Friday on Apple TV+.

Edited by Ranjana Sarkar

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