Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is. On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied 'droid - a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as 'Murderbot.' Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety.īut in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn't a primary concern. In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. The main character is a deadly security droid that has bucked its restrictive programming and is balanced between contemplative self-discovery and an idle instinct to kill all humans. Banks' Culture novels.Īll Systems Red tackles questions of the ethics of sentient robotics. For fans of Westworld, Ex Machina, Ann Leckie's Imperial Raadch series, or Iain M. But the programming hub remains an attractive destination for a new gilded sci-fi story.All Systems Red is the tense first science fiction adventure novella in Martha Wells' series The Murderbot Diaries. Why FX on Hulu: Averill’s three-year Netflix deal would likely prevent her from working on our hypothetical Murderbot Diaries adaptation for FX on Hulu. Averill’s work spans a unique composite of drama mixed with humor (see: The Good Wife, Season 3 Episode 22, “The Dream Team”), a necessity for the dry and literal point of view that drives The Murderbot Diaries. Its young heroes share a similar naiveté and innocence as Murderbot and the quality world-building involved would translate well to the distant future. Locke & Key may be a bit inconsistent, but it’s undeniably fun and captures the spooky atmospheric tone it’s shooting for. She also served as executive producer and co-writer on The Haunting of Hill House with her episode “The Bent-Neck Lady” drawing particular acclaim. Before Lock & Key, Averill cut her teeth as a writer and producer on The Good Wife and Jane The Virgin. In December, Netflix picked up the young adult fantasy series for a second season and signed Averill to a three-year overall deal. Why Meredith Averill should executive produce: In 2018, Averill was tapped as co-showrunner and executive producer for Netflix’s adaptation of Locke & Key, which she developed along Carlton Cuse and Aron Eli Coleite.

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