Based on the novels by Martha Wells, Apple TV+'s "Murderbot" centers a hilarious robot, but can't seem to find the plot in the narrative.

When a robot suddenly becomes sentient and self-aware, it makes for some awkward moments in this comedy from creators Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz

Murderbot is actually this SecUnit's private name for itself, an ironic reference to its status as a killing machine. Unlike its tender-hearted clients, it understands the necessity of violence in a dangerous world — just one of many points of contention between their clashing worldviews.