The renewal for Murderbot comes a day ahead of the show’s first season finale, set for July 11. The CBS Studios show is based on the first book in Martha Wells’ Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Murderbot Diaries novel series. Chris and Paul Weitz adapted the book and serve as showrunners.

Murderbot has willed its way to a Season 2 on Apple TV+. The renewal news on Thursday comes ahead of the conclusion of the first season, which debuts on Friday. Based on the first novella in Martha Wells’ book series,

And even though Season 1 functions as its own contained story, adapting the entirety of Wells's novella All Systems Red, its finale leaves the door open for future seasons. Murderbot Season 1 ends on a happy,