Cyberpunk Classic NEUROMANCER Apple TV+ Series Officially Sets Cast, Begins Production

One of the most celebrated science fiction novels of all time is soon becoming a series for Apple TV+. Neuromancer, based on the iconic novel by William Gibson, will become a 10-episode series for the streamer. Many credit the 1984 novel for creating the cyberpunk genre. Others even cite the novel for coming up with the term “cyberspace” in the first place. Forty years later, it is finally getting a proper adaptation. This series comes from creators Graham Roland (Jack Ryan) and J.D. Dillard, with Roland serving as showrunner and Dillard directing the pilot episode. Masters of Air‘s Callum Turner will star as the series’ lead, Case.HBO

Production on Neuromancer has officially begun at Apple TV+. The streamer celebrated this news with a teaser trailer and some official announcements. Firstly, it confirmed the cast of the live-action Neuromancer series, sharing, “The cast of “Neuromancer” is led by Callum Turner and Briana Middleton, along with Joseph Lee, Mark Strong, Cleménce Poésy, Peter Sarsgaard, Emma Laird,  Dane DeHaan,  André De Shields  Max Irons, and Marc Menchaca.”

According to the official series description, the story follows a damaged, top-rung super-hacker named Henry Case, who, as mentioned, will be played by Callum Turner. He finds himself in a web of digital espionage and high-stakes crime with his partner Molly. A razor-girl assassin with mirrored eyes, Molly aims to pull a heist on a corporate dynasty with many untold secrets. Case soon comes in contact with a powerful A.I., decades before that term was in common use. Gibson followed up the original novel with two more in what he called “the Sprawl trilogy,” Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive. It’s unknown if these 10 episodes serve as a self-contained season, or if the other books are part of this adaptation as well.

The official synopsis of Neuromancer reads, “[The series] follows a damaged, top-rung super-hacker named Case who is thrust into a web of digital espionage and high stakes crime with his partner Molly (played by Briana Middleton), a razor-girl assassin with mirrored eyes aiming to pull a heist on a corporate dynasty with untold secrets.“

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Neuromancer is famously the only sci-fi novel to win the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the Hugo Award for an original paperback novel. Its influence is huge, and many have noticed its fingerprints on the themes and storylines of The Matrix. It’s the latest celebrated science fiction novel to receive the big-budget treatment as a series from AppleTV+, along with Isaac Asimov’s Foundation. No word yet on who will star in Neuromancer, or even when filming commences, but don’t expect to see the series on Apple TV+ before 2025.

There is no official Apple TV+ release date yet for the Neuromancer series.

Originally published on February 28, 2024.

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