TVLine Items: Alexander Skarsgård Is Murderbot, New Bluey Episodes and More

Alexander Skarsgård is just a confused android… in Apple TV+’s Murderbot.

The Big Little Lies alum will headline and executive-produce the aforementioned 10-episode sci-fi series from creators/directors Chris and Paul Weitz (About a Boy, Mozart in the Jungle).

Based on Martha Wells’ book series The Murderbot Diaries, the adaptation is described as an “action-packed” story about “a self-hacking security android (Skarsgård) who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable ‘clients.’ 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.”

Ready for some more recent newsy nuggets? Well…

* Ten new episodes of Bluey will be available Friday, Jan. 12 on Disney+ in the U.S. and worldwide.

* Trevor Noah will return as host of the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, airing live Sunday, Feb. 4, at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

* The new season of MasterChef Junior will premiere Monday, March 4 at 8 pm on Fox.

* All Rise vet Simone Missick will play the wife of David Oyelowo’s character in the Apple TV+ dramedy Government Cheese, our sister site Variety reports.

* Barbra Streisand will receive the SAG Life Achievement Award during the Screen Actors Guild Awards, streaming live on Netflix on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT.

* Friday Night Vibes will return to TBS on the first Friday of every month, beginning Jan. 5 at 8 pm, and featuring new hosts: journalist Nina Parker and comedian Kevin Fredericks. Their first “double feature”: Black Panther and King Richard.

Which of today’s TVLine Items pique your interest?