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Over forty years after its source material was first published, Neuromancer is finally coming online. Apple TV+ announced that the long-awaited cyberpunk science fiction adaptation has entered production in a new teaser clip. No release date for the series has yet been announced.
The series will be an adaptation of Douglas Gibson‘s seminal 1984 novel, which essentially birthed the entire cyberpunk genre. Many attempts at adapting the novel for the screen have been made, but Apple, whose Macintosh personal computer was likewise first released in 1984, will be the first one to successfully crack the code. In the teaser, a bar slowly comes to life, its lights and arcade machines switching on, before a neon sign buzzes to life, revealing that the bar is the Chatsubo, the Chiba City lounge that is a key location in the novel. It then announces that the series, which was first greenlit in early 2024, is now in production. The teaser did not reveal, however, when fans will finally be able to watch the series.
What Is ‘Neuromancer’ About?
Taking place in a near-future dystopia dominated by monolithic corporations, Neuromancer follows Case (Callum Turner), an ex-computer hacker who was caught embezzling from his employer, and subsequently had his nervous system damaged as punishment, preventing him from accessing cyberspace. He’s approached by Molly, a cybernetically enhanced “razorgirl” (Brianna Middleton) to perform a dangerous job that will allow him to get his life back. She’s working for Armitage (Mark Strong), a mysterious ex-military operative with some dark secrets. The job: hack into Wintermute, a powerful artificial intelligence. However, there are more layers to the job, and to Armitage, than are readily apparent, and Case and Molly are soon out of their depth when they encounter the enigmatic Neuromancer of the title. The series also stars Joseph Lee, Clémence Poésy, Peter Sarsgaard, Emma Laird, Max Irons, and Dane DeHaan.
Neuromancer is now in production. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.