Apple TV’s cyberpunk Neuromancer hacked into ComicCon with a teaser trailer

Starring Callum Turner and Briana Middleton, and based on the multi-award-winning science fiction novel by William Gibson, the new series premieres Friday, January 22, 2027.

What is Neuromancer about

The book was Gibson’s 1984 debut novel, praised as one of the first and most respected works in the cyberpunk genre and has received numerous accolades, including the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award and the Hugo Award. The novel served as the first book in the “Sprawl” trilogy and was followed by Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive.

The show’s synopsis (from the press release) is:

…a damaged, top-rung super-hacker named Case (Turner) is thrust into a web of digital espionage and high-stakes crime with his partner Molly (Middleton), a razor-girl assassin, as they pull off a heist on a corporate dynasty with untold secrets. The ensemble cast also includes Max Irons, Dane DeHaan, Junia Rees, Jordan Kouamé, Emma Laird, Marc Menchaca, André De Shields and Isabella Pappas.

Produced by Paramount Television Studios and Anonymous Content, the series is created for television by Graham Roland and JD Dillard. Roland also serves as showrunner and executive producer alongside Dillard, David Levine, Garrett Kemble and Zack Hayden for Anonymous Content; Aubrey “Drake” Graham, Adel “Future” Nur and Jason Shrier for DreamCrew Entertainment; and Jennifer Haley and William Gibson, who also executive produce. Dillard serves as director of the first three episodes.

Here’s the teaser:

Inevitably, it will draw comparison with both Bladerunner and The Matrix. Students of the genre will know Nuromancer predates The Matrix by over a decade. Gibson was conscious of the comparisons as he was only partway through writing his novel when Bladerunner was released. This led to him sharpening the tone of his book before publication. The rest is history.