‘Neuromancer’ Series at Apple TV+ Casts Mark Strong

Joe Otterson

4 February 2025 at 11:00 am·2-min read

Mark Strong is the latest addition to the Apple TV+ series adaptation of “Neuromancer,” Variety has learned.

Strong will appear alongside previously announced leads Callum Turner and Briana Middleton in the show, which is based on the William Gibson novel of the same name. It was picked up to series at Apple in February 2024.

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Per the official logline, the show follows “a damaged, top-rung super-hacker named Case (Turner) who is thrust into a web of digital espionage and high stakes crime with his partner Molly (Middleton), a razor-girl assassin with mirrored eyes, aiming to pull a heist on a corporate dynasty with untold secrets.”

Strong will play Armitage in the series.

Strong’s recent TV credits include the shows “Dune: Prophecy” and “The Penguin” for Max and HBO, respectively. He has also starred in shows like “Temple,” “Low Winter Sun,” And “Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.” Strong is primarily known for his film roles, which include the “Kingsman” franchise, “Tár,” “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” and “1917.”

He is repped by Markham Froggatt and Irwin and WME.

“Neurmancer” hails from co-creators Graham Roland and JD Dillard. Roland will also serve as showrunner, while Dillard will direct the pilot. Both are executive producers along with: Gibson; David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Matt Thunell for Skydance Television; Anonymous Content; Drake, Adel “Future” Nur and Jason Shrier for DreamCrew Entertainment; and Zack Hayden. Skydance Television will co-produce with Anonymous Content and Apple Studios.

“Neuromancer” was Gibson’s debut novel that helped birth the cyberpunk genre. It was first published in 1984 and went on to receive a Hugo Award, a Nebula Award, and the Philip K. Dick Award. The book led Gibson to publish two follow-ups, “Count Zero” and “Mona Lisa Overdrive.” There have been various attempts over the years to adapt the book into a film though none have ultimately moved forward.

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