Apple TV’s 'Neuromancer' adaptation opens door to 8 cyberpunk novels

Apple TV has committed to a 10-episode adaptation of William Gibson’s Neuromancer, created by Graham Roland and JD Dillard and currently in production, MovieWeb reported on Feb. 1, 2026. MovieWeb notes Apple TV has quietly become a strong home for high‑concept, design‑led sci‑fi — citing Foundation, Silo, For All Mankind, the animated WondLa and the Golden Globe‑nominated Pluribus — and that the service has the world‑building chops to bring Gibson’s Case, Molly and the Sprawl to life.

The outlet argues that Neuromancer’s arrival signals a broader moment for cyberpunk on television and assembled a shortlist of eight classic and cult novels that could thrive in Apple’s hands after Gibson’s book. Highlights on MovieWeb’s list include Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (Hiro Protagonist, the Metaverse and a memetic linguistic virus), When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger (the Middle Eastern Budayeen and neural “moddies”/“daddies”), Pat Cadigan’s Synners (neural sockets, a mind‑altering network glitch and the 1992 Arthur C.

Clarke Award), and Jeff Noon’s Vurt (feathers that open dreamscapes, hybrids and a search for a lost sister).

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