'Neuromancer' Teaser Trailer Brings William Gibson's Novel to Life

At its San Diego Comic-Con panel today, Apple TV dropped the surprise debut of the first teaser trailer for its upcoming sci-fi series Neuromancer. It’s our best look yet at the show, which is based on the 1984 novel of the same name by William Gibson. Gibson’s novel is a cornerstone of the cyberpunk genre, but it has never before been adapted for the big or small screen. Neuromancer stars Callum Turner, Briana Middleton, Mark Strong, Joseph Lee, Peter Sarsgaard and Clémence Poésy. According to its official description, “Neuromancer 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, as they pull off a heist on a corporate dynasty with untold secrets.” The teaser clocks in at just over a minute, but it’s enough to give us a sense of the show’s visual identity. It looks like Apple has really put in the work of accurately replicating Gibson’s world. Given the streamer’s burgeoning reputation for quality sci-fi TV series, it seemed from the beginning that it would be a good home for Neuromancer, and based on this very early look, that still seems to b