What we’re watching: Murder Drones
2025 has arrived and so have I!
Are you DYING to know what would happen if you put a love story, horror, sci-fi and a bunch of robots with a strange obsession for MURDER into a single web series? Well, look no further than Murder Drones, where the humour and action scenes absolutely SLAY.
Set on the apocalyptic planet of Copper 9, we follow Uzi, your classic angsty Worker Drone whose Dad is strangely obsessed with doors. Her bunker is full of fellow Workers who have built a bunker to protect themselves from the Disassembly Drones (nicknamed ‘Murder Drones’ for a good reason). Picture angels of death with interchangeable chainsaws/machineguns/swords for arms who feed on the oil of Worker Drones and you get the picture. Unfortunately for the Workers, Uzi is kind of a rogue teen and builds a ‘sick as hell railgun’ (her words, not mine) to bring the fight to the Murder Drones. In doing this she meets Serial Designation N, the most adorable wholesome murder robot the world has ever seen (the closest I can describe him as is a golden retriever). What originally was a struggle for survival turns into the most unlikely of friendships (and the possible destruction of humanity but let’s ignore that part for now).
Murder Drones is honestly one of the best web series out there. Taking the world by storm in 2021, Murder Drones has devoured the hearts of the internet with its fluid and smooth animation, each movement (and explosion) noticeable and eye-catching. For a desolate planet locked in an eternal nuclear winter, Copper 9 is jaw-droppingly beautiful. With corpses of towers and towers of robot corpses (seriously) dotting the landscape, dimly illuminated two ghostly moons, this place is the perfect hunting ground for packs of genocidal robots. And the characters are astounding! Uzi is like the epitome of evil but in a good way, and OMG N – the best boi of the entire series. N is voiced by Michael Kovach, who also voices Jax in The Amazing Digital Circus and Angel Dust in Hazbin Hotel and absolutely kills in this role (pun intended). Serial Designation V is another protagonist that absolutely sells the show. Her character is laced with mystery that gradually solves unanswered questions about the Murder Drones universe (don’t believe me? Watch the show, $5 dollars on the line). Honestly the three drones make the perfect trio and tie the series together. The humour is quirky and a little dark at times and the voice acting just fits perfectly to the horror/comedy theme. AND BOY DOES IT GET SPOOKY. From an all-consuming virus that threatens to destroy entire planets to biological horrors beyond your comprehension.
AND THE SOUNDTRACK! Made by the acclaimed DJ AJ DiSpirito, the music fluctuates to match the scene – from a creepy disco-style forest chase theme to an actual disco filled with horrifying eldritch magic and missiles! And never in my life have I seen track names this on point. One example list is literally called the Knife Dance which is a certified BANGER. Yet even in a horror/comedy such as this, there is music that will genuinely move you. Uzi and N’s love theme is prevalent from Episode 3 to the end of the first season. When it is first introduced, it is quiet and shy as the seeds of love are first planted. But by the finale, it is open and brass. Cheery on top, they’re both falling for each other when it plays, literally. Astoundingly beautiful.
So yeah, that’s Murder Drones for you, honestly it is amazing solid 9/10. Get tunnel-visioned by the spooky robot at the end and rewatch it for the lore!
Thomas C, Year 12