Westworld 

Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, explore a world in which every human appetite can be indulged without consequence.

Stars:

Evan Rachel Wood, Jeffrey Wright, Ed Harris

Top Rated TV #61 | Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 44 wins & 142 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Evan Rachel Wood	...	Dolores Abernathy 30 episodes, 2016-2020
Jeffrey Wright	...	Bernard Lowe 30 episodes, 2016-2020
Ed Harris	...	Man in Black 30 episodes, 2016-2020
Tessa Thompson	...	Charlotte Hale 25 episodes, 2016-2020
Thandie Newton	...	Maeve Millay 21 episodes, 2016-2020
James Marsden	...	Teddy Flood 20 episodes, 2016-2018
Anthony Hopkins	...	Dr. Robert Ford 17 episodes, 2016-2018
Angela Sarafyan	...	Clementine Pennyfeather 16 episodes, 2016-2018
Luke Hemsworth	...	Ashley Stubbs 15 episodes, 2016-2020
Simon Quarterman	...	Lee Sizemore 13 episodes, 2016-2018
Shannon Woodward	...	Elsie Hughes 13 episodes, 2016-2018

Storyline

This science fiction western series from Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy was inspired by Michael Crichton's Westworld (1973) and is set at a Wild West theme park created by Dr. Robert Ford (Sir Anthony Hopkins) with human-like androids, where guests are encouraged to indulge their fantasies and desires.

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Plot Keywords:

artificial intelligence | robot | based on film | android | moral dilemma | 

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Taglines:

Some places make you feel alive. (Season 1)

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Western

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Westworld

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bad Robot, Jerry Weintraub Productions, Kilter Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

62 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos (Blu-ray release)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Warner Brothers had been trying to remake Westworld (1973) since the 1990s. In 1996, Michael Crichton, the Writer and Director of the movie, met with J.J. Abrams, wanting him to write the screenplay, but Abrams was unable to come up with a way he thought worked. In 2000, Joel Silver was announced to be working on the remake. Silver hired Richard D'Ovidio to write the screenplay. In 2002, Arnold Schwarzenegger was announced to star in and produce the movie with John Brancato and Michael Ferris writing a new screenplay. Schwarzenegger subsequently left the project when he was elected Governor of California. In 2005, Tarsem Singh was announced as the director. In 2007, Quentin Tarantino claimed he had been offered the movie. In 2008, Billy Ray was hired to write a new screenplay. In 2013, Abrams pitched the idea of a television series to Creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. As Nolan told Deadline: "J.J. came to Lisa and me with the suggestion that Westworld wasn't to be realized as a movie, since it had been ripped off so many times, and inspired a number of science fiction films, rather a television series from the robots' point of view."

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Quotes

Man in Black: Aw, yeah, cue the waterworks. About time you realized the futility of your situation.
Dolores Abernathy: I'm not crying for myself. I'm crying for you. They say that great beasts once roamed this world. As big as mountains. Yet all that's left of them is bone and amber. Time undoes even the mightiest of creatures. Just look at what it's done to you. One day you will perish. You will lie with the rest of your kind in the dirt. Your dreams forgotten, your horrors effaced. Your bones will turn to sand. And upon that...

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Connections

Spoofed in City Slickers in Westworld (2017)

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Soundtracks

Main Title Theme
Written by Ramin Djawadi

User Reviews

Starting to lose interest

I'm into episode 5 of season 2 now. Season 1 did a great job creating the universe and building up tension and suspense. It even made me get invested in some of the protagonists while failing to make me care for others. I stuck to it mainly due to the fact that I really loved Person of Interest and whatever Jonathan Nolan wrote before. Here's the problem: I don't care about any of the characters at this moment. I'm not invested in what they are working towards or if they even survive. The production value and acting are both top, there is nothing to complain there. But I keep getting distracted while watching an episode and start doing other things. The pace and cutting is weird since season 2 started and it fails to keep my attention at all. I was really waiting for the promised ancient Japan part of the park and all the samurais. Sadly, even that storyline fell flat and ended in clichéd characters and no caring on my end. I fail to find what drives most of the characters to do what they do. There are some goals I can see and others that just feel off. It feels like all of them are just wandering the park (that should be overrun by the parks security or government military by now) for no apparent reason. I'm sad because I really had high hopes for this due to Jonathan Nolan. Will give up watching now though. A solid 6 for the acting and production of the series. Nothing more cause I really don't care about any of the characters by now.