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 #65 | Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 44 wins & 146 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:

Find your purpose. (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

Season one, episode three, "The Stray", mentions that the guests pay forty thousand dollars a day for their stay in the park.

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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

Referenced in Hayom BaLayla: Episode #2.6 (2017)

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Soundtracks

Reverie
Composed by Claude Debussy

User Reviews

Television at its finest

If you've watched the original film, you will approach watching Westworld with an understanding of the basic premise and a moderate expectation of entertainment. That is how I approached it, and my expectations were taken to another level. Westworld is, put simply, a contemporary screenplay masterpiece. It has taken the original premise and intelligently added layers of complexity to its plot that resonate with where humanity finds itself in the 21st century. What is consciousness? What is humanity? Where is the line? And how does this related to creating artificial consciousness? The original film failed to explain how 'what happened' happened. But the TV show eludes to the faultline between corporate sponsorship (The Board) and scientific enquiry. I will avoid spoilers for anyone who has not seen this yet, but in setting the seen the writers/producers have created Westworld not only as a TV show, but as a series of questions for humanity to ponder. And the acting is sublime, in particular Evan Rachel Wood & Thandie Newton's characters evoke empathy in my very core.