Our ownHaleigh Foutchis covering all things TCA 2016 today, including lots of news out of the HBO portion of the event. We’ve already brought you confirmation that the eighth season of the network’s ratings spectacularGame of Throneswill be itsfinal run. But as HBO prepares to close the books on one of their most successful series in history, it also hopes a new one might replicate that success. Enter,Westworld.
From series creatorsJonathan andLisa Joy Nolan, this adaptation ofMichael Crichton’s1973 film about a future-set theme park populated by artificial beings,Westworldwill now officially debut on Sunday, October 2nd at 9pm on the premium network. Book your tickets now!
WestworldstarsAnthony Hopkins,Ed Harris,Evan Rachel Wood,James Marsden,Thandie Newton,Jeffrey Wright,Tessa Thompson,Sidse Babett Knudsen,Jimmi Simpson,Rodrigo Santoro, andClifton Collins, Jr., some of whom you’re able to see below in new images from the HBO series.
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Here’s the official synopsis forWestworld:
The one-hour drama seriesWESTWORLD(ten episodes) is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged. The cast includes Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Jimmi Simpson, Rodrigo Santoro, Shannon Woodward, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Ben Barnes, Simon Quarterman, Angela Sarafyan, Luke Hemsworth and Clifton Collins, Jr. Inspired by the motion picture “Westworld,” written and directed by Michael Crichton. Production companies, Bad Robot Productions, Jerry Weintraub Productions and Kilter Films in association with Warner Bros. Television. Executive producer/writer/director, Jonathan Nolan; executive producer/writer, Lisa Joy; executive producers, J.J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, Bryan Burk.
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