Westworld adaptation gets series order from HBO

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

HBO took to Twitter to spill the good news that they are indeed moving forward with their “Westworld” adaptation, which will arrive in 2015. Based on Michael Crichton's 1973 film and written by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, the new drama stars the great Anthony Hopkins, marking his first series-regular role, as an inventor who runs an adult amusement park populated by lifelike robots.

THR got the early word on some plot details as their sources tell them that the show's androids—played by James Marsden, Evan Rachel Wood and Thandie Newton—can be killed off and return with completely different personas, allowing actors to play many characters. How cool is that? With such a talented lineup, it's going to be a lot of fun seeing these guys put on different faces for their characters. And unlike the actors on show's like FX's "American Horror Story" or "True Detective", which reboot themselves every season, the cast of "Westworld" is signing multiyear deals.

The show is executive produced, written, and directed by Jonathan Nolan and also written/executive produced by Lisa Joy. “Westworld” also stars Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Miranda Otto, Rodrigo Santoro, Shannon Woodward, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Angela Sarafyan, and Simon Quarterman.