Westworld: Season 1

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HBO | SKA | Season Premiere Date: October 2, 2016

Starring: James Marsden, Luke Hemsworth, Sir Anthony Hopkins

Summary: The sci-fi western series from Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy was inspired by the 1973 Michael Crichton film of the same name and is set at a Wild West theme park created by Dr. Robert Ford (Anthony Hopkins) with human-like androids where guests are encouraged to indulge their fantasies and desires.

Creator: Lisa Joy

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. The Bicameral Mind
Air Date: December 4, 2016
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S1:E9. The Well-Tempered Clavier
Air Date: November 27, 2016
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S1:E8. Trace Decay
Air Date: November 20, 2016

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Mary McNamara

Oct 4, 2016

It isn’t just great television, it’s vivid, thought-provoking television that entertains even as it examines the darker side of entertainment. Read full review

Verne Gay

Sep 28, 2016

If all this sounds heady, pretentious or derivative, then Westworld may eventually turn out to be guilty as charged. But from at least from the first two episodes sampled, Westworld is also a genuinely different new series that offers something even better than that: It’s genuinely engaging. Read full review

Mitchel Broussard

Sep 19, 2016

Westworld has its head near-bursting with new angles on old sci-fi themes, honoring the source material’s creator in the process, but it’s also a crowd-pleaser in the vein of HBO’s most pristine, top-shelf geek offerings that slowly eke out existence in the mainstream. Read full review

Gail Pennington

Oct 3, 2016

Jonathan Nolan, working with his wife, Lisa Joy, under the umbrella of J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, has turned out a dazzling-looking thriller that is also a thoughtful exploration of the possibilities and hazards of artificial intelligence. Read full review

Emily Nussbaum

Oct 17, 2016

Westworld is explicitly, and often wittily, an exploitation series about exploitation, full of naked bodies that are meant to make us think about nudity and violence that comments on violence. It’s the kind of trippy conceptual project that would be unbearable if it weren’t so elegantly made. So far, it works, mostly--not because it’s perfect but because it gets under your skin. Read full review

Robert Rorke

Sep 28, 2016

Ed Harris, picking up where Yul Brynner left off in the film, cuts a menacing figure as the Man in Black, a killing machine determined to find a maze that may lead him out of the park. In between these golden nuggets are meandering scenes that take a long time to acclimate park visitors (Jimmi Simpson, Ben Barnes) to the repertoire of narratives on display. Read full review

Maureen Ryan

Sep 27, 2016

Westworld looks terrific; its directors have shot its Western locations to stunning effect. But its warmly saturated outdoor scenes and its surface slickness aren’t enough to mask the indecision, condescension, and hollowness at its core. Read full review

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geistreiches

Mar 16, 2018

never did i watch a season 2 times, I'm now starting my 3rd run through.. its fantastic, try using a headset for this one, the music is amazing, its a real experience.. awesome, i hope this series will last long, it fits so well in our time.. amazing, thanks

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

oxXBLADEZXxo

Oct 12, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The impressive acting of Louis Herthum as Delores' father and Jeffrey Wright should garnish talk come awards season. Creepy performances by Ed Harris and Evan Rachel Wood are also noteworthy. This series may be the best thing on TV since Game of Thrones arrived six seasons ago. I recommend you check this one out, and pay particular attention to the nuances of the actors noted above. I hope this series can continue on the same pace, it's a real treat so far. If so, we will see a few members of this cast and crew on stage at the Golden Globes and Emmys in the new year. This show outshines the original, which also made the hair stand up on the back of your neck, and was well acted by Yul Brynner, in the best role of his career. Enjoy!… Expand

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LatinCritic13

Oct 2, 2016

If you watched the original 1970s sci-fi flick of Michael Crichton's Westworld or watched other terrific shows or films like Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Stranger Things, The Matrix, Ex-Machina or even played video games like Red Dead Redemption or Mass Effect. I highly recommend youIf you watched the original 1970s sci-fi flick of Michael Crichton's Westworld or watched other terrific shows or films like Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Stranger Things, The Matrix, Ex-Machina or even played video games like Red Dead Redemption or Mass Effect. I highly recommend you to binge onto this show even though you haven't watched the original Westworld. I gotta tell ya that this show really does feel like that you are diving into the story of Red Dead Redemption or The Matrix combined but it sets in the old wild west with androids! The production design, the outstanding writing, the notable actors, and the soundtrack composed by Game of Thrones' and Prison Breaks' Ramin Djawadi is superb! Trust me, it's awesome, it's gripping as hell, it's sexy, it's bloody epic, and quite yet romantic!

PS: I think that A LOT of people will start doing their theories like what they're doing to other shows and this show is one of them and it will get millions of people watching this. Good job HBO for bringing this terrific show onto your lineup! :)… Expand

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genericboy77

Nov 6, 2016

I was hooked on the first episode. Now after 4 more I can't wait to see where this goes. They story the characters are telling us berry compelling and enthralling.

3 of 6 users found this helpful33

CineAutoctono

Mar 6, 2018

"Westworld" was undoubtedly one of the jewels of the HBO chain, after the super famous "Game of Thrones", the performances were good, the visual effects are wonderful and the story is a sadistic and interesting journey.

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holeemc

Dec 20, 2016

I had my ups and downs with this series. I do think I would enjoy it much more watching it for a second time - a lot of it was going over my head on first viewing and I became disengaged towards the end. However, if this was ever to be considered truly great TV it needs to work on an initialI had my ups and downs with this series. I do think I would enjoy it much more watching it for a second time - a lot of it was going over my head on first viewing and I became disengaged towards the end. However, if this was ever to be considered truly great TV it needs to work on an initial viewing.… Expand

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janetn

Sep 17, 2018

Season 1 was good. Season 2 took a strange turn. Confused... The feel of the show changed, parts of season 2 seemed forced.

0 of 4 users found this helpful04

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
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  Air Date: June 26, 2022
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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: June 26, 2022
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: March 15, 2020
Season 3

64
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: March 15, 2020
Season 2

76
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: April 22, 2018
Season 1

74
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 2, 2016
- tbd
  S1:E10. The Bicameral Mind
  Air Date: December 4, 2016
- tbd
  S1:E9. The Well-Tempered Clavier
  Air Date: November 27, 2016
- tbd
  S1:E8. Trace Decay
  Air Date: November 20, 2016
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  S1:E7. Trompe L'Oeil
  Air Date: November 13, 2016
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  S1:E6. The Adversary
  Air Date: November 6, 2016
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  S1:E5. Contrapasso
  Air Date: October 30, 2016
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  S1:E4. Dissonance Theory
  Air Date: October 23, 2016
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  S1:E3. The Stray
  Air Date: October 16, 2016
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  S1:E2. Chestnut
  Air Date: October 9, 2016
- 9.0
  S1:E1. The Original
  Air Date: October 2, 2016