Every beginning has an end, and unfortunately today it’s up to Westworld. HBO canceled the popular series after four seasons and dozens of Emmy nominations. The decision comes after months of talks about the possibility of a fifth season, where its creators would close the cycle as planned.
In accordance with The Hollywood Reporter, Westworld would be a victim of the chain’s aggressive budget cuts. Over the past six months, Warner Bros Discovery has guillotined multiple projects, including the batgirl with Leslie Grace. The new president of the company, David Zaslav, defended the cuts and assured in an interview with analysts that they will continue evaluating projects.
Let me be clear. We didn’t get rid of any programs that were helping us
David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery
In the case of Westworldthe denial of a fifth season would be related to a audience drop during its last two seasons. Despite starting on the right foot, the story fell short and criticism began to emerge.
HBO issued a statement announcing the cancellation.
For the past four seasons, Lisa and Jonah have taken viewers on a mind-blowing odyssey, raising the bar at every turn. We are tremendously grateful to them, along with their immensely talented cast, producers and crew, and all of our partners at Kilter Films, Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Television. It has been exciting to join them on this journey.
HBO
Westworld was left unfinished, as its creators planned five seasons
The news falls like a bucket of cold water if we consider that the creators of Westworld they planned the closure of the series. “We had always envisioned a fifth and final season,” said Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy in an interview with Variety. The showrunners They confirmed a few weeks ago that they were in talks with HBO.
It also didn’t help that Nolan and Joy signed a million-dollar deal with Amazon Studios three years ago. The creators of Westworld are now in control The Peripherala new science fiction series based on the novel by William Gibson that is now available on Prime Video.
On the other hand, the couple is finalizing details in the filming of fallout, the adaptation to the small screen of the popular video game from Bethesda and Microsoft. A few days ago the first official image of the series was revealed, although the release date is still up in the air.