Westword (Tv Serial)

Westworld is an American science fictionwestern television series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. Produced by HBO, it is based on the 1973 film of the same name(written and directed by Michael Crichton) and to a lesser extent its 1976 sequel, Futureworld. The story takes place in Westworld, a fictional, technologically advanced Wild-West-themed amusement parkpopulated by android "hosts". The park caters to high-paying "guests" who may indulge their wildest fantasies within the park without fear of retaliation from the hosts, who are prevented by their programming from harming humans.

Westworld
Title card for the first season
Genre	Science fiction Western
Created by	Jonathan Nolan Lisa Joy
Based on	Westworld by Michael Crichton
Starring	Evan Rachel Wood Thandie Newton Jeffrey Wright James Marsden Ingrid Bolsø Berdal Luke Hemsworth Sidse Babett Knudsen Simon Quarterman Rodrigo Santoro Angela Sarafyan Shannon Woodward Ed Harris Anthony Hopkins Ben Barnes Clifton Collins Jr. Jimmi Simpson Tessa Thompson Fares Fares Louis Herthum Talulah Riley Gustaf Skarsgård Katja Herbers Zahn McClarnon
Theme music composer	Ramin Djawadi
Composer(s)	Ramin Djawadi
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	18 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	J. J. Abrams Jonathan Nolan Lisa Joy Jerry Weintraub Bryan Burk Richard J. Lewis Roberto Patino Athena Wickham Ben Stephenson
Producer(s)	Cherylanne Martin Michael Polaire Carly Wray Stephen Semel
Location(s)	Castle Valley, Utah Simi Valley, California Newhall, California Agoura Hills, California Universal City, California Los Angeles, California
Cinematography	Paul Cameron Brendan Galvin Robert McLachlan Jeffrey Jur David Franco Darran Tiernan John Grillo M. David Mullen
Editor(s)	Stephen Semel Marc Jozefowicz Mark Yoshikawa Andrew Seklir Tanya Swerling David Eisenberg Anna Hauger Ron Rosen
Running time	57–91 minutes[1][2]
Production company(s)	HBO Entertainment Kilter Films Bad Robot Productions Jerry Weintraub Productions Warner Bros. Television
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	HBO
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Digital
Original release	October 2, 2016 – present
External links
Website

Nolan and Joy serve as executive producers, along with J. J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, and Bryan Burk. The first season premiered on October 2, 2016, and concluded on December 4, 2016; it comprised ten episodes. In November 2016, HBO renewed the series for a ten-episode second season, which premiered on April 22, 2018. The series' debut on HBO garnered the network's highest viewership ratings for a premiere since the first episode of True Detective in 2014. Moreover, Westworld ranks as the most-watched first season of any HBO original series. On May 1, 2018, the series was renewed for a third season.

The series has received largely positive reviews from critics, with particular praise having been given for its visuals, story, and performances.