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Westworld is an American dystopian science fiction Western television series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy that first aired on October 2, 2016, on HBO. It is based upon the 1973 film of the same name written and directed by Michael Crichton and loosely upon its 1976 sequel, Futureworld.
- Dana Getz
- The budget is 80 times larger. The original film squeaked by with a tight budget of $1.25 million. MGM initially refused to make the project for over $1 million, but later tacked on $250,000.
- The original spin-off series was a flop. Few may remember Westworld’s first transition to television. The short-lived series, titled Beyond Westworld, premiered on CBS in March of 1980.
- It has an experienced production team. Crichton had been an accomplished novelist before stepping behind camera. Although best known today for Jurassic Park, his sixth novel, 1969 techno-thriller The Andromeneda Strain, was the one that solidified his status as a best-seller several years before Westworld’s success.
- The development took three times as long. After Crichton penned the screenplay in August of 1972, the Westworld film was shopped around, cast, shot, and edited in just over a year.
Westworld: Created by Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan. With Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood. At the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, waits a world in which every human appetite can be indulged without consequence.
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- 2016-10-02
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Feb 12, 2023 · When Westworld was adapted for television over 40 years later by producers Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, its first season followed much the same pattern, albeit with much greater attention...
- Dylan Roth
Sep 29, 2016 · From Seventies sci-fi blockbuster to HBO's great white post-'Game of Thrones' hope – everything you need to know about 'Westworld.'
Oct 21, 2022 · Sci-fi author William Gibson has never been properly adapted for the screen before. Lisa Joy and Vincenzo Natali explain what inspired them to turn his 2014 novel into a new Amazon series.
Sep 29, 2016 · 5 min read. HBO’s long-delayed and highly-anticipated “Westworld” finally lands on Sunday with more expectations placed on it than any show in recent memory. HBO really wants it to be their next “Game of Thrones,” especially after notable missteps like “Vinyl” didn’t take off with viewers.
