Despite several troubling delays and reports from the set, HBO’s ambitious remake ofWestworldlooks to be one of the major television events of the second-half of the TV season. The latest trailer was a thrilling tease of the reconfigured take onMichael Crichton’s sci-fi classic, which centers on a resort where the wealthy can pretend to live in the Wild West, thanks to ambitious production design and realistic androids who play the denizens of Sweetwater, the fictional Western town.
Now, we have another excellent look at what we should expect from the HBO series, with 11 new images showing a myriad of characters from the newWestworld. This is our first good look atRodrigo SantoroandSidse Babett Knudsenin the film, as well asBen Barnes,Simon Quarterman, andJimmi Simpson, whose character was the focal point of the new trailer. There’s also new looks atAnthony Hopkins,Thandie Newton, andJeffrey Wrightto get you amped up for HBO’s big event of the fall. You can take a look at the new images right below, and finally feast your eyes onWestworldstarting on October 2nd.
Here are the new images fromWestworld:
Here’s the official synopsis forWestworld:
The one-hour drama seriesWESTWORLD(ten episodes) is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged. The cast includes Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Jimmi Simpson, Rodrigo Santoro, Shannon Woodward, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Ben Barnes, Simon Quarterman, Angela Sarafyan, Luke Hemsworth and Clifton Collins, Jr. Inspired by the motion picture “Westworld,” written and directed by Michael Crichton. Production companies, Bad Robot Productions, Jerry Weintraub Productions and Kilter Films in association with Warner Bros. Television. Executive producer/writer/director, Jonathan Nolan; executive producer/writer, Lisa Joy; executive producers, J.J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, Bryan Burk.
