WESTWORLD Officially Renewed For Fourth Season By HBO; Series Expected To Run For Six Seasons

WESTWORLD Officially Renewed For Fourth Season By HBO; Series Expected To Run For Six Seasons

With the third season set to come to a close in just a few short weeks, HBO has officially renewed Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy's critically acclaimed sci-fi/drama series Westworld for a fourth season.

By RohanPatel - Apr 22, 2020 10:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Westworld
Source: HBO

It's official: Westworld is coming back for a fourth season. 

While it was always expected, HBO made the formal announcement earlier this afternoon, less than two weeks before the third season comes to a close on May 3. The Hollywood Reporter has also added that the critically acclaimed series from Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy is ultimately expected to run for six seasons.

Neither a production start date nor an episode count was given, but it's probably safe to assume that due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it won't be able to begin filming until at least the back half of this year or early next. This means that it likely won't be ready to air until either late 2021 or early 2022, with the safe money on the latter due to the Primetime Emmy voting schedule.

According to THR, the renewal was part of the nine-figure overall deal Nolan and Joy signed with Amazon last year, which, while allowing them to create original content for Amazon, also included upfront payment for their services as showrunners on Westworld for the final three seasons (4-6).

HBO Renews WESTWORLD For A Fourth Season

LOS ANGELES, April 22, 2020 – HBO has renewed the Emmy®-winning drama series WESTWORLD for a fourth season, it was announced today by Casey Bloys, president, HBO Programming.

"From the western theme park to the technocratic metropolis of the near future, we’ve thoroughly enjoyed every twist and turn from the minds of master storytellers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy," noted Bloys. "We can’t wait to see where their inspired vision takes us next.”

WESTWORLD returned for its eight-episode third season Sunday, March 15. A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the question of free will, the show was created for television by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy, who are also executive producers. Nolan directed the season’s premiere episode, which has surpassed nine million viewers across all platforms.

WESTWORLD was lauded as “the most epic show on TV” by Decider. TV Guide hailed the season as “dazzling,” “exhilarating,” and “incredibly relevant,” and Variety called it a “crowdpleasing ride through the world of the future.” The New York Times deemed it “sleek and eye-catching,” while NPR called season three “more entertaining than ever before.”

WESTWORLD was created for television by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy, who are executive producers with Denise Thé, J.J. Abrams, Athena Wickham, Richard J. Lewis, and Ben Stephenson. Production companies: Kilter Films and Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television; based on the film written by Michael Crichton.

Westworld features:
Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores Abernathy
Thandie Newton as Maeve Millay
Jeffrey Wright as Bernard Lowe/Arnold Weber
Tessa Thompson as Charlotte Hale
Ed Harris as William/The Man in Black
Luke Hemsworth as Ashley Stubbs
Simon Quarterman as Lee Sizemore
Rodrigo Santoro as Hector Escaton
Aaron Paul as Caleb Nichols
Lena Waithe as Ash 
Vincent Cassel as Serac
Scott Mescudi as Francis
Marshawn Lynch as Giggles
Jefferson Mays as Liam Dempsey Sr. 
John Gallagher Jr. as Liam
Michael Ealy as Jake 
Tommy Flanagan as Conells


Westworld returns with a brand new episode April 26

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TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 4/22/2020, 10:04 AM
Awesome. This season has been amazing. Best yet. Hopefully we get six seasons then.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 4/22/2020, 10:04 AM
Westworld is one of those shows I’m afraid to get into because idk if it will be worth the payoff. Been hearing mixed things about the current season.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 4/22/2020, 10:09 AM
OT:

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/american-psycho-director-thought-response-143800531.html

Mary Herron, director of American Psycho, discusses the response to Joker. Interesting perspective, and honestly not all that wrong about John Wick movies (even though I love them).
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 4/22/2020, 10:09 AM
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/22/2020, 10:12 AM
It's been very good, I think the first two seasons were better.

But saying that this season hasn't finished yet.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 4/22/2020, 10:34 AM
@marvel72 - agreed
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 4/22/2020, 10:13 AM
Wasn't the initial plan 5 seasons? Well, better than rushing it (cough cough). Really digging this season, more than the last one.
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/22/2020, 10:19 AM
@WakandanQueen - If this year is anything to go by, who knows what's round the corner for us.

HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 4/22/2020, 10:35 AM


Awesome, glad to hear. One of the best shows out there.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 4/22/2020, 11:01 AM
I need God back.

Ford must come back, in one form or another.


Favorite scene from Westworld.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 4/22/2020, 11:18 AM
@Doomsday8888 - loved him appearing again in season 2, or speaking through the hosts to William, those moments were great. But yes, hope he comes back.
Armageddon26
Armageddon26 - 4/22/2020, 11:18 AM
I watched the Westworld pilot a few weeks back for class and it was incredible, definitely one of the best Pilots I’ve ever seen. I haven’t decided to give the whole show a watch yet though. Might wait until it’s completely finished
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 4/22/2020, 11:20 AM
I hope that Serac makes it through the end of this season and into the next, he has been the standout addition to the series this season.

Kumkani
Kumkani - 4/22/2020, 11:39 AM
Tessa Thompson has been killing it this season. Goddamn.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 4/22/2020, 11:40 AM
Probably gonna binge S3 it after I've finished Ozark and Clone Wars, but a fourth season is welcome already
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 4/22/2020, 1:46 PM
I really hope we get another appearance from Ford down the line.
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