Westworld
American dystopian science fiction Western television series
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| December 18 2022 | Westworld is removed from HBO Max streaming platform. |
| November 29 2022 | Fourth season of Westworld released on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Blu-ray. |
| November 4 2022 | HBO announced the cancellation of Westworld, with the principal cast receiving pay for the canceled season. |
| October 2022 | Jonathan Nolan spoke about the possibility of a fifth and final season at New York Comic Con. |
| June 2022 | HBO releases the fourth season of Westworld. |
| December 2021 | Actor Jeffrey Wright confirmed that filming for season four concluded. |
| August 2021 | Production on the fourth season resumed at the Melody Ranch Studio in Newhall, CA. |
| July 2021 | Production on the fourth season was temporarily halted due to a positive COVID-19 case. |
| November 17 2020 | Third season of Westworld released on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Blu-ray. |
| April 22 2020 | HBO announced renewal of Westworld for a fourth season. |
| March 15 2020 | Eight-episode third season of Westworld premiered. |
| January 2020 | HBO hosted a special promotional event at the Consumer Electronics Show, themed around 'Incite', a fictional company from the third season of Westworld. The event featured 'hosts' attending to invited guests' needs. |
| April 2019 | Production of the third season began. |
| 2018 | Thandiwe Newton wins the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. |
| December 4 2018 | Second season of Westworld released on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Blu-ray. |
| November 2018 | Sets located at Paramount Ranch were destroyed by the Woolsey Fire. |
| May 1 2018 | HBO renewed Westworld for a third season. |
| April 2018 | Variety published an article critiquing Westworld's complicated narrative after the second-season premiere, with Andrew Wallenstein questioning the show's potential for broader audience appeal. |
| April 22 2018 | Second season of Westworld premiered. |
| March 2018 | HBO constructed a real-life replica of Sweetwater, the show's fictional Western town, during South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. The two-acre site featured over 60 actors playing android 'hosts', offering fans an immersive experience of the Westworld universe. |
| November 7 2017 | First season of Westworld released on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, marking the first scripted TV series to be released on 4K Blu-ray in the United States. |
| 2016 | HBO launched virtual reality exhibits at San Diego Comic-Con and Techcrunch Disrupt to promote Westworld, featuring interactive VR experiences on HTC Vive that allowed attendees to simulate entering Westworld, designed using Unreal Engine 4 and combining computer-generated content with 360-degree video. |
| November 2016 | HBO renewed Westworld for a 10-episode second season. |
| October 2 2016 | Westworld debuts on HBO, marking the series' first episode and achieving the network's highest viewership ratings for a premiere since True Detective in 2014. |
| August 2015 | HBO released the first teaser for Westworld, revealing the series would premiere in 2016. |
| August 2014 | Pilot episode filmed over a 22-day period in and around Los Angeles, and in Moab, Utah, with early location scouting by Jonathan Nolan in southern Utah. |
| August 31 2013 | HBO announced ordering a pilot for Westworld, with Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, J.J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, and Bryan Burk as executive producers. |
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