We couldn’t help but think about it during the ‘Fallout’ fever, but HBO removed it from its catalog and it has not been rescued by any platform
If you are among the millions of people who have surrendered at the feet of falloutthe series adaptation of the famous Bethesda video game, in the debut of its first season on Prime Video, it is possible that at some point the existence of Westworlda series with which the new fashionable fiction in 2024 has certain similarities and an important connection.
The HBO series is not based on any video game, but is an adaptation of the Michael Crichton film metal soulsbut it was developed by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy for the prestigious pay channel, a creative tandem that has also played a role in the Amazon series: while in fallout Nolan and Joy serve as executive producers. and Jonathan Nolan was also the director of the first three episodes, in Westworld Both served as showrunners.
In addition to the connection between their respective teams, Westworldalthough later the series took a slightly different path and moved away from the first scenario, It also did real magic by combining western with science fiction in its first season.
As in Critchon’s 1973 film, the action of Westworld takes place in a town in the American West that is actually just another setting for an advanced futuristic amusement park run by Doctor Robert Ford (Anthony Hopkins): while the place is recreated to perfection without missing the slightest detail, the The facilities are populated with androids whose physical appearance is exactly the same as humans and who can interact with visitors in any way they wish.
A priori, the park’s security establishes that there is no possibility for the androids to become conscious and begin to act freely, but Delos, the company that controls everything, has some hidden interests.
Broadcast for four seasons between 2016 and 2022, Westworld debuted as the most watched premiere in HBO history since True Detective in 2014 and Its first season also said goodbye as the most watched in history. Unfortunately, the series had to say goodbye in its fourth installment, even though its creators had planned a fifth.
Despite its cancellation and its disappearance from HBO Max, ‘Westworld’ will return to have an ending it deserves
Deeply praised by audiences and critics, It is impossible not to surrender to the spectacularity of Westworldfrom the quality of its production to the performances of its performerspassing, of course, for its interesting and perfectly constructed story. Without forgetting the impressive music of Ramin Djawadi, composer of the soundtrack of Game of Thrones.
Although throughout the series and with the changes of scenery its cast changed, the main cast members of the first season stand out: Anthony Hopkins, Evan Rachel Wood, Ed Harris, James Marsden, Rodrigo Santoro, Jeffrey Wright and Thandie Newton .
Unfortunately, it is currently impossible to watch Westworld on any streaming platform. After announcing its cancellation, HBO also removed it from its catalog and is currently not offered by any other service.
