HBO, which is owned by Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX), is releasing a new show called Westworld.
Westworld is a sci-fi television series that has is based on the 1973 film of the same name. The original film was written and directed by Michael Crichton, who also wrote the Jurassic Park novel that the film was based on.
Here’s what reviewers have to say about HBO’s new version of WestWorld.
- “It’s an ambitious, if not entirely coherent, sci-fi shoot-’em-up that questions nihilistic entertainment impulses while indulging them.” — James Poniewozik, The New York Times
- “State-of-the-art TV about state of the art escapism, Westworld is an amazing mirror maze that must be traversed.” — Jeff Jensen, Entertainment Weekly.
- “An attempt at a beguiling depiction of a near future in which Disneyland might not be the happiest place on Earth — at least for those seeking a very bad good time.” — Dominic Patten, Deadline
- “I’m eager to explore every facet of it, most of all what’s occluded or hidden or buried just underneath the external fabric of the show.” — Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair
- “The wry-grim tone of the show invites you to go looking for notes of hypocrisy or cynicism, then ask whether Westworld’s self-awareness complicates, obscures, or evades them.” — Matt Zoller Seitz
- “Westworld‘s shock and horror are top-notch, but the subtleties are what make the first handful of episodes addictive.” — Jack Giroux, /Film
Westworld will premiere on Oct. 2, 2016 on HBO. Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy developed the series, which has J. J. Abrams among the list of its Executive Producers.
