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Westworld (TV series)
American science fiction television series
Title card for the first season
Lisa Joy
by Michael Crichton
Jeffrey Wright
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal
Simon Quarterman
Angela Sarafyan
Shannon Woodward
Ben Barnes
Clifton Collins Jr.
Jimmi Simpson
Louis Herthum
Talulah Riley
Katja Herbers
Zahn McClarnon
Tao Okamoto
No. of seasons
No. of episodes
28 (list of episodes)
J. J. Abrams
Jerry Weintraub
Richard J. Lewis
Roberto Patino
Athena Wickham
Ben Stephenson
Denise Thé
Cherylanne Martin
Michael Polaire
Carly Wray
Stephen Semel
Noreen O'Toole
David Witz
Jordan Goldberg
Production locations
Paul Cameron
Brendan Galvin
Robert McLachlan
Jeffrey Jur
David Franco
Darran Tiernan
John Grillo
M. David Mullen
Marc Jozefowicz
Mark Yoshikawa
Andrew Seklir
Tanya Swerling
David Eisenberg
Anna Hauger
Ron Rosen
Mako Kamitsuna
57–91 minutes[1][2]
HBO Entertainment
Kilter Films
Bad Robot Productions
Jerry Weintraub Productions (pilot only)
Warner Bros. Television
Warner Bros. Television Distribution
$88+ million (s. 1)[3][a]
$107+ million (s. 2)[4][a]
Original network
Picture format
October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) –
present (present)
Westworld is an American dystopian science fiction neo-Western television series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. Produced and aired by HBO, it is based on the 1973 film of the same name (written and directed by Michael Crichton) and, to a lesser extent, the film's 1976 sequel, Futureworld. The story begins in Westworld, a fictional, technologically advanced Wild-West-themed amusement park populated by android "hosts". The park caters to high-paying guests who may indulge their wildest fantasies within the park without fear of retaliation from the hosts, who are prevented by their programming from harming humans. Later on, in the third season, the series' setting expands to the real world, in the mid-21st century, where people's lives are driven and controlled by a powerful artificial intelligence named Rehoboam.
Nolan and Joy serve as executive producers, along with J. J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, and Bryan Burk. The first season consisted of 10 episodes, broadcast between October 2 and December 4, 2016. HBO renewed the series in November 2016: The 10-episode second season aired from April 22 to June 24, 2018. The eight-episode third season premiered on March 15, 2020 and concluded on May 3, 2020. In April 2020, HBO approved a fourth season, which is expected to broadcast in 2022.[6]
Westworld's debut on HBO had the network's highest viewership ratings for a premiere since the first episode of True Detective, in 2014. Westworld's first season is the most-watched first season of any HBO original series.
Westworld was critically acclaimed during its first season, highly praised for its performances, visuals, narrative, themes and Ramin Djawadi's musical score. The series continues to receive mostly positive reviews, although certain elements of its story and characterizations have since come under criticism. Westworld has received numerous accolades, winning 9 Primetime Emmy Awards out of 54 nominations. Thandiwe Newton won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2018.
2 Cast and characters
3.1 Season 1: The Maze (2016)
3.2 Season 2: The Door (2018)
3.3 Season 3: The New World (2020)
4.2 Writing and themes
4.3 Casting
4.4 Filming
4.5.1 Costumes
4.5.2 Title sequence
5.1 Broadcast
5.3 Home media
6.1.1 Season 1
6.3 Accolades
In the 2050s, Delos Inc. operates several theme parks, including the American-Old-West-themed Westworld. Each environment is populated by "hosts". Indistinguishable from humans, these androids are programmed to fulfill the guests' every desire. They will engage in—and be the objects of—every kind of violent and/or sexual activity, but their programming makes it impossible for them to allow the guests to be harmed. The Operators create narratives for these hosts to repeat each day while interacting with guests, but they wipe their memories each cycle. Delos Inc.'s party line is that the android hosts, being machines, can not be truly "harmed" by these scenarios the same way that a human would be.
Dr. Robert Ford (Anthony Hopkins) and Arnold Weber (Jeffrey Wright) developed the host technology. In the first season, Ford implements a new "Reverie" update that causes some hosts, including Dolores Abernathy (Evan Rachel Wood) and Maeve Millay (Thandiwe Newton), to become sentient. While Head of Delos Programming Bernard Lowe (Jeffrey Wright) and Executive Director of the Delos Destinations Board Charlotte Hale (Tessa Thompson) try to debug the problem, a guest known as the Man in Black (Ed Harris) tries to find a maze that he believes Arnold left for him. Bernard discovers that he himself is a host, based upon Arnold, who died in a previous attempt to protect the hosts of Westworld. Arnold saw the potential for sentience in the hosts and he believed that Delos would abuse them. The first season ends when Dolores kills Dr. Ford, just as he is announcing a new storyline for Westworld. She continues to fire calmly into the crowd of fleeing guests.
Dolores' revolution continues in the second season, when she and other enlightened hosts massacre human guests and Delos employees stranded in the park. Dolores takes an exceedingly confused Bernard to locate the Forge, a databank where Delos has secretly been recording all the human guests' behavior in order to create algorithms for them. Delos' goal is human immortality. Maeve seeks out her "daughter", even though she is a host, and helps her and several other hosts to escape to the Sublime, a virtual space that humans cannot access. While Delos forces secure the park, Bernard creates a Charlotte-host for Dolores, who eventually escapes from the park with six host cores, including Bernard's. After killing his daughter, Emily, William struggles with his human identity, not knowing if she was part of Dr. Ford's challenge.
In the third season, Dolores has recreated her host body and has copied Bernard's, Charlotte's and others'. She seeks out information about Rehoboam, an artificial intelligence (AI) system developed by Incite, Inc., and plans to take the fight to its creator, Engerraund Serac (Vincent Cassel). Bernard, who the rest of the world believes to be human, is blamed for the Westworld massacre, and he takes on a new identity while trying to understand Dolores' plans. Serac seeks Maeve's help in his fight against Dolores: He believes that Delores will bring down his plans for Rehoboam. The third season ends with Dolores sacrificing herself in order to defeat Serac.
Cast and characters
Main article: List of Westworld characters
Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores Abernathy,[7] the oldest host still working in the park. Initially taking on the role of a rancher's daughter, she comes to discover that her entire life is an elaborately constructed lie.[8]
Thandiwe Newton as Maeve Millay, a host who acts as the madam of Sweetwater, but her unreconciled memories of a former role lead to her becoming self-aware.[9]
Jeffrey Wright as Bernard Lowe, Westworld's Head of the Programming Division (Behavior), and programmer of artificial people's software.[10] Wright also portrays Arnold Weber, the co-founder of Westworld.
James Marsden as Theodore "Teddy" Flood (seasons 1–2), a host. He plays the role of a gunfighter returning to Sweetwater to find Dolores, in hopes of rekindling their relationship.[11][12]
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal as Armistice (seasons 1–2), a host. She is a brutal and ruthless bandit, and a member of Hector Escaton's gang.[13]
Luke Hemsworth as Ashley Stubbs, Westworld's Head of Security, charged with monitoring host and human interactions, and ensuring the safety of the guests.[14]
Sidse Babett Knudsen as Theresa Cullen (season 1), Westworld's Head of Quality Assurance, responsible for keeping the park from sliding into unscripted disarray.[15]
Simon Quarterman as Lee Sizemore, Westworld's Head of Narrative, whose artistic temperament aggravates his co-workers.[13] In season 3, Quarterman portrays a digital replica of the character in a simulation.
Rodrigo Santoro as Hector Escaton (seasons 1–2; guest season 3), a host. He is a wanted gang leader bent on robbing the Mariposa Hotel in Sweetwater.[14] Santoro also portrays Ettore, a host character in Warworld.
Angela Sarafyan as Clementine Pennyfeather, a host. She works as a sex worker in Sweetwater and is one of Westworld's most popular attractions.[13]
Shannon Woodward as Elsie Hughes (seasons 1–2), a rising star in the Programming Division tasked with remedying odd behavior in the park's hosts.[14]
Ed Harris as the Man in Black, a sadistic veteran guest attempting to uncover Westworld's innermost secrets.[16]
Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Robert Ford (seasons 1–2), the co-founder and Park Director of Westworld.[8]
Ben Barnes as Logan Delos (season 1; recurring season 2), a regular guest who introduces William to the park.[17]
Clifton Collins Jr. as Lawrence Gonzales (seasons 1–2; guest season 3), a host. He is a charming but dangerous outlaw with a knack for maneuvering and negotiating the various criminal elements of Westworld.[15] For his narrative, he portrays El Lazo, a criminal.
Jimmi Simpson as William (season 1; recurring season 2, guest season 3), a reluctant first-time visitor to Westworld who is accompanying his future brother-in-law, Logan. Initially dismissive of the park's more lascivious attractions, he slowly uncovers a deeper meaning to the park's narrative.[15]
Tessa Thompson as Charlotte Hale, Executive Director of the Delos Destinations Board, which oversees Westworld and other parks.[18][19]
Fares Fares as Antoine Costa (season 2), a member of Karl Strand's security team.[20]
Louis Herthum as Peter Abernathy (season 2; recurring season 1),[21] Dolores' father.[22]
Talulah Riley as Angela (season 2; recurring season 1), a host who welcomes newcomers to the park.[23]
Gustaf Skarsgård as Karl Strand (season 2), Delos Head of Operations. Following the events of Ford's gala, Strand leads the mission to protect Delos' main asset.[20]
Katja Herbers as Emily Grace (season 2; guest season 3), a park regular trying to survive while dealing with family issues.[24]
Zahn McClarnon as Akecheta (season 2), a Ghost Nation elder.[25][26]
Aaron Paul as Caleb Nichols (season 3), a former soldier turned construction worker and petty criminal.[27]
Vincent Cassel as Engerraund Serac (season 3), the creator and custodian of the strategic planning artificial intelligence system Rehoboam.[28]
Tao Okamoto as Hanaryo (season 3; recurring season 2), Armistice's equivalent in Shōgunworld.[29]
Title[30]
Originally aired
Average viewership
(in millions)[31]
First aired
Last aired
The Maze 10 October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) December 4, 2016 (2016-12-04) 1.8
The Door 10 April 22, 2018 (2018-04-22) June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24) 1.6
The New World 8 March 15, 2020 (2020-03-15) May 3, 2020 (2020-05-03) 0.8
Season 1: The Maze (2016)
Main article: Westworld (season 1)
No. in
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 "The Original" Jonathan Nolan Story by : Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy and Michael Crichton
Teleplay by : Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) 276083 1.96[32]
2 "Chestnut" Richard J. Lewis Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09)[b] 4X6152 1.50[34]
3 "The Stray" Neil Marshall Daniel T. Thomsen & Lisa Joy October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16) 4X6153 2.10[35]
4 "Dissonance Theory" Vincenzo Natali Ed Brubaker & Jonathan Nolan October 23, 2016 (2016-10-23) 4X6154 1.70[36]
5 "Contrapasso" Jonny Campbell Story by : Dominic Mitchell & Lisa Joy
Teleplay by : Lisa Joy October 30, 2016 (2016-10-30) 4X6155 1.49[37]
6 "The Adversary" Frederick E.O. Toye Halley Gross & Jonathan Nolan November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06) 4X6156 1.64[38]
7 "Trompe L'Oeil" Frederick E.O. Toye Halley Gross & Jonathan Nolan November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13) 4X6157 1.75[39]
8 "Trace Decay" Stephen Williams Charles Yu & Lisa Joy November 20, 2016 (2016-11-20) 4X6158 1.78[40]
9 "The Well-Tempered Clavier" Michelle MacLaren Dan Dietz & Katherine Lingenfelter November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27) 4X6159 2.09[41]
10 "The Bicameral Mind" Jonathan Nolan Lisa Joy & Jonathan Nolan December 4, 2016 (2016-12-04) 4X6160 2.24[42]
Season 2: The Door (2018)
1 "Journey into Night" Richard J. Lewis Lisa Joy & Roberto Patino April 22, 2018 (2018-04-22) 201 2.06[43]
2 "Reunion" Vincenzo Natali Carly Wray & Jonathan Nolan April 29, 2018 (2018-04-29) 202 1.85[44]
3 "Virtù e Fortuna" Richard J. Lewis Roberto Patino & Ron Fitzgerald May 6, 2018 (2018-05-06) 203 1.63[45]
4 "The Riddle of the Sphinx" Lisa Joy Gina Atwater & Jonathan Nolan May 13, 2018 (2018-05-13) 204 1.59[46]
5 "Akane no Mai" Craig Zobel Dan Dietz May 20, 2018 (2018-05-20) 205 1.55[47]
6 "Phase Space" Tarik Saleh Carly Wray May 27, 2018 (2018-05-27) 206 1.11[48]
7 "Les Écorchés" Nicole Kassell Jordan Goldberg & Ron Fitzgerald June 3, 2018 (2018-06-03) 207 1.39[49]
8 "Kiksuya" Uta Briesewitz Carly Wray & Dan Dietz June 10, 2018 (2018-06-10) 208 1.44[50]
9 "Vanishing Point" Stephen Williams Roberto Patino June 17, 2018 (2018-06-17) 209 1.56[51]
10 "The Passenger" Frederick E.O. Toye Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24) 210 1.56[52]
Season 3: The New World (2020)
1 "Parce Domine" Jonathan Nolan Lisa Joy & Jonathan Nolan March 15, 2020 (2020-03-15) 301 0.90[53]
2 "The Winter Line" Richard J. Lewis Matthew Pitts & Lisa Joy March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22) 302 0.78[54]
3 "The Absence of Field" Amanda Marsalis Denise Thé March 29, 2020 (2020-03-29) 303 0.80[55]
4 "The Mother of Exiles" Paul Cameron Jordan Goldberg & Lisa Joy April 5, 2020 (2020-04-05) 304 0.78[56]
5 "Genre" Anna Foerster Karrie Crouse & Jonathan Nolan April 12, 2020 (2020-04-12) 305 0.77[57]
6 "Decoherence" Jennifer Getzinger Suzanne Wrubel & Lisa Joy April 19, 2020 (2020-04-19) 306 0.77[58]
7 "Passed Pawn" Helen Shaver Gina Atwater April 26, 2020 (2020-04-26) 307 0.81[59]
8 "Crisis Theory" Jennifer Getzinger Denise Thé & Jonathan Nolan May 3, 2020 (2020-05-03) 308 0.89[60]
Michael Crichton wrote and directed the 1973 film upon which the series is based.
The series is based on the 1973 film of the same name (which was written and directed by Michael Crichton) and to a lesser extent on its 1976 sequel, Futureworld. It is the second series based on Crichton's original story after Beyond Westworld (1980), which aired on CBS for only three episodes before being cancelled.[61]
Warner Bros. had been considering a remake of Westworld since the early 1990s. After the departure of studio executive Jessica Goodman in 2011, the project was again taken under consideration.[62] Jerry Weintraub had pushed for a remake for years, and after his success with HBO's Behind the Candelabra, he convinced the network to greenlight a pilot. He took the project to Jonathan Nolan and co-writer Lisa Joy, who saw the potential in the concept to make something far more ambitious than the original film.[63]
On August 31, 2013, HBO announced that they had ordered a pilot for a potential television series, with Nolan, Joy, J. J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub and Bryan Burk as executive producers.[64] Ed Brubaker served on the writing staff as supervising producer,[65] co-writing the fourth episode with Nolan.[66] HBO later announced that Westworld had been "taken to series" and that it would premiere in 2015.[67] In August 2015, HBO released the first teaser, which revealed that the series would premiere in 2016.[68]
In November 2016, HBO renewed the series for a 10-episode second season,[69] which premiered on April 22, 2018.[70] On May 1, 2018, the series was renewed for a third season.[71] Production of the third season started in April 2019. The eight-episode season premiered on March 15, 2020,[72][73][74] HBO announced that it had renewed the show for a fourth season on April 22, 2020.[75] In 2016, Entertainment Weekly reported that the writers and producers mapped out five seasons of Westworld.[76] According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series is set to run for six seasons, which was negotiated to allow Nolan and Joy to remain with the series as part of the duo's deal with Amazon Studios.[77][78] At the conclusion of the third season, Nolan clarified that he and Joy "have never actually talked about a number of seasons" adding, "Things change, circumstances change. I think when we sat down to do the show, we didn't quite realize how difficult it would be to make this show—how many years it would take per season... we had the plan [but] it didn't actually map out to a specific number of seasons, exactly. It was a beginning, a middle and an end." Nolan added that they were "looking at the rest of the story we have to tell" as the series was approaching its end, "but we haven't completely mapped it out".[79]
Writing and themes
Co-creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy
Abrams suggested that the series be told with the perspective of the "hosts" in mind, and, Nolan said, "We took that suggestion and ran a country mile with it, up to and including and turning inside out the entire narrative where we could."[80] Nolan took inspiration from video games like BioShock Infinite, Red Dead Redemption and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim where the writer must create a narrative 'in which the hero's moral component exists on a spectrum.'[81] During research, the films of Sergio Leone provided the writers with reference points for the characters and visuals, and novels by Philip K. Dick informed them about dilemmas concerning artificial intelligence. For world-building and interlocking narrative, they consulted the Grand Theft Auto games.[82] The idea that the data in the hosts' memories never really go away unless they are physically removed, came from Nolan's engineer uncle, who told him the NSA would triple overwrite hard-drives and then drill holes in them to make sure all the information was destroyed.[83] The 1973 film also included a Roman World and Medieval World, but Nolan counted these out.[84] Medieval elements were later included in a sword-and-sorcery fantasy-themed area known as Park Four, first shown in the episode titled "The Winter Line".[85]
Nolan explained that, through its paying-guest characters, the series would explore why "violence is in most of the stories we like to watch, but it isn't part of what we like to do".[86] The autonomous existence of non-player characters in video games influenced the approach to the individual storylines in Westworld that are reset in a continuous loop.[87] A recitation from Romeo and Juliet—"These violent delights have violent ends"[88]—is used as a virus trigger within the hosts that alters how they perceive their existence.[89] The series explores ideas about the bicameral mind hypothesized by psychologist Julian Jaynes, who argued for the existence of two separate minds—one that gives instructions, and another that performs them. Jaynes proposed that consciousness comes from breaking down the wall between them by exposing the individual to new stimuli.[90]
After the last episode of the first season was broadcast, Nolan and Joy revealed that they had operated on a strict "need-to-know" basis with most of the actors, in order to "keep the story as fresh and present for them as possible."[91] For example, in Wood's case, they gave her strange acting directions without explaining why, and it took a while for Wood to deduce that she was actually playing five distinct characters within the same host: four different behavioral modes for Dolores and one for Wyatt.[92] In contrast, Hopkins was made aware of Ford's general story arc at the time he was pitched the role, to ensure that he could fully convey the complexity of the character in his performance.[91][93] Even with that foreknowledge, Hopkins was given heavily redacted scripts, and had to insist on being given access to complete scripts.[93]
Wood has said that she will return for the show's fourth season, despite the fate of Delores at the end of Season 3. She would not say what character she will play in that season.[94]
Early on it was decided that the series would be shot on 35mm film with assistance from HD taps.[95] For a softer look, the filmmakers used Arri Zeiss master prime lenses with their coatings removed.[96] The series was primarily shot on Kodak motion-picture film, which was processed by FotoKem in Burbank and scanned by Encore Hollywood to create digital intermediates of all takes suitable for use as dailies. The final cut was delivered to HBO in 2K JPEG digital format for broadcast and to Warner Bros. Television as a cut negative for archival purposes.[97]
Since much of the series is seen from the hosts' point of view,[98] Steadicams were used to film the entire first season, except for a couple of scenes in the last episode, where a handheld camera was used as a metaphor for those hosts who broke free from their programming and acted of their own free will.[99] Filming for the series' pilot episode took place during a 22-day period[100] in August 2014 in and around Los Angeles,[101] and in Moab, Utah.[102]
The series was partly shot in Castle Valley, east of Moab, Utah, where John Ford had made four Westerns.
Filming locations in California included various soundstages, backlots at both Universal Studios and Warner Bros., the Paramount Ranch in Agoura,[103] the Melody Ranch in Santa Clarita,[100][104] Big Sky Ranch,[105] the Skirball Cultural Center and the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles,[97] and the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.[106] The Melody Ranch set used for the town of Sweetwater had been used previously for many Western films, including Django Unchained and The Magnificent Seven, as well as the HBO series Deadwood, but production designer Zack Grobler significantly upgraded the set for Westworld, in order to portray an idealized version of the American frontier.[104] Green screens were placed around the California sets to block modern objects like parking lots, so that the California shots could be later merged digitally with exterior shots from Utah.[104] For scenes showing the arrival of guests, the filmmakers were able to arrange with the Fillmore and Western Railway for the use of a small train originally built for the 2013 film The Lone Ranger. F&W also provided a few hundred feet of track on which to place the train. A pusher vehicle propelled the train into the Sweetwater set. The scenes in the underground laboratory levels of Westworld's operations center were filmed on a soundstage at Melody Ranch. The lab set used glass walls extensively, which meant the crew had to be vigilant to avoid walking through glass on the rather dark set, and they had to keep identifying and suppressing unwanted reflections. Hawthorne Plaza was used for filming the "cold storage" level where decommissioned hosts are kept.[97]
For the series' large-scale exterior look, the producers drew inspiration from the work of John Ford, who shot four of his Western films in Castle Valley, east of Moab.[103] In early 2014, Nolan visited southern Utah with key crew members and a location scout to explore the possibility of filming there, and promptly fell in love with the place.[102] Location shooting for the pilot episode later occurred over five days in southern Utah,[102] including Castle Valley.[103] Most Utah locations, like Dead Horse Point State Park, were "walk-in" areas where both cast and crew were required to hike in and out with all their gear.[102] Horseback riding scenes were filmed at a private ranch, where the filmmakers were not subject to as many restrictions as when working on public land.[106] To seamlessly blend California sets with Utah scenery, set walls were shipped to Utah so that they could be used to film reverse angles of scenes originally filmed in California.[106] For example, conversations on the exterior balcony of Westworld's operations center were shot on a balcony at the Skirball Center facing towards the center, then reverse angles over the shoulders of the cast members were shot at Dead Horse Point, to make it seem as if the operations center was located on top of the state park's steep cliffs.[97][102][106] The train interior scenes were created by mounting the entire train car set on the back of a flatbed truck and driving the truck back and forth along Utah State Route 128.[102]
The 3D printing of hosts was shot utilizing almost entirely practical effects, of which some were polished by the visual effects team.[107] The series used real guns, although they were usually unloaded.[92] Out of respect for the actors and extras involved, filming of nudity was conducted on a closed set, and for sex scenes, an intimacy coordinator was used.[108]
The Paramount Ranch following the Woolsey Fire and undergoing rebuilding in May 2019. The white church, central to Westworld season 1, remained standing.
In November 2018, some of the sets located at Paramount Ranch were destroyed by the Woolsey Fire.[109] In July 2021, production on the fourth season was halted due to a positive COVID-19 case.[110] In August 2021, it was reported that production on the fourth season had resumed at the Melody Ranch Studio in Newhall, CA.[111]
Costume designer Ane Crabtree approached her work by taking as inspiration the historical attire of the Wild West from the 1850s to the 1890s, as opposed to looking purely at Westerns films. Fabrics were custom-woven, dyed and printed for any actor with a speaking role, in order to capture the intricacies of the costumes (most of which were manufactured from scratch). Hat designs were the most challenging part of the process.[112]
The series' title sequence was created by Elastic, a production studio that created the title sequences for three other HBO series: Rome, Carnivàle, and Game of Thrones. Patrick Clair acted as creative director for the title sequence,[113][114] which took about five weeks to conceptualize.[115]
Clair met with Nolan and Joy in February 2016. He was interested in their decision to approach the series' point of view from that of the hosts, creating a psychological study. Upon its inception, the sequence would translate elements present in the series via computer-aided design. For example, once Clair was sent footage by composer Ramin Djawadi of a player piano in motion, its actual counterpart, situated in the Westworld production office, was photographed and then reconstructed in computer-generated imagery.[88][115] Nolan also applied the self-playing instrument as a reference to Kurt Vonnegut's first novel, Player Piano. It was meant to represent the first Rube Goldberg machine to evoke human motion.[89] Clair saw the metaphor behind the player piano—"a primitive form of robot"—as an exploration into the disparity between man and machine "being created to be made redundant." Hosts that were bathed in white liquid struck Clair as a juxtaposition of the grit and grain of the Western genre with its basis in science fiction. Motifs of Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man came about from Clair's wish to convey Westworld's depiction of the naked human body.[88] The sequence also refers to Chris Cunningham's 1999 music video for the Björk song "All Is Full of Love", in a way that Clair called "a bit shameless ... because I worship Chris Cunningham and ... it seemed like the perfect place to do it because it was dealing with all the right themes and all the right aesthetics."[115]
The sequence commences with the rib cage of a horse, along with a set of hosts manufactured by industrial robots. The skeletal horse is shown in mid-gallop to subvert the iconography of such a depiction.[115] As for Clair's efforts in exposing the Western landscapes in connection with a world of robotics, he thought it sensible that it be done inside a single eye; craters and valleys are formed as the simulacrum of an iris.[88]
The second season introduces a new title sequence. Several elements from the original title sequence are changed, including the images of a horse, now replaced with a bison. Other new images in the title sequence include the Man in Black's black hat, a mother cradling her child (evocative of Maeve), and a blonde woman's hair being fabricated (representing Dolores). Ramin Djawadi's score stays the same, with the images of the player piano intact.[116]
See also: Westworld: Season 1 (soundtrack), Westworld: Season 2 (soundtrack), and Westworld: Season 3 (soundtrack)
Ramin Djawadi composed original music for the series.
Original music for the series is composed by Ramin Djawadi, who also worked with showrunner Nolan on Person of Interest.[117] The main theme blends the use of bass notes, light arpeggios and melody, all of which complement the idea of an amusement park.[118] The first season soundtrack was released on December 5, 2016.[119]
The series prominently features a number of re-workings of popular songs for player piano and strings, among them Kanye West's "Runaway", Radiohead's "No Surprises",[120] "Fake Plastic Trees", "Motion Picture Soundtrack" and "Exit Music (For a Film)";[121] Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun"; The Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black";[89] "Pine Apple Rag" and "Peacherine Rag" by Scott Joplin;[122] Claude Debussy's "Reverie for piano, L.68";[123] "A Forest" by The Cure;[124] The Animals' version of "The House of the Rising Sun"; Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black", and Nine Inch Nails' "Something I Can Never Have".[125] Licensing costs ranged from $15,000 to $55,000.[126]
Djawadi said of the series' use of modern songs that "[Westworld] has an anachronistic feel to it, it's a Western theme park, and yet it has robots in it, so why not have modern songs? And that's a metaphor in itself, wrapped up in the overall theme of the show",[127] but credited Nolan with the idea.[128]
The series premiered its ten-episode[129] first season on October 2, 2016, in North America and Australia,[130][131][132] and on October 4, 2016, in the UK and Ireland.[133] The series is broadcast on HBO in the United States, on HBO Canada in Canada, on HBO Latin America in Latin America, in Australia on Fox Showcase,[132][134] and in the UK and Ireland on Sky Atlantic.[133] In New Zealand, the series is distributed by Sky's streaming service Neon.[135]
The second episode was released on HBO in the U.S. on October 7—two days ahead of the episode's announced broadcast date—to avoid competing with the second U.S. presidential debate of 2016.[136][137]
Prior to the airing of Westworld, HBO held virtual reality exhibits at events like San Diego Comic-Con and Techcrunch Disrupt devoted to Westworld: A Delos Destination. Attendees were allowed to navigate the process by which guests would enter Westworld, and interact with the 3D environment.[89][138][139] Made to run on the HTC Vive virtual reality headset, the piece was conceived by showrunners Nolan and Joy. It was designed using Unreal Engine 4, combining computer-generated content and live action 360-degree video. Users received a binary code, permitting access to the website DiscoverWestworld.com as part of a viral marketing campaign. Visitors were shown a trailer of a fictional travel site, leading them to order a trip to Westworld. A chatbot featured on the website, named Aeden, is available as a Google Assistant action on the smart speaker Google Home.[140]
In March 2018, to promote Westworld's second season, HBO constructed a real-life replica of the show's fictional Western "town" of Sweetwater during South by Southwest, built on two acres of open land just outside Austin, Texas. Fans took shuttles to the site, which was dressed in the Old West style, with over 60 actors playing the parts of the android "hosts".[141][142]
At the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2020, prior to the third season, HBO held a special event hosted by "Incite", the fictional company to be introduced in the third season, with "hosts" attending the invited guests' needed.[143]
The first season of Westworld (subtitled The Maze) was released on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on November 7, 2017. It is the first scripted TV series to be released on 4K Blu-ray in the United States.[144] The second season was released on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Blu-ray on December 4, 2018.[145]
Critical response of Westworld
87% (103 reviews)[146] 74 (43 reviews)[147]
86% (82 reviews)[148] 76 (29 reviews)[149]
Reception of the first season was largely positive, with particular praise for its visuals, story, and acting.[152][153][154] On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 87% based on 100 reviews, with an average rating of 8.16/10; the average episode score is 94%. The site's consensus reads "With an impressive level of quality that honors its source material, the brilliantly addictive Westworld balances intelligent, enthralling drama against outright insanity."[146] On Metacritic, the first season has a score of 74 out of 100, based on reviews from 43 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[147]
The editors of TV Guide placed Westworld fifth among the top ten picks for the most anticipated new shows of the 2016–17 season. In writer Tim Surette's overall review, he notes the perfect concept of blending the western premise into a futuristic setting, saying, "Well, Westworld has both, ensuring that it will be an exciting mashup of genres that will disrupt a television landscape that typically says we can only have one or the other." He also added, "The look of the show and its fine cast swing open the saloon doors, but the real treat will be the intelligent discussion of whether or not robots will eventually kill us all. Thankfully, creator Jonathan Nolan already showed us he's the go-to guy for A.I. with Person of Interest."[155] Mary McNamara of Los Angeles Times wrote in a lauded review, "It isn't just great television, it's vivid, thought-provoking television that entertains even as it examines the darker side of entertainment."[156] For the San Francisco Chronicle, David Wiegand wrote, "Westworld isn't easy to understand at first, but you will be hooked nonetheless by unusually intelligent storytelling, powerful visuals and exceptionally nuanced performances."[153] Time's chief critic Daniel D'Addario wrote, "Its carefully chosen details add up to a pulp spectacular that's more thoughtful than any other of this fall's new dramas."[157]
Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly also lauded the series and said, "The depth of Westworld lies not in asking questions about memory, free will, and what makes us human, but in whether we can become more human than what we let ourselves to be, whether our stories can be richer and more meaningful than what the culture allows."[158] Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe quipped, "Westworld has fewer heroes than Game of Thrones, which makes it a bit harder to warm up to, but like a good, thought-provoking puzzle, it is compelling and addictive."[159] In a brief review from The Hollywood Reporter, Tim Goodman said, "Where Westworld is at its best is in the deeper issues that will unspool slowly, like a good mystery. Early episodes are adept at getting at the base attractions of the park and why people would come, but also in setting up a sense of confusion about motives. ... The series benefits from a number of standout performances."[160] Robert Bianco of USA Today wrote, "The reward, beyond the visual splendors you've come to expect from big-budget HBO productions, is a set of characters who grow ever more complex."[161] Several other publications wrote positive reviews, including Indiewire,[162] The A.V. Club,[163] RogerEbert.com,[164] The New Yorker,[165] and The Atlantic.[166]
In a mixed review for The New York Times, chief critic James Poniewozik said, "It's an ambitious, if not entirely coherent, sci-fi shoot-'em-up that questions nihilistic entertainment impulses while indulging them."[167] Hank Stuever of The Washington Post also joins Poniewozik saying, "I'm ... hesitant to write Westworld off as a dreary trot from start to finish; parts of it are as imaginative and intriguing as anything that's been on TV recently, particularly in the sci-fi realm," and further said, "It's definitely not the cyborg Deadwood, that some HBO fans were actively wishing for, nor does it roll out the welcome mat as a riveting, accessible adventure."[168] Chief journalist Rob Owen of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette also critiqued the series less favorably saying, "It is the definition of a slow-burn series, a program that should be exciting rendered as kind of dull."[169] In a less enthusiastic review for Variety, Maureen Ryan said, "Westworld looks terrific; its directors have shot its Western locations to stunning effect. But its warmly saturated outdoor scenes and its surface slickness aren't enough to mask the indecision, condescension, and hollowness at its core."[170]
Writing scholar Kim Wilkins has critiqued the season for its misogynist portrayals. In her essay "These Violent Delights: Navigating Westworld as 'Quality' Television", Wilkins writes:
As the Man in Black explains, "when you're suffering, that's when you're most real" ("Chestnut"). But, in Westworld to be "real", that is, human, is to be violent, misogynist, and vengeful. [...] Following HBO's habitual use of female trauma and suffering to elucidate the complexities of the male psyche (True Detective [2014–], Game of Thrones [2011–]), Dolores's suffering is treated as a plot device. Her rape at his hands in "The Original" is primarily designed to promote narrative intrigue as to his identity. The violence of rape becomes just another piece in the puzzle. Throughout Westworld, violence is presented as spectacle; is audiovisually indulged and repeated.[171]
The second season also received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 86% based on 80 reviews, with an average rating of 7.95/10; the average episode score is 90%. The site's consensus reads "Westworld builds on its experimental first season, diving deeper into the human side of AI without losing any of its stylish, bloody glory."[148] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 76 out of 100, based on reviews from 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[149]
In April 2018, after the second-season premiere, Variety published an article concerning the series' complicated narrative. Andrew Wallenstein wrote, "Westworld seems to have too much faith viewers will be willing to absorb storylines that can border on the incomprehensible." He also commented about the possible future success of the series, stating, "There will be a very vocal core fan base willing to do the homework of piecing together the show's many mysteries, but that's not broad enough a base to be the kind of flagship series HBO wants."[172] At the press tour of the Television Critics Association, when the president of HBO programming Casey Bloys was asked about the complexity of the series and the negative response it had generated, he admitted that Westworld is not for "casual viewers".[173]
The third season received a positive reception from critics, though reviews became more mixed during the second half. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 73% based on 57 reviews, with an average rating of 7.07/10; the average episode score is 76%. The site's critics consensus reads: "Westworld succeeds in rebooting itself by broadening its scope beyond the titular amusement park while tightening its storytelling clarity – although some may feel that the soul has been stripped from this machine in the process."[150] On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100, based on reviews from 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[151]
CNN's Brian Lowry wrote that "the show has become increasingly incomprehensible, at least for anyone not willing to put in the work trying to remember all the assorted connections, further complicated by the fact that dying in Westworld is often not a permanent state of affairs, amid the questions about who's truly human and who actually isn't."[174] Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Kristen Baldwin gave the series a "B–" and said: "After spending three seasons struggling through maddeningly complicated time-loops, it's time the writers let Dolores, Maeve, and Bernard control-alt-delete themselves", while Darren Franich wrote that series had "lost its way" and gave the season a "C".[175] Reviewing the season finale for IndieWire, Ben Travers said: "Season 3 made a point of stripping away the rest of Westworld's building blocks: The park? Left behind. The maze? Gone. But the moral questions meant to keep you invested in the characters largely disappear, too. Season 3 doesn't bother developing its characters because it refuses to let them question the nature of their own reality."[176]
The series premiere had viewership numbers slightly less than those for True Detective, but much better than Vinyl, meaning that it was seen as "...off to a relatively promising start."[177][178] The U.S. series premiere attracted 1.96 million viewers, with 0.8 million in the advertiser-coveted 18-to-49-year-old demographic.[32] The premiere episode received 3.3 million viewers for its three Sunday night airings as well as on HBO's streaming platforms.[179] The season one finale received 2.2 million viewers for its initial broadcast, and increased to 3.5 million including replays and on-demand viewing. The first season had an average cumulative viewership of 12 million viewers, making it the most-watched first season of an HBO series, and TorrentFreak gauged Westworld as the third most-torrented television show of 2016.[180]
Westworld : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)
Episode number
1.96 1.50 2.10 1.70 1.49 1.64 1.75 1.78 2.09 2.24 1.82
0.90 0.78 0.80 0.78 0.77 0.77 0.81 0.89 N/A 0.81
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research[181]
2016 Satellite Awards Best Television Series – Genre Westworld Nominated [182]
Best Actress – Television Series Drama Evan Rachel Wood Won
Critics' Choice Television Awards Most Exciting New Series Westworld Won [184]
Best Drama Series Westworld Nominated [185]
Best Actress in a Drama Series Evan Rachel Wood Won
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Thandiwe Newton Won
American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movie, Miniseries, or Pilot for Television Paul Cameron (for "The Original") Nominated [187]
IGN Awards Best TV Series Westworld Nominated [188]
Best New TV Series Westworld Nominated
Best TV Drama Series Westworld Won
Best TV Actor Jeffrey Wright Nominated
Best TV Actress Evan Rachel Wood Nominated
Thandiwe Newton Won
IGN People's Choice Award Best TV Series Westworld Nominated [188]
Best TV Drama Series Westworld Nominated
Best TV Actor Jeffrey Wright Won
Best TV Actress Evan Rachel Wood Won
Thandiwe Newton Nominated
California On Location Awards Location Manager – Television One Hour Mandi Dillin Nominated [189]
Assistant Location Manager of the Year – Television David Park Nominated
Television – One Hour – Location Team Team for Westworld Nominated
International Film Music Critics Association Awards Best Original Score for a Television Series Ramin Djawadi Nominated [191]
2017 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series J. J. Abrams, Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, Bryan Burk, Athena Wickham, Kathy Lingg, Richard J. Lewis, Roberto Patino, Katherine Lingenfelter and Cherylanne Martin Nominated [192]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Anthony Hopkins (for "Trompe L'Oeil") Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Evan Rachel Wood (for "The Bicameral Mind") Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Jeffrey Wright (for "The Well-Tempered Clavier") Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Thandiwe Newton (for "Trace Decay") Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Jonathan Nolan (for "The Bicameral Mind") Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan (for "The Bicameral Mind") Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series John Papsidera Nominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) Paul Cameron (for "The Original") Nominated
Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie Trish Summerville, Jo Kissack Folsom and Lynda Foote (for "The Original") Nominated
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program Westworld Won
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series Joy Zapata, Pavy Olivarez, Bruce Samia and Donna Anderson (for "Contrapasso") Won
Outstanding Main Title Design Patrick Clair, Raoul Marks, Yongsub Song, Felix Soletic, Jessica Hurst and Jose Limon Nominated
Outstanding Main Title Theme Music Ramin Djawadi Nominated
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) Christien Tinsley, Myriam Arougheti, Gerald Quist, Lydia Milars and Ed French (for "The Original") Won
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie, or Special Christien Tinsley, Hiroshi Yada, Georgia Allen, Gerald Quist and Myriam Arougheti (for "The Original") Nominated
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Andrew Seklir (for "The Bicameral Mind") Nominated
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) Zack Grobler, Steve Christensen and Julie Ochipinti (for "The Bicameral Mind") Nominated
Nathan Crowley, Naaman Marshall and Julie Ochipinti (for "The Original") Nominated
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series Thomas E. Matthew Sawelson, Brian Armstrong, Fred Paragano, Mark Allen, Marc Glassman, Sebastian Visconti, Geordy Sincavage, Michael Head, Christopher Kaller, Rick Owens and Tara Blume Norton (for "The Bicameral Mind") Nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Keith Rogers, Scott Weber, Roger Stevenson and Kyle O'Neal (for "The Bicameral Mind") Won
Outstanding Special Visual Effects Jay Worth, Elizabeth Castro, Joe Wehmeyer, Eric Levin-Hatz, Bobo Skipper, Gustav Ahren, Paul Ghezzo, Mitchell S. Drain and Michael Lantieri (for "The Bicameral Mind") Won
Golden Globe Awards Best Television Series – Drama Westworld Nominated [193]
Best Actress – Television Series Drama Evan Rachel Wood Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Thandiwe Newton Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Ben Barnes, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Ed Harris, Luke Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Sidse Babett Knudsen, James Marsden, Leonardo Nam, Thandiwe Newton, Talulah Riley, Rodrigo Santoro, Angela Sarafyan, Jimmi Simpson, Ptolemy Slocum, Evan Rachel Wood, Shannon Woodward and Jeffrey Wright Nominated [194]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Thandiwe Newton Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series Nominated
ACE Eddie Awards Best Edited One Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television Stephen Semel and Marc Jozefowicz (for "The Original") Nominated [195]
Art Directors Guild Awards Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series Nathan Crowley (for "The Original") Won [196]
Writers Guild of America Awards Dramatic Series Ed Brubaker, Bridget Carpenter, Dan Dietz, Halley Gross, Lisa Joy, Katherine Lingenfelter, Dominic Mitchell, Jonathan Nolan, Roberto Patino, Daniel T. Thomsen and Charles Yu Nominated [197]
New Series Nominated
People's Choice Awards Favorite Premium Sci-Fi/Fantasy Series Westworld Nominated [198]
Producers Guild of America Awards Episodic Television, Drama J. J. Abrams, Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, Bryan Burk, Athena Wickham, Kathy Lingg, Richard J. Lewis, Roberto Patino, Katherine Lingenfelter and Cherylanne Martin Nominated [199]
Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Jay Worth, Elizabeth Castro, Bobo Skipper and Gustav Ahrén (for "The Bicameral Mind") Nominated [200]
Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour John Pritchett, Keith Rogers, Scott Weber, Mark Kondracki and Geordy Sincavage (for "The Original") Nominated [201]
Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directing – Dramatic Series Jonathan Nolan (for "The Original") Nominated [202]
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards Best Contemporary Makeup – Television Christien Tinsley, Elisa Marsh and Rolf Keppler Won [203]
Best Period and/or Character Makeup – Television Christien Tinsley, Myriam Arougheti and Rolf Keppler Nominated
Best Special Makeup Effects – Television Christien Tinsley and Hiroshi Yada Won
Costume Designers Guild Awards Outstanding Period Television Series Trish Summerville (for "The Original") Nominated [204]
Ane Crabtree Nominated
Dorian Awards TV Drama of the Year Westworld Nominated [205]
TV Performance of the Year – Actress Thandiwe Newton Nominated
Golden Reel Awards Best Sound Editing – Long Form Dialogue and ADR in Television Thomas E. de Gorter, Matthew Sawelson, Brian Armstrong and Fred Paragano (for "The Bicameral Mind") Nominated [206]
Best Sound Editing – Long Form Sound Effects and Foley in Television Thomas E. de Gorter, Matthew Sawelson, Geordy Sincavage, Michael Head, Rick Owen, Tara Blume, Mark Allen and Marc Glassman (for "The Bicameral Mind") Won
Best Sound Editing in Television, Short Form: FX/Foley Thomas E. de Gorter, Matthew Sawelson, Geordy Sincavage, Michael Head, Tara Blume, Rick Owens, Mark R. Allen and Marc Glassman (for "Trompe L'Oeil") Won
Best Sound Editing in Television, Short Form: Dialogue / ADR Thomas E. de Gorter, Matthew Sawelson, Brian Armstrong and Fred Paragano (for "Trace Decay") Nominated
Society of Camera Operators Awards Camera Operator of the Year – Television Steven Matzinger & Greg Smith Nominated [207]
Saturn Awards Best Science Fiction Television Series Westworld Won [208]
Best Supporting Actor on Television Ed Harris Won
Jeffrey Wright Nominated
Best Supporting Actress on Television Thandiwe Newton Nominated
Evan Rachel Wood Nominated
Best Guest Performance on a Television Series Anthony Hopkins Nominated
Empire Awards Best TV Series Westworld Nominated [209]
Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards TV Series Cinematography Robert McLachlan (for "Contrapasso") Nominated [210]
Location Managers Guild Awards LMGI Award for Outstanding Locations in Period Television Mandi Dillin Won [211]
Edgar Awards TV Episode Teleplay Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy (for "The Bicameral Mind") Nominated [212]
Ray Bradbury Award Outstanding Dramatic Presentation Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy (for "The Bicameral Mind") Nominated [213]
Dragon Awards Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series Westworld Nominated [214]
Gold Derby TV Awards Drama Series Westworld Nominated [215]
Drama Actress Evan Rachel Wood Nominated
Drama Supporting Actress Thandiwe Newton Won
Drama Supporting Actor Jeffrey Wright Nominated
Drama Episode Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy (for "The Bicameral Mind") Nominated
2018 Saturn Awards Best DVD/BD Television Series Release Season One: The Maze Nominated [216]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Westworld Nominated [192]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Ed Harris Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Evan Rachel Wood Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Thandiwe Newton (for "Akane no Mai") Won
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Jimmi Simpson (for "Reunion") Nominated
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series John Papsidera Nominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) John Grillo (for "The Riddle of the Sphinx") Nominated
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes Sharen Davis, Charlene Amateau, Jodie Stern and Sandy Kenyon (for "Akane no Mai") Nominated
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series Joy Zapata, Lori McCoy Bell; Dawn Victoria Dudley, Karen Zanki, Connie Kallos and Norma Lee (for "Akane no Mai") Won
Outstanding Interactive Program Within A Scripted Program Chaos Takes Control Interactive Experience Won
Outstanding Main Title Design Patrick Clair, Raoul Marks, Jose Limon and Savva Tsekmes Nominated
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) Elisa Marsh, Allan A. Apone, Rachel Hoke, John Damiani, Ron Pipes and Ken Diaz (for "Akane no Mai") Won
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or Special Justin Raleigh, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Thom Floutz, Chris Hampton, Bryan Blair, Michael Ezell and Steve Koch (for "The Riddle of the Sphinx") Nominated
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series Ramin Djawadi (for "Akane no Mai") Nominated
Outstanding Music Supervision Sean O'Meara (for "Akane no Mai") Nominated
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) Nathan Crowley, Steve Christensen and Julie Ochipinti (for "Akane no Mai") Nominated
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Thomas E. deGorter, Brett Hinton, Chris Kahwaty, Fred Paragano, Brian Armstrong, Mark Allen, Marc Glassman, Allegra De Souza, Christopher Kaller, Michael Head, Jordan McClain, Geordy Sincavage, Tara Blume, Matt Salib and Rick Owens (for "Akane no Mai") Nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Andy King, Keith Rogers and Geoffrey Patterson (for "Akane no Mai") Nominated
Outstanding Special Visual Effects Jay Worth, Jacqueline VandenBussche, Bruce Branit, Kama Moiha, Michelle H. Pak, Bobo Skipper, Niklas Nuyqvist, Nhat Phong Tran and Mike Enriquez (for "The Passenger") Nominated
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series, or Movie Doug Coleman and Brian Machleit Nominated
Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour Geoffrey Patterson, Roger V. Stevenson, Keith Rogers, Andy King, Scott Weber, Michael Botha and Geordy Sincavage (for "The Passenger") Nominated [217]
Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Thandiwe Newton Nominated [218]
Location Managers Guild Awards Outstanding Locations in Period Television Mandi Dillin Nominated [219]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series Westworld Nominated [220]
Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Jay Worth, Elizabeth Castro, Bruce Branit, Joe Wehmeyer and Michael Lantieri (for "The Passenger") Nominated [221]
Best Actor on Television Jeffrey Wright Nominated
Best Supporting Actor on Television Ed Harris Nominated
2020 Black Reel Television Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series Jeffrey Wright Nominated [223]
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series Thandiwe Newton Won
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards Best Cable Network Series (New or Recurring) Westworld Nominated [224]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Jeffrey Wright (for "Crisis Theory") Nominated [225]
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Thandiwe Newton (for "The Winter Line") Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) Paul Cameron (for "Parce Domine") Nominated [226]
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes Shay Cunliffe, Dan Bronson, Amanda Riley and Jo Kissack Folsom (for "Parce Domine") Nominated
Outstanding Interactive Extension of a Linear Program Free Will Is Not Free Interactive Experience Nominated
Outstanding Main Title Design Patrick Clair, Pinar Yanadarg Delul, Raoul Marks and Lance Slaton Nominated
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or Special Justin Raleigh, Chris Hampton and Thom Floutz (for "Crisis Theory") Nominated
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) Howard Cummings, Jon Carlos and Julie Ochipinti (for "Parce Domine") Nominated
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Sue Gamsaragan Cahill, Benjamin L. Cook, Shaughnessy Hare, Jane Boegel-Koch, Tim Tuchrello, Sara Bencivenga, Brendan Croxon, Adrian Medhurst and Christopher Kaller (for "Parce Domine") Nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) Geoffrey Patterson, Keith Rogers and Benjamin L. Cook (for "Parce Domine") Nominated
Outstanding Special Visual Effects Jay Worth, Martin Hernblad, Jeremy Fernsler, Nhat Phong Tran, Joe Wehmeyer, Bruce Branit, Octevia Robertson, Jacqueline VandenBussche and Sebastiano D'Aprile (for "Crisis Theory") Nominated
2021 Art Directors Guild Awards Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series Howard Cummings (for "Parce Domine") Nominated [227]
Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour Geoffrey Patterson, Keith A. Rogers, Benjamin L. Cook and Ramin Djawadi (for "The Mother of Exiles") Nominated [228]
Costume Designers Guild Awards Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television Shay Cunliffe (for "Parce Domine") Won [229]
Critics' Choice Super Awards Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series Thandiwe Newton Nominated [230]
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards Best Television Series, Limited or Miniseries or New Media Series – Best Contemporary Make-Up Elisa Marsh, John Damiani, Jennifer Aspinall and Rachel Hoke Won [231]
Best Special Make-Up Effects in a Television Series, Limited or Miniseries or New Media Series Justin Raleigh, Chris Hampton and Thom Floutz Nominated
Golden Reel Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Episodic Long Form Broadcast Media Sue Gamsaragan Cahill, Jane Boegel-Koch and Tim Tuchrello (for "The Mother of Exiles") Nominated [232]
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley for Episodic Long Form Broadcast Media Sue Gamsaragan Cahill, Benjamin Cook, Shaughnessy Hare, Brendan Croxon and Adrian Medhurst (for "The Mother of Exiles") Nominated
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Jeffrey Wright Nominated [233]
Saturn Awards Best Science Fiction Television Series Westworld Nominated [234]
Best Actress on Television Thandiwe Newton Nominated
Best Supporting Actress on Television Tessa Thompson Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series Westworld Nominated [235]
Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Jay Worth, Elizabeth Castro, Bruce Branit, Joe Wehmeyer and Mark Byers (for "Crisis Theory") Nominated [236]
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