HBO cancels ‘Westworld’ after four seasons

Every beginning has an end and unfortunately today Western world. HBO canceled the hit series after four seasons and dozens of Emmy nominations. The decision came after months of talk about the possibility of a fifth season in which its creators would close the cycle as planned.

In accordance with Hollywood Reporter, Western world will fall prey to aggressive cuts in the chain’s budget. Over the past six months, Warner Bros Discovery has closed several projects, including bat girl with Leslie Grace. The company’s new president, David Zaslav, defended the cuts and assured analysts in interviews that they would continue evaluating projects.

Let me be clear. We did not get rid of any program that helped us

David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. discovery

When Western worldfailure in the fifth season will be associated with drop in audience over the past two seasons. Despite starting on the right foot, the story flopped and criticism began to surface.

HBO released a cancellation statement.

Over the past four seasons, Lisa and Jonah have taken viewers on a mind-blowing odyssey, raising the bar every step of the way. We are eternally grateful to them and their incredibly talented cast, producers and crew, and to all of our partners at Kilter Films, Bad Robot and Warner Bros. television. It was exciting to join them on this journey.

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Western world left unfinished as its creators planned five seasons

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The news falls like a bucket of cold water, given that the creators Western world they planned to end the series. “We’ve always envisioned a fifth and final season,” Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy said in an interview with the magazine. Diversity. showrunners A few weeks ago, they confirmed they were in talks with HBO.

It didn’t help that Nolan and Joy signed a million-dollar deal with Amazon Studios three years ago. Creators Western world now under control Peripherala new sci-fi series based on the novel by William Gibson, now available on Prime Video.

On the other hand, the couple is finalizing the details of filming the movie. fall out, a small-screen adaptation of the popular video game from Bethesda and Microsoft. A few days ago, the first official image of the series was revealed, although the release date is still up in the air.