A Glimpse Into the New HBO Series ‘Westworld’ About Artificially Sentient Beings at a Wild West Amusement Park

HBO has released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming Westworld, a dark science fiction series directed by Jonathan Nolan and based on the Yul Brynner film of the same name, written and directed by Michael Crichton. The show was given the green light in July 2014 and features an amazing cast that includes Sir Anthony Hopkins.

‘Westworld’ is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin. The one-hour drama features actors Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Rodrigo Santoro, Shannon Woodward, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Ben Barnes, Jimmi Simpson, Clifton Collins, Jr., Simon

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Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.