HBO Cancels Sci-Fi Drama "Westworld" After Four Seasons

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[{"selector":"#anim-45a34474-a1d3-4366-8b17-819c3fbf04fe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7661c514-1a0e-4095-8b3f-c9ef75c75459","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] In October, Nolan told The Hollywood Reporter that he expected HBO to order a fifth season to properly end the series that began in 2016 as a ratings success for the cable channel. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-5df59893-a379-41ee-96a8-2d2c54062838","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-da7b670f-1552-4ac6-99a0-d44246607266","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] the 1973 film that inspired it, also titled "Westworld". Images - Getty Image

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[{"selector":"#anim-50a96041-6299-485e-9b3c-0489d3e9b78a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eb25d907-8a05-447f-b9a6-85301e7365bf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Nolan and Joy's Kilter Films said in a statement, "We are privileged to tell these stories about the future of consciousness - both human and beyond - in the brief window of time our AI overlords forbid us to do. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-5e454261-48e5-461c-9a2f-b2ded401f29f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2d393d4e-6a59-4682-bdc9-25fa5e9b3186","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Newton in 2018 earned a best supporting actress Emmy for his films Images - Getty Image