Westworld (TV series)
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Westworld is an American dystopian science fiction Western television series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy that first aired on October 2, 2016, on HBO. It is based upon the 1973 film of the same name written and directed by Michael Crichton and loosely upon its 1976 sequel, Futureworld.
Title card for the first season
Michael Crichton wrote and directed the original 1973 film upon which the series is based.
Co-creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy
The series was partly shot in Castle Valley, east of Moab, Utah, where John Ford had made four Westerns.
Jonathan Nolan
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Jonathan Nolan is a British and American screenwriter and producer. He is the creator of the CBS science fiction series Person of Interest (2011–2016) and co-creator of the HBO science fiction/Western series Westworld (2016–2022).
Nolan at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Nolan at the Paley Center for Media in 2012
Nolan (middle) with Evan Rachel Wood (left) and Lisa Joy (right) at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con promoting Westworld
Nolan interviewed by astrophysics professor Janna Levin at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival event "Science vs. Fiction"