Westworld will return in 2020, HBO confirms
Don't worry. The robots will be back. 🤖
Westworld, everyone's favorite nightmare-inducing AI drama, will return next year, HBO has confirmed.
The channel provided its original calendar of upcoming premieres to The Hollywood Reporter, which published it Monday. Westworld is definitely coming back in 2020 alongside new seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Insecure, plus the launch of Stephen King's The Outsider.
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Season 3 casting news is also continuing to come out about Westworld: Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) will join the third season, and Lena Waithe confirmed this weekend that she will too.
HBO's Westworld premiered in 2016 and it's based on the 1973 movie of the same name. The HBO show is led by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, and stars Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson and Luke Hemsworth. Westworld season 2, named The Door, earned six Emmy nominations, including a win for Thandie Newton for outstanding supporting actress, and two best actor nods (for Wright and Harris).
Westworld is also known for its viral ARG-style marketing for the series, including code-breaking games and Easter eggs and hidden clues in trailers, subreddits, social media and so many more places. (The marketing for season 2 even earned the series a Webby award nomination for best integrated campaign.)
The second season is now out on 4K Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD, with special features exclusive to the physical release. Last season's interactive Alexa game that lets you be a host was nominated for multiple Webby awards this year.
Originally published April 15, 12:07 p.m. PT.
Update, 1:47 p.m. PT: Adds HBO confirmation.
