Westworld Trailer, Release Date, Photos, and More on the HBO Drama

The Westworld HBO series is described as "a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin." In true HBO fashion, expect that "sin" part to come up a lot. Based on a classic Michael Crichton sci-fi film (which we wrote about in detail right here), this is more than just a Westworld remake, it's a reimagining of the entire concept. Westworld comes from writer/director/executive producer Jonathan Nolan, as well as JJ Abrams' Bad Robot Productions. Mr. Abrams shares executive producer credit with Jerry Weintraub, Bryan Burk, Kathy Lingg, and Athena Wickham. 

Westworld Release Date

Westworld will premiere on Sunday, October 2nd, at 9 PM.

Here's everything else we know about the series so far...

Westworld Trailers

The latest Westworld promo features a look at Maeve and Dolores.

And here are the rest of the Westworld trailers:

and a cool little behind-the-scenes video...

Check out all of the different Westworldtrailers right here!

Here's an earlier teaser...

And enjoy these off-kilter Vines HBO sent us last year...

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Westworld HBO Cast

Here's the main cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Rodrigo Santoro, Shannon Woodward, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Angela Sarafyan, Simon Quarterman, and Lili Simmons.

Westworld Premise

But one thing that remains constant is the question of where technology and reality intersect, and how that will influence humanity going forward. "We were fascinated by the tectonic plates that seem to be shifting into place right now – the argument over the creation of AI and what form it will take; VR finally coming online and our consciousness going “broadband,” allowing us to lose ourselves in an acid bath of experience that will be indistinguishable from reality," Jonathan Nolan told Entertainment Weekly, "and that, despite all of that, we remain, as a species, frustratingly broken, seemingly barreling towards disaster. So, yeah – that’s what we wanted the show to be about."

While the androids gone wild scenario of the original movie only explored the consequences and not the causes, that won't be the case with the TV series. "When it comes to the question of consciousness, we always start with ourselves as the answer," Mr. Nolan said. "But we wanted to challenge that assumption. The 'hosts' are discovering that they’ve been created in our image, but beginning to question if “humanness” is really what they want to aspire to. And given their circumstances, it’s easy to understand why they start to question whether they want to be like us at all."

Westworld Images

HBO released a series of images for the sci-fi drama...

Entertainment Weekly shared exclusive promotional photos for Westworld that highlighted its distinctive setting and colorful characters. First, there's the ringmaster himself, Dr. Robert Ford, played by Anthony Hopkins, looking both troubled and a little bit troubling as well.

Next, take a look at Evan Rachel Wood, who plays one of the android "hosts" named Delores, a character who will undergo an awakening to her true nature during the course of the series.

Here's a look at Delores with the enigmatic "Man in Black," inspired by the 1973 movie's Gunslinger character. Unlike Yul Brynner, however, Ed Harris is not an out-of-control android but a sadistic guest at the Westworld resort.

Finally, there's James Marsden, who plays Teddy Flood, a protagonist about whom not much is known as the producers are keeping details about his character under wraps.