HBO announced it has renewed its Emmy-award winning drama series Westworld for a fourth season, with another report stating the renewal is for three more seasons, bringing the series to a close.
"From the western theme park to the technocratic metropolis of the near future, we’ve thoroughly enjoyed every twist and turn from the minds of master storytellers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy," HBO President of Programming Casey Bloys said in a statement. "We can’t wait to see where their inspired vision takes us next.”
However, sources for The Hollywood Reporter state the Season 4 renewal is part of payout that HBO had to pay to get showrunners Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan out of their nine-figure overall deal with Amazon. The married couple will continue to create new projects for Amazon, while remaining showrunners for Westworld through its sixth and final season.
Airing Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO, Westworld stars returning cast members Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson, Luke Hemsworth, Simon Quarterman and Rodrigo Santoro, joined by series newcomers Aaron Paul, Vincent Cassel, Lena Waithe, Scott Mescudi, Marshawn Lynch, John Gallagher Jr., Michael Ealy and Tommy Flanagan.