Westworld

Michael Crichton's 1973 film about a robot theme park, the sequel nobody remembers, the CBS series nobody saw, and the HBO show that was cancelled one season short.

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Where to start with Westworld

Two separate things share this name. The 1973 film is a lean eighty eight minute thriller about a theme park going wrong. The HBO series is credited as based on that film, not as a sequel to it, and shares the premise and almost nothing else. Start with whichever appeals, because neither requires the other. What you should know before starting the HBO series is that it was cancelled after four seasons with a fifth planned, so it does not end so much as stop.

  1. 1
    Westworld, season 1 Westworld

    Ten episodes and the best thing here. It intercuts events thirty years apart without telling you, which is deliberate; accept the contradictions and let the finale explain them.

  2. 2
    Westworld (1973) Westworld

    Crichton's original, and a good reason to stop after the first season and watch something that does the same idea in eighty eight minutes.

  3. 3
    Westworld, season 2 Westworld

    Ten episodes and more interleaved timelines than the first. Where people either commit or get off.

  4. 4
    Futureworld Futureworld

    Only if you liked the 1973 film enough to want the sequel. It is not good, and it is short.

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The Films

  • Westworld 1973
  • Futureworld 1976

The 1980 Series

  • Beyond Westworld 1980, 1 season, 3 episodes

The HBO Series

  • Westworld 2016, 4 seasons, 36 episodes

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