Westworld (film) Jerry Weintraub. Nolan and his wife Lisa Joy were set to write and executive produce the series, with Nolan directing the pilot episode. Production began in Summer 2014 in Los Angeles. The new series premiered October 2, 2016. On May 1, 2018, the series was renewed for a third season. Westworld (film) Westworld is a 1973 American science fiction Western thriller film written and directed by novelist Michael Crichton about amusement park androids that malfunction and begin killing visitors. It stars Yul Brynner as an android in a futuristic Western-themed amusement park, and Richard Benjamin and James Brolin as guests
Bad Robot Productions Bad Robot Productions Bad Robot is an American film and television production company led by J. J. Abrams. Under its Bad Robot Productions division, the company is responsible for the television series "Alias", "Lost", "Fringe", "Person of Interest", "Revolution" and "Westworld" alongside the feature-length films "Cloverfield", "Star Trek", "Super 8", "Star Trek Into Darkness", "", "", "Star Wars Episodes " and , "10 Cloverfield Lane", "Star Trek Beyond", "The Cloverfield Paradox", "", and "Overlord". Bad Robot was originally based at Touchstone Television, but was moved by Abrams to Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Television, after his contract with ABC expired