It is no shock HBO canceled “Westworld” after 4 seasons • TechCrunch

In a sequence of cancellations, HBO has managed to disappoint many viewers. Now, “Westworld” followers shall be amongst them. The community introduced at the moment that it’s canceling the sci-fi drama after 4 seasons. The present simply aired its season 4 finale in August.

HBO, in a ready assertion, stated, “Over the previous 4 seasons, Lisa and Jonah have taken viewers on a mind-bending odyssey, elevating the bar at each step. We’re tremendously grateful to them, together with their immensely gifted forged, producers and crew, and all of our companions at Kilter Movies, Dangerous Robotic and Warner Bros. Tv. It’s been a thrill to hitch them on this journey.”

“Westworld,” created by Lisa Pleasure and Jonathan Nolan, had the potential to be the community’s subsequent “Recreation of Thrones.” Not less than to start with. The sequence earned 9 Emmys and starred Evan Rachel Wooden, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson, Thandiwe Newton, Luke Hemsworth and Aaron Paul.

However sadly, “Westworld” won’t ever get the fifth season Nolan hoped for.

It’s seemingly the community made the choice after watching viewership scores for “Westworld” proceed to drop and drop. As an illustration, the third season solely drew in 1.8 million viewers throughout a number of platforms for the season 3 finale, down 18% from the ultimate episode of season 2, in response to The Wrap.

 

Followers and critics alike anticipated the failure. One Twitter consumer said, “I received’t faux like I didn’t see this coming.”

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has been on a cost-cutting spree for months, shelving the extremely anticipated DC film “Batgirl” and canceling a number of reveals that have been deemed unsuccessful.

“We’re being deliberate about measuring how are the reveals doing,” Zaslav stated in yesterday’s earnings name. “Let me be very clear, we didn’t eliminate any present that’s serving to us… It’s a enterprise of failure, however we’d relatively take that cash and spend it once more and have an opportunity of getting a present that can have interaction and delight.”

Zaslav additionally famous that the corporate would give attention to well-liked franchises, together with “Superman,” “Harry Potter” and “Recreation of Thrones.” He’s been significantly vocal about enhancing the DC slate. The corporate even introduced on Marvel filmmaker James Gunn and producer Peter Safran as the brand new co-chairmen and chief government officers of DC Studios.

After Warner Bros. Discovery missed expectations yesterday, the corporate might be feeling the strain to ship higher content material because it will get able to launch its mixed HBO Max/Discovery+ streaming service subsequent yr.