HBO To Create ‘Westworld’ Series

By R. Thomas Umstead
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HBO will adapt the 1973 Michael Crichton film Westworld into a series, the network announced via Twitter Monday.

Westworld, which follows an amusement park populated by lifelike robots, will premiere on the pay service in 2015, said the network.

J.J. Abrams (Lost, Fringe) will executively produce the series, which will star Anthony Hopkins.  

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.