In a new featurette, Westworld series creator Jonathan Nolan reflects on season 1 and looks ahead to the anticipated second season of the HBO series. [Spoiler warning for those who are not yet caught up on Westworld.]

"WESTWORLD is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged. Created for television by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, both of whom are executive producing and writing, with Nolan also directing, the series was inspired by the 1973 motion picture “Westworld,” written and directed by Michael Crichton. The cast includes Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Jimmi Simpson, Rodrigo Santoro, Shannon Woodward, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Ben Barnes, Simon Quarterman, Angela Sarafyan, Luke Hemsworth and Clifton Collins, Jr.

The series creator breaks down the finale’s directorial choices and teases what’s to come in Season 2. [SPOILERS FOLLOW.]"

Westworld will return for a second season on HBO sometime in late 2017 or early 2018. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for further updates, and in case you missed it, check out another recent featurette for the series.

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