It is no shock HBO canceled ‘Westworld’ after 4 seasons • TechCrunch

In a sequence of cancellations, HBO has managed to disappoint many viewers as of late. Now, “Westworld” followers might be amongst them. The community introduced right this 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, mentioned, “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 proficient forged, producers and crew, and all of our companions at Kilter Movies, Dangerous Robotic and Warner Bros. Tv. It’s been a thrill to affix them on this journey.”

“Westworld,” created by Lisa Pleasure and Jonathan Nolan, had the potential to be the community’s subsequent “Recreation of Thrones.” A minimum of 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 probably the community made the choice after watching viewership scores for “Westworld” proceed to drop and drop. As an illustration, the third season finale solely drew in 1.8 million viewers throughout a number of platforms, a 18% decline from the  season 2 finale, in accordance with The Wrap.

Followers and critics alike anticipated the failure. One Twitter person mentioned, “I gained’t fake 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 exhibits that have been deemed unsuccessful.

“We’re being deliberate about measuring how are the exhibits doing,” Zaslav mentioned in yesterday’s earnings name. “Let me be very clear, we didn’t do away with any present that’s serving to us … It’s a enterprise of failure, however we’d fairly take that cash and spend it once more and have an opportunity of getting a present that may interact and delight.”

Zaslav additionally famous that the corporate would concentrate on in style franchises, together with “Superman,” “Harry Potter” and “Recreation of Thrones.” He’s been notably 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 govt 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 12 months.