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RIP Westworld - killed for the most obvious of reasons

HBO Max dared to kill off Westworld for reasons that make sense and are entirely reasonable. Those bastards.

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Nov 06, 2022
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As Warner Bros Discovery further exits the JJ Abrams business, HBO Max has cancelled its expensive sci-fi drama Westworld. It ran for four seasons with a fifth planned.

Why was it cancelled? Well, that's where it gets complicated. It cost approx $20 million an episode to make and not many people were watching it. Oh, well, actually, that isn't complicate…

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