Sci-fi drama ‘Westworld’ canceled by HBO after 4 seasons

LOS ANGELES (AP) — HBO has pulled the plug on “Westworld,” its Emmy-winning sci-fi drama. The series’ cancellation came less than three months after its fourth season concluded in August. The “Westworld” cast included Evan Rachel Wood, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Aaron Paul and Thandiwe Newton. Newton earned a best supporting actress Emmy in 2018, and the series won nine Emmys overall. In a statement Friday, HBO thanked series creators and executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy for taking “viewers on a mind-bending odyssey.” In October, Nolan said he hoped HBO would order a fifth season to properly end the series that debuted in 2016.