Actors Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton and Ed Harris speak onstage during the 'Westworld' panel discussion at the HBO portion of the 2016 Television Critics Association Summer Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 30, 2016 in Beverly Hi (Photo : Getty Images/Frederick M. Brown)
While HBO has renewed many prestigious shows in the past and then decided to axe them, this time they are treading very cautiously before announcing a second season for its hit sci-fi show "Westworld." The first season has already cost the network $100 million, making it judge things well before renewing the show.
"I want to get a very complete picture of the ratings, which seem to be doing very well, so we're happy with that," HBO programming chief Casey Bloys told Variety in an exclusive interview explaining why the network is delaying a decision on the issue. He added that the executive producers are "going to talk to us about what they envision a second season being."
Right now, "Westworld" is looking really good, Bloys said. He added that they are very pleased with how the show is doing.
Earlier this year, Bloys ascended from being the comedy head of HBO to hold one of the top positions in the network. In his new role, Bloys first ordered the cancellation of "Vinyl," while administering the launch of the new show "Westworld." So far, the ratings of the show have been satisfactory, considering that it has achieved 12 million per episode.
For long, the network has been renewing new series much before they were very far into their debut seasons. With Bloys taking up the realm, HBO adopted a more careful approach not only with "Westworld" but also with the future of the network's smash hit summer series "The Night Of," Dark Horizons reported.
Talking about the future of "Westworld," Bloys pointed out that it was a very satisfying end. He promised viewers that questions will be answered and noted that he loves reading the fan theories online as it is a great way to have people engaged.
Replying to a question, Bloys pointed out that a lot of theories are being circulated on the Internet regarding the future episodes of the show. He said that he is very impressed with how the fans have been guessing the storyline of "Westworld" and they're getting close.
Already half way into Season 1, "Westworld" airs every Sunday on HBO. Watch the video on the show'd origins below:
