Actor Ed Harris speaks 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 Hills, California. (Photo : Getty Images/ Jeff Kravitz)
In November 2016, HBO confirmed that "Westworld" would return for its second season run. While the series does not have a definite release date yet, HBO Programing President Casey Bloys confirmed in an official statement that the series would return in 2018, if not this 2017.
Aside from "Westworld," "Divorce" and "Insecure" also got the green light for another season. In a previous interview with Variety, Bloys praised "Westworld" show creators and showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy for the intricate mythology of the series, making it easy for it to quickly generate a fanatic following among viewers.
Prior to HBO's confirmation, actor Ed Harris had already revealed to BBC Radio 4 the prospect of doing more episodes and his involvement in the upcoming season. He said, "I was just talking to Jonah Nolan last night, who's a creator of this thing with his wife Lisa Joy, and yeah, they're doing another season. They're going to do 10 more episodes, and I will be involved."
Harris' statement confirmed that the Man in Black will be back in Season 2. However, there is a possibility that he will appear more in flashbacks and fractured timelines, according to Den of Geek.
Meanwhile, HBO is keen on keeping "Westworld" a fall series. Previously, there were speculations that the new season would air in October. However, Bloys recently revealed that the premiere date might be much further away, considering the demands of the filming. According to Bloys, they still have to map things out and write the scripts so even when they don't have an exact premiere date yet, his suspicion is sometime in 2018.
As for its plot, Season 2 will delve into how hosts work--their construction and their power source, Nolan told Entertainment Weekly. He said the upcoming season will explore more of the nuts and bolts of what the hosts are, including their structure and cognition. The showrunner also revealed that they are still in the process of breaking down the story pieces of Season 2.
"Westworld" Season 1 was an unqualified success, averaging 11.7 million viewers per episode. Watch the teaser and some predictions for Season 2 here:
