‘Westworld’ to Be Eliminated From HBO Max

The park is actually closed.

Not solely has HBO canceled Westworld, ending the once-highly-rated collection earlier than its creators obtained to conclude its story, they’re now within the means of pulling the exhibit of the HBO Max streaming service.

Based on Deadline, each Westworld and the current fantasy collection The Nevers will probably be pulled from HBO Max as Warner Bros. Discovery undergoes an “end-of-year monetary assessment” of the streaming service.

The information comes as a number of different exhibits have been canceled by HBO Max, together with Minx, Love Life, Gordita Chronicles. The distinction within the case of Westworld and The Nevers, although, is that these have been produced by Warner Bros. and HBO; the others have been made outdoors of the corporate and licensed for broadcast and streaming on HBO and HBO Max.

Ever since Discovery acquired Warner Bros, there have been quite a few cost-cutting measures on the firm at massive, and at HBO Max particularly. That features the cancelation of tasks just like the Batgirl that was shot and virtually completed earlier than being completely shelved. The creators of Westworld all the time maintained they meant the present to run for 5 seasons; in the long run, they have been solely in a position to make 4.

Deadline speculates that WBD could also be trying to begin its personal FAST channel — AKA a “free ad-supported streaming TV service” like Pluto TV or Amazon Freevee — and each exhibits may seem there. (Within the case of The Nevers, the collection has produced episodes which have but to be broadcasted or streamed anyplace.)

On the time of this writing, each Westworld and The Nevers are nonetheless accessible on HBO Max. Nevertheless it’s reportedly solely a matter of time earlier than they’re gone. In the event you’ve been which means to complete a binge, now’s the time.