WESTWORLD SEASON 1 EPISODES

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13 min readSep 28, 2016

Created For Television By Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy; From Executive Producer, Writer, Director Jonathan Nolan; Executive Producer, Writer, Lisa Joy; Executive Producers, J.J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, Bryan Burk; Based On The Film Written By Michael Crichton

Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Jimmi Simpson, Rodrigo Santoro, Shannon Woodward, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Ben Barnes, Simon Quarterman, Angela Sarafyan, Luke Hemsworth And Clifton Collins, Jr. Star

The one-hour drama series WESTWORLD kicks off its ten-episode season SUNDAY, OCT. 2 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. Created for television by Jonathan Nolan (“Interstellar,” “The Dark Knight,” “Person of Interest”) & Lisa Joy (“Pushing Daisies,” “Burn Notice”), both of whom are executive producing and writing, with Nolan directing, the series is based on the 1973 film “Westworld,” written by Michael Crichton.

Episode #10: “The Bicameral Mind” (season finale)

Debut date: SUNDAY, DEC. 4 (9:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT)

Photo: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Leonardo Nam, Rodrigo Santoro, Thandie Newton (Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Other HBO playdates: Dec. 4 (11:00 p.m., 1:00 a.m.), 5 (10:50 p.m.), 6 (9:00 p.m.), 7 (11:00 p.m.), 10 (12:50 a.m.) and 13 (8:30 p.m.)

HBO2 playdate: Dec. 5 (8:00 p.m.), 6 (10:45 p.m.), 8 (8:30 p.m.), 9 (8:00 p.m.), 10 (8:10 p.m.) and 11 (8:00 p.m.)

Ford (Anthony Hopkins) unveils his bold new narrative; Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) embraces her identity; Maeve (Thandie Newton) sets her plan in motion.

Written by Lisa Joy & Jonathan Nolan; directed by Jonathan Nolan.

Photos (L-R): Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood; Evan Rachel Wood; James Marsden (Credit for all: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

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Photos (L-R): Ed Harris as Man in Black, Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores; Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores (Credit for all: John P. Johnson/HBO)
Photos (L-R): Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores, Jeffrey Wright as Arnold; Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores, James Marsden as Teddy, Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Robert Ford; Jeffrey Wright as Bernard (Credit for all: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.
Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Robert Ford (Credit for all: John P. Johnson/HBO)
Photos (L-R): Jimmi Simpson as William; Thandie Newton as Maeve; Ben Barnes as Logan, Jimmi Simpson as William (Credit for all: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Episode #9: “The Well-Tempered Clavier”

Debut date: SUNDAY, NOV. 27 (9:00–10:00 p.m.)

Photo: Thandie Newton (Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Other HBO playdates: Nov. 27 (11:00 p.m., 1:00 a.m.), 28 (11:20 p.m.), 29 (9:00 p.m.) and 30 (10:35 p.m.), and Dec. 2 (8:00 p.m.), 3 (11:00 p.m.) and 6 (8:00 p.m.)

HBO2 playdate: Nov. 28 (8:00 p.m.) and Dec. 2 (12:55 a.m.), 3 (2:30 p.m.), 4 (8:00 p.m.) and 10 (7:10 p.m.)

Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) and Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) reconnect with their pasts; Maeve (Thandie Newton) makes a bold proposition to Hector (Rodrigo Santoro); Teddy (James Marsden) finds enlightenment, at a price.

Written by Dan Dietz & Katherine Lingenfelter; directed by Michelle MacLaren.

Photos (L-R): Anthony Hopkins; Evan Rachel Wood; Jeffrey Wright (Credit for all: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

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Photos (Clockwise): James Marsden, Talulah Riley; Jeffrey Wright, Anthony Hopkins; Tessa Thompson, Ed Harris; Thandie Newton, Rodrigo Santoro; Thandie Newton, Jeffery Wright (Credit for all: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Episode #8: “Trace Decay”

Debut date: SUNDAY, NOV. 20 (9:00–10:00 p.m.)

Photo: Rodrigo Santoro (Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Other HBO playdates: Nov. 20 (11:00 p.m., 1:00 a.m.), 21 (11:45 p.m.), 22 (9:00 p.m.), 23 (10:30 p.m.), 25 (10:00 p.m.), 26 (1:50 a.m.) and 29 (8:00 p.m.)

HBO2 playdates: Nov. 21 (8:00 p.m.), 25 (8:00 p.m.), 26 (7:00 p.m.) and 27 (8:00 p.m.), and Dec. 4 (7:00 p.m.) and 10 (6:10 p.m.)

Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) struggles with a mandate; Maeve (Thandie Newton) looks to change her script; Teddy (James Marsden) is jarred by dark memories.

Written by Charles Yu & Lisa Joy; directed by Stephen Williams.

Photos (L-R): Anthony Hopkins; Ingrid Bolsø Berdal; James Marsden, Ed Harris
Photos: Jeffrey Wright; Jimmi Simpson, Evan Rachel Wood
Photos: Tessa Thompson; Thandie Newton (Credit for all: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

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Photos (Clockwise): Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Wright; Ed Harris; Evan Rachel Wood, Jimmi Simpson; Tessa Thompson, Simon Quarterman; Talulah Riley; Lili Simmons, Thandie Newton (Credit for all: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Episode #7: “Trompe L’Oeil”

Debut date: SUNDAY, NOV. 13 (9:00–10:00 p.m.)

Photo: (Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Other HBO playdates: Nov. 13 (11:30 p.m., 2:00 a.m.), 14 (11:30 p.m.), 15 (9:00 p.m.), 16 (11:30 p.m.), 19 (10:15 p.m.) and 22 (8:00 p.m.)

HBO2 playdates: Nov. 14 (8:00 p.m.), 18 (8:00 p.m.), 19 (1:10 p.m.), 20 (8:00 p.m.) and 26 (6:05 p.m.), and Dec. 4 (6:05 p.m.) and 10 (5:10 p.m.)

Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) and William (Jimmi Simpson) journey into treacherous terrain; Maeve (Thandie Newton) delivers an ultimatum; Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) considers his next move.

Photos: Evan Rachel Wood; Clifton Collins Jr.
Photos (L-R): Tessa Thompson; Jeffrey Wright, Sidse Babett Knudsen; Thandie Newton
Photos: Anthony Hopkins; Evan Rachel Wood, Jimmi Simpson (Credit for all: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Written by Halley Gross & Jonathan Nolan; directed by Frederick E.O. Toye.

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Photos (Clockwise): Angela Sarafyan; Jeffrey Wright; Jeffrey Wright, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Anthony Hopkins; Sidse Babett Knudsen; Thandie Newton, Angela Sarafyan. (Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Episode #6: “The Adversary”

Debut date: SUNDAY, NOV. 6 (9:00–10:00 p.m. ET/PT)

Photo: Ptolemy Slocum, Leonoardo Nam, Thandie Newton (Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO) Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Other HBO playdates: Nov. 6 (11:30 p.m., 2:00 a.m.), 7 (10:30 p.m.), 8 (9:00 p.m.), 9 (11:30 p.m.) and 15 (8:00 p.m.)

HBO2 playdates: Nov. 7 (8:00 p.m.), 11 (8:00 p.m.), 12 (noon, 11:05 p.m.), 13 (8:00 p.m.) and 26 (5:05 p.m.), and Dec. 4 (5:05 p.m.) and 10 (4:10 p.m.)

Maeve (Thandie Newton) charms Lutz (Leonardo Nam); Elsie (Shannon Woodward) uncovers possible sabotage; the Man in Black (Ed Harris) and Teddy (James Marsden) run afoul of a garrison.

Written by Halley Gross & Jonathan Nolan; directed by Frederick E.O. Toye.

Photos (L-R): James Marsden; Anthony Hopkins; Jeffrey Wright
Photos (L-R): Anthony Hopkins, Oliver Bell; Ed Harris (Credit for all: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

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Photos (Clockwise): James Marsden; Jeffrey Wright; Shannon Woodward; Tessa Thompson (Credit: HBO); Thandie Newton, Ptolemy Slocum. (Credit for all unless otherwise indicated: John P. Johnson). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Episode #5: “Contrapasso”

Debut date: SUNDAY, OCT. 30 (9:00–10:00 p.m.)

Photo: Evan Rachel Wood, Jimmi Simpson (Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Other HBO playdates: Oct. 30 (11:30 p.m., 2:00 a.m.) and 31 (9:35 p.m.), and Nov. 1 (9:00 p.m.), 2 (10:30 p.m.), 5 (10:30 p.m.) and 8 (8:00 p.m.) HBO2 playdates: Oct. 31 (8:00 p.m.) and Nov. 4 (8:00 p.m.), 5 (1:30 p.m.), 6 (8:00 p.m.) and 26 (4:10 p.m.)

Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood), William (Jimmi Simpson) and Logan (Ben Barnes) reach Pariah, a town built on decadence and transgression — and are recruited for a dangerous mission. The Man in Black (Ed Harris) meets an unlikely ally in his search to unlock the maze.

Teleplay by Lisa Joy; story by Dominic Mitchell & Lisa Joy; directed by Jonny Campbell.

Photos (L-R): Evan Rachel Wood; Oliver Bell; Jimmi Simpson
Photos (L-R): Ed Harris; Evan Rachel Wood; Ben Barnes (Credit for all: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

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Photos: Clifton Collins Jr.; Ed Harris, James Marsden; Evan Rachel Wood. (Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO, John P. Johnson/HBO, Courtesy of HBO).
Photos: Evan Rachel Wood, Jimmi Simpson; James Marsden, Ed Harris. (Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO).
Photos: Jimmi Simpson, Ben Barnes; Jimmi Simpson, Evan Rachel Wood. (Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO).

Episode #4: “Dissonance Theory”

Debut date: SUNDAY, OCT. 23 (9:00–10:00 p.m.)

Photo: Clifton Collins Jr., Ed Harris (Credit: John P. Johnson). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Other HBO playdates: Oct. 23 (11:30 p.m., 2:00 a.m.), 24 (9:50 p.m.), 25 (9:00 p.m.), 26 (10:30 p.m.) and 29 (9:35 p.m.), and Nov. 1 (8:00 p.m.)

HBO2 playdates: Oct. 24 (8:00 p.m.), 28 (8:00 p.m.), 29 (10:50 a.m., 7:05 p.m.) and 30 (8:00 p.m.), and Nov. 26 (3:10 p.m.)

Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) joins William (Jimmi Simpson) and Logan (Ben Barnes) on a bounty hunt in the badlands. The Man in Black (Ed Harris), with Lawrence (Clifton Collins, Jr.) in tow, finds a critical clue in his search to unlock the maze. Dr. Ford (Anthony Hopkins) and Theresa (Sidse Babett Knudsen) discuss the future of the park. Maeve (Thandie Newton) is troubled by a recurring vision.

Written by Ed Brubaker & Jonathan Nolan; directed by Vincenzo Natali.

Photos (L-R): Angela Sarafyan, Thandie Newton; Evan Rachel Wood, Jimmi Simpson
Photos (L-R): Chris Browning, Ben Barnes, Jimmi Simpson; Rodrigo Santoro (Credit for all: John P. Johnson). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

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Photos (L-R): Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Ed Harris; Rodrigo Santoro, Thandie Newton; Sidse Babett Knudsen, Anthony Hopkins (Credit for all: John P. Johnson). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Episode #3: “The Stray”

Debut date: SUNDAY, OCT. 16 (9:00–10:00 p.m.)

Other HBO playdates: Oct. 16 (11:30 p.m., 2:00 a.m.), 17 (10:45 p.m.), 18 (9:00 p.m.), 19 (11:00 p.m.), 22 (10:10 p.m.) and 25 (8:00 p.m.)

Photo: Anthony Hopkins; Jeffrey Wright (Credit: John P. Johnson). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

HBO2 playdates: Oct. 17 (8:00 p.m.), 21 (8:00 p.m.), 22 (2:00 p.m.), 23 (8:00 p.m.) and 29 (6:05 p.m.), and Nov. 26 (2:10 p.m.)

Elsie (Shannon Woodward) and Stubbs (Luke Hemsworth) head into the hills in pursuit of a missing host. Teddy (James Marsden) gets a new backstory, which sets him off in pursuit of a new villain, leaving Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) alone in Sweetwater. Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) investigates the origins of madness and hallucinations within the hosts. William (Jimmi Simpson) finds an attraction he’d like to pursue and drags Logan (Ben Barnes) along for the ride.

Written by Daniel T. Thomsen & Lisa Joy; directed by Neil Marshall.

Photos (L-R): Anthony Hopkins; Shannon Woodward; Luke Hemsworth
Photos (L-R): James Marsden, Evan Rachel Wood; Bojana Novakovic, James Marsden; Shannon Woodward, Jeffrey Wright (Credit for all: John P. Johnson). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

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Photos (Clockwise): Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores Abernathy; James Marsden as Teddy Flood; Jimmi Simpson as William; Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores Abernathy; James Marsden as Teddy Flood. (Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO)

Episode #2: “Chestnut”

Debut date: SUNDAY, OCT. 9 (9:00–10:00 p.m.)

Photo: Jimmi Simpson as William and Talulah Riley as Angela (Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Other HBO playdates: Oct. 9 (11:30 p.m., 2:00 a.m.), 10 (10:30 p.m.), 11 (9:10 p.m.), 12 (11:30 p.m.), 14 (2:30 a.m.), 15 (10:35 p.m.) and 18 (8:00 p.m.)

HBO2 playdates: Oct. 10 (8:00 p.m.), 15 (3:30 p.m., 8:00 p.m.), 16 (8:00 p.m.) and 29 (5:10 p.m.), and Nov. 26 (1:10 p.m.)

A pair of guests, first-timer William (Jimmi Simpson) and repeat visitor Logan (Ben Barnes), arrive at Westworld with different expectations and agendas. Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) and Quality Assurance head Theresa Cullen (Sidse Babett Knudsen) debate whether a recent host anomaly is contagious. Meanwhile, behavior engineer Elsie Hughes (Shannon Woodward) tweaks the emotions of Maeve (Thandie Newton), a madam in Sweetwater’s brothel, in order to avoid a recall. Cocky programmer Lee Sizemore (Simon Quarterman) pitches his latest narrative to the team, but Dr. Ford (Anthony Hopkins) has other ideas. The Man in Black (Ed Harris) conscripts a condemned man, Lawrence (Clifton Collins, Jr.), to help him uncover Westworld’s deepest secrets.

Written by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy; directed by Richard J. Lewis.

Photos (L-R): Jimmi Simpson as William and Ben Barnes as Logan (credit: John P. Johnson/HBO); Thandie Newton as Maeve (credit: HBO); Thandie Newton as Maeve and Jasmyn Rae as Homestead Girl (credit: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.
Photos (L-R): Jeffrey Wright as Bernard Lowe and Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Robert Ford; Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Robert Ford (credit for both: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.
Photos (L-R): Ben Barnes as Logan and Jimmi Simpson as William; Ed Harris as Man in Black (credit for both: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

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Photos (L-R): Clifton Collins Jr. as Lawrence and Ed Harris as Man in Black (credit: John P. Johnson/HBO); Shannon Woodward as Elsie Hughes and Thandie Newton as Maeve (credit: HBO); Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Robert Ford and Simon Quarterman as Lee Sizemore (credit: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Episode #1: “The Original”

Debut date: SUNDAY, OCT. 2 (9:00–10:15 p.m. ET/PT)

Photos (L-R): Luke Hemsworth, Jeffrey Wright (Courtesy HBO); Anthony Hopkins; Simon Quarterman, Sidse Babett Knudsen (Credit for both: John P. Johnson). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Other HBO playdates: Oct. 2 (10:15 p.m., midnight), 3 (11:15 p.m.), 4 (6:45 p.m., 10:30 p.m.), 5 (11:30 p.m.), 6 (8:00 p.m.), 8 (9:45 p.m., 12:45 a.m.) and 11 (8:00 p.m.)

HBO2 playdates: Oct. 3 (8:00 p.m.), 7 (8:00 p.m.), 8 (3:00 p.m.), 9 (7:45 p.m.) and 29 (4:00 p.m.), and Nov. 26 (noon)

Photos (L-R): Thandie Newton, Angela Sarafyan; Evan Rachel Wood, Ed Harris (Credit for all: John P. Johnson). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

As another day of fantasy plays out in Westworld — a vast, remote park where guests pay top dollar to share wild-west adventures with android “hosts” — top programmer Bernard Lowe (Jeffrey Wright) alerts park founder Dr. Robert Ford (Anthony Hopkins) about incidents of aberrant behavior cropping up in some recently re-coded hosts. Meanwhile, in the Westworld town of Sweetwater, a rancher’s daughter named Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) encounters a gunslinger named Teddy (James Marsden) in the street — but their predictable narrative is upended by the appearance of a ruthless Man in Black (Ed Harris) and, later, by a supporting host’s unscripted encounter with an artifact of the outside world.

Photos (L-R): Ed Harris; Rodrigo Santoro, Ingrid Bolso Berdal; James Marsden (Credit for all: John P. Johnson). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Teleplay by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy; story by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy and Michael Crichton; directed by Jonathan Nolan.

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Photos (L-R): James Marsden as Teddy, Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores; James Marsden as Teddy, Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores Abernathy, Shannon Woodward as Elsie; Louis Herthum as Peter Abernathy, Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores Abernathy (credit for all: John P. Johnson/HBO).
Photos (L-R): Ed Harris as Man in Black, James Marsden as Teddy; Sidse Babett Knudsen as Theresa Cullen, Jeffrey Wright as Bernard Lowe, Shannon Woodward as Elsie (credit for all: John P. Johnson/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

The series will also be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand and affiliate portals.

WESTWORLD is based on the film written by Michael Crichton. Production companies, Kilter Films, Bad Robot Productions and Jerry Weintraub Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Executive producers, Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, J.J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, Bryan Burk.

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