Jonathan Nolan is still holding out hope for Westworld. Nolan and co-creator Lisa Joy planned to make a fifth and final season of Westworld. However, HBO canceled the ambitious sci-fi series after four seasons in November 2022. To add insult to injury, HBO removed Westworld from Max one month later in a cost-cutting maneuver.
Why Does Jonathan Nolan Want to Make Westworld Season 5?
The future of Westworld Season 5 is bleak. Yet, Nolan remains optimistic the series will receive a proper ending. When asked by The Hollywood Reporter about Westworld’s original planned ending, Nolan emphasized his desire to “finish the story.”
“Yes, 100 percent,” Nolan said when asked if he plans to make Westworld’s original ending. “We’re completionists. It took me eight years and a change of director to get Interstellar made. We’d like to finish the story we started.”
HBO removing the series from Max did not bother Nolan. He’s “proud” of what they accomplished. However, Nolan still yearns to complete the series.
“In terms of finishing the story, you understand that you get the time that you get, sometimes it’s as much as you want, sometimes it’s not,” Nolan added. “I’m so fucking proud of what we made. It was an extraordinary experience. I think it would be a mistake to look back and only feel regret [over how it ended]. But there’s still very much a desire to finish it.”
Westworld ran for four seasons on HBO from 2016-2022. Westworld Season 1 set ratings highs for HBO. However, Westworld started to decline critically from Season 2 on. Nominated for 54 Emmys, Westworld won nine, including Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Thandie Newton in 2018.
