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Westworld was one of the biggest shows in HBO’s history when it debuted in October 2016. The neo-Western sci-fi series was very popular with fans and it was nominated for 54 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning nine over four seasons. Season 4 began in June 2022 and concluded two months later, leaving fans wanting more from the show. As of October 2022, HBO has still not renewed Westworld for season 5.

Creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy the future of addressed Westworld at New York Comic Con 2022. “We always planned for a fifth and final season,” Jonathan said, according to Deadline. “We are still in discussions with the network. We really hope to make it,” he added. Lisa previously told Deadline that she and Jonathan, “always had an end in mind that we hope to achieve. We haven’t quite achieved it yet.”

Hollywood Life has summarized everything you need to know about Westworld season 5 below. Get the scoop on when the show might return, the possible cast for the fifth season, and more.

Potential release date

Westworld season 5 hasn’t even been confirmed by HBO yet, so of course no premiere date has been announced. If there is a fifth (and likely final) season, it probably won’t come out until 2024. There was a two year time gap between each of the first four seasons of the show. Season 1 premiered in October 2016, Season 2 premiered in April 2018, Season 3 premiered in March 2020, and Season 4 premiered in June 2022. The gap between seasons 3 and 4 was the longest due to COVID-19 pandemic delays. The first two seasons had 10 episodes each, while seasons 3 and 4 had 8 episodes each. The ratings dropped every season of Westworld.

Season 4 Rerun

Westworld season 4 was well received by fans and critics, after two subpar seasons of the show. The season ended perfectly for season 5 to be the final installment of the show. Dolores is sent by the Sublime to see if humanity and hosts can live together. Dolores returns to start life over and the show is essentially back to where it started. William becomes the Man in Black again and wants to turn all people against each other. Host William, Host Caleb, Clementine, Stubbs, and Charlotte Hale all die at the end of season 4. But everyone can come back since Dolores basically reset everything. Frankie is one of the last people standing and she leaves the city for refuge.

‘Westworld’ Season 5 Cast

There are no confirmed casting returns for Westworld season 5 yet. The main cast of season 4 appears Evan Rachel Wood, Tessa Thompson, Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Aaron Paul, James Marsden, Ed Harris, Luke Hemsworthand Aurora Perrineau. It’s likely that we’ll see most, if not all, of those stars return for the fifth season, especially if it’s the final season of the show. Westworld has so many twists and turns that the show can get away with bringing back any characters, even if they’ve already died at some point.

What fans want to see happen in season 5

There are some loose ends that need to be tied up Westworld season 5. Dolores went back to where it all began at the end of season 4, so the next season will likely return to the western theme park from season 1. Dolores will have to decide if she wants to save her living life.

Creator Lisa Joy shared some of the season 5 plot and Dolores’ pivotal role in an interview with The Wrap after the season 4 finale. “You know, we’ve always thought that ‘Westworld’ should kind of come full circle and come back to the West. But with Dolores, who was just a player in other people’s games, who could finally write her own. Just to wrap up a lot of the stuff we’ve seen before, like the flashback with The Man in Black and everything, so we have a plan for Season 5 – but, you know, life can make other plans for you. So we’ll just hope for the best,” she said.

Lisa added: “It’s no accident that they’re returning to the west, as Westworld, and this time with a very different storyteller in charge. I think point of view can drastically change the meaning of any kind of story or existence, and now it’s her turn. How often do you see the damsel in distress become the leader of a society? Someone who went through what she did – I mean, look at our world now. How often does this happen and who has the power in most civilizations? It is not a person or being like Dolores. She was a ‘thing’ to people. She has lived through countless lives and reboots where she is at the mercy of guests in a park, surrendering to their vices and ID. She saw a lot of human nature, and maybe enough to know how to structure something or give a game in which some kind of hope can arise for it.”

Hollywood Life will continue to update you Westworld season 5 as more news comes out!