‘Westworld’ to Be Removed From HBO Max

The park is actually closed.

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

According to Deadline, each Westworld and the current fantasy collection The Nevers can be pulled from HBO Max as Warner Bros. Discovery undergoes an “end-of-year financial review” 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 had been produced by Warner Bros. and HBO; the others had 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 giant, and at HBO Max specifically. That contains the cancelation of tasks just like the Batgirl that was shot and nearly completed earlier than being completely shelved. The creators of Westworld all the time maintained they meant the present to run for 5 seasons; ultimately, they had been solely in a position to make 4.

Deadline speculates that WBD could also be wanting 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. (In the case of The Nevers, the collection has produced episodes which have but to be broadcasted or streamed wherever.)

At the time of this writing, each Westworld and The Nevers are nonetheless obtainable on HBO Max. But it’s reportedly solely a matter of time earlier than they’re gone. If you’ve been which means to end a binge, now’s the time.